FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
FAQS FOR COOKER HOOD:
Recirculation extractor hood is based on the air circulation method; the cooking vapors are circulated within the room for filtering. It is always recommended to have ducting for the best utilization of cooker hoods and their functions. Recirculation is the last option where people do not have any ducting provision at all. With KIW you can choose from recirculation extractors to extractors with ducting provision.
Ducting is a method of extracting smoke, fumes and vapor away from the hood to the outside of the house. The general rule is, to ensure the greatest efficiency use the shortest lengths of ducting with the fewest number of bends.
Aluminum also known as Mesh or Cassette filters, Baffle filters made of stainless steel and Carbon or Charcoal filters. KIW from its wide range of cooker hoods provides the options of Aluminum/ Anodized Aluminum, Cassette and Baffle filters to choose from.
65-75cm (Electric & Gas hob) or 600mm to 750mm
The extraction rates your kitchen needs all depends on its size. The faster the extraction rate the faster the air will be cleaned.
With air extraction, the cooking vapors are extracted by the fan and passed via the exhaust air pipe into the open air or an air flue. With circulating air systems, the cooking vapors are circulated within the room for filtering. Recirculating chimneys are used where there is no ducting provision.
FAQS FOR BUILT-IN HOBS:
Brass burners are designed keeping in mind Indian cooking unlike the European burners. Indian cooking is very peculiar. where the temperature of oil is very important to make a perfect Tadka. It requires the right temperature and right flame. Although Built in Hobs got a good revolution in Indian kitchen, but the European Burners used in Hobs cannot satisfy the need of Indian cooking.
Yes you must specify this to your dealer at the time of purchase as LPG and Natural gas requires different jets. KAFF give options to suit for LPG/ Natural Gas.
In case of power failure, surface burners can be lit manually.
Built in hobs comes in glass, stainless steel, ceramic body. They all vary in their looks, finish and configurations. KIW offers built in hobs in tempered glass with different colors and stainless steel finish complementing the highest standards.
FFD stands for Flame Failure Device that automatically shuts off gas supply on detecting no flame. KIW from its wide built in hobs segment offer some models with FFD features.