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Maybe. Probably. The article is a bit mixed on range hoods and doesn’t look at high CFM ones specifically, but it stands to reason it would help. “ We found
by wffurr 2y ago
Maybe. Probably. The article is a bit mixed on range hoods and doesn’t look at high CFM ones specifically, but it stands to reason it would help.
“ We found that an outside-venting range hood reduced peak NO2 concentrations in some cases (Fig. 3B) but that some outside-venting range hoods are ineffective at reducing NO2 concentrations (Fig. 3C). Across a subset of five randomly selected homes, we found that outside-venting hoods reduced hour-averaged kitchen NO2 concentrations by between 10 and 70% (mean reduction in concentration = 35%, n = 5; fig. S15). This result is consistent with prior work assessing the efficacy of installed range hoods, which found that most hoods operating in homes have capture efficiencies well below 70%”
Addresses typical range hoods, not necessarily high CFM quality ones.
“ people with a 75% capture efficiency outside-venting hood who use it every time they cook are exposed to 70% less long-term stove-attributable NO2 than average. The effect on long-term stove-attributable NO2 of opening and closing windows (one window modeled in the kitchen and at least three additional windows, opened or closed all at once; see Materials and Methods) was comparable to the average benefit of using a range hood (Fig. 5).”
Implies higher quality (capture >75%) range hoods help significantly but so does opening a window.
- drewcon 2y agoI couldn’t see I’d they reported cfm. I have a 1200 cfm good and there is no chance anything below has any chance of escaping.
- loeg 2y agoEven the quoted excerpt shows they are effective? But maybe less effective than you might want ideally? > Implies higher quality (capture >75%) range hoods help significantly but so does opening a window. Opening four or more windows, which is a lot.
- uranium 2y agoEfficacy is also going to vary with usage. I've got a 900CFM fan, but I can still smoke up the kitchen pretty badly if I sear on the front burner, even with the fan on high. However, if I use the back burner, even with the fan on low, the air stays pretty clear.
- chasebank 2y agoAre you sure it's really a 900CFM fan? A lot of cheap fans on amazon claim they are high CFM and when you look at components, are like 400 at best. High CFM fan will run you at least $2k to start.
- uranium 2y agoIt's a name-brand fan bought at a local showroom a decade ago. IIRC it was under $1000 at the time.