Condensing Cooker Hood

[cloggs]

Is there such a thing as a cooker hood that will remove and condense steam into a water recepticle, similar to a dehumidifier recepticle? Our kitchen boiler flue prevents us using an extarcting type hood.

[Old_Geezer]

No expert but I can not recall seeing one.

You could treat the condensation as a separate issue and use something other than the hood, but perhaps find out why your kitchen is more susceptible to the problem ?

[jomifl]

I think you need to open a window somewhere to equalise the the internal and external air pressures. I imagine you have two appliances trying to remove air from a sealed box(your house) and one of them is more powerful than the other which is rendered ineffective.

[The Builder]

If the boiler flue is in the way, then I'd fit an extractor fan instead. Much the same as in a shower room........ fan fitted in the ceiling and ducted outside.

Ducting can be within the ceiling between the joists, or surface mounted on the ceiling itself.

[jomifl]

Ah, I misunderstood the question, more information needed. If Builder's answer doesn't help post up more info.

[The Builder]

I understand what you were getting at, Jom. There can be a problem with woodburners for instance. Their need for a inward supply of combustible air can be affected by extraction nearby.

This shouldn't apply to a boiler's "balanced flue", if that's what it is.

Maybe it's a solid fuel boiler with a draught requirement.