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> you aren’t allowed to have the kitchen exhaust go outside in newer buildings Is that because of energy efficiency? That's impressively stupid. At least they
by heavenlyblue 3y ago
> you aren’t allowed to have the kitchen exhaust go outside in newer buildings
Is that because of energy efficiency? That's impressively stupid. At least they could have some sort of a switch that opens/closes the flap.
In the UK a lot of housing comes with the extractor fans above the cooker that just use a filter and vent everything inside the kitchen itself.
- amenghra 3y agoRight, we have the extractor that vents everything inside. The only sane way to cook is to open the kitchen windows (which we luckily have plenty of).
- MichaelZuo 3y agoThat sounds so dumb that I have to question if there’s some deeper reason, because otherwise that suggests certain things about the intelligence of Swiss regulators.
- ZeroGravitas 3y agoI couldn't find anything specifically swiss, but modern passivehaus standards recommend a combination of recirculating cooker hoods, that filter the big stuff like fat, and then combined with a whole house ventilation system that actively recirculates the whole house air, exchanging internal and external air. These usually pull from the kitchen area (and bathrooms) to create a directional flow of fresh air through the house. The extra cooker specific filter prevents the main filter getting clogged with fat. Previously people tried systems with a way to bypass the filters when the cooker hood was on.
- MichaelZuo 3y agoThis kind of system doesn’t really make sense. How could you ever filter out obnoxious smells like overly spicy chilli, or Indian curry, or oily stir fry, burned foods, etc…? Can’t imagine anyone would want that to be ‘recirculated’.