Canopy Extractor Hood - urgent advice needed!

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Hello

I would really appreciate some advice. I have just had a new kitchen fitted and it's all looking great. The last thing that needs doing is the canopy extractor hood (DHL575CGB). I live in a block of flats, so extracting to the outside isn't really possible. I therefore bought the recirculation kit (DHZ5605). The people fitting this have said it will have to be recirculated into the loft. The reason being that my kitchen cabinets go all the way to the ceiling, so there is no space above the units for it to be recirculated to. I have heard that extracting to the loft is a bad idea. Would this still be the case when it is through the recirculation kit? I've searched online but can't find anyone with the same problem, which really surprises me as I thought it would be quite common! Everything in the kitchen is electric in case that is relevant.

I would really appreciate if anyone could tell me a) if it will be ok for it to go into the loft and b)if not, what is the solution? I have to let the kitchen fitters know by tomorrow! There is a vent where the bathroom vents to on the left wall - could this be a better option, and would it work given that there is no space above the kitchen cabinets for anything to run?

Many thanks in advance!

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I can't figure out how to upload photos to this, but there are photos where I have asked the same question on a different forum...http://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/recirculating-cooker-hood-urgent-advice-needed.459474/#post-3650651

cyclonebri1

It's a no no in my view, better to vent via a window fan at least it get's it out of your flat and not left to rot the roof timbers, assuming you own the flat of course. If you rent the same thing would apply, if timbers rot as a result of your actions the landlord would come after you.

Can you link this to the bathroom extractor, no, not unless you want the bathroom to stink of curry.

I'll add a caveat to that, yes possibly you could, but it would need a flap type non return in the bathroom ducting before the joint for the kitchen, and all this assume the bath ducts to the outside. Are you top floor?, roof vent would be cheap and easy plus easily reversed if you are.

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Thanks. Given that I have bought and installed the extractor, it would be really annoying to not be able to use it at all, particularly as it takes up cupboard space. Could I just not use the metal pipe thing and it just go through the filters in the cupboard? Or would it be possible to get it to the vent where the bathroom vents to? I really am clueless, sorry!

PheoUK

If it can go into the loft you could get a soffit vent fitted and get it through that.

Don't know how high up and therefore how easy to access the soffit it is though

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Thanks - sorry I don't know what one of them is, but I assume it has to fit to the outside. I can't do anything that will cause any external modifications to the building as the flat is leasehold. I assume this would be required?

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This might be a very sill question, I don't know but would it be possible for it to just run to where the filters are, inside the cupboard, and then stop, rather than using the metal pipe thing to go anywhere?

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cyclonebri1, I'm really sorry I somehow only managed to read the first paragraph of your response and completely missed the part about the bathroom extractor! Then I asked again, sorry, I'm in such a panic I'm not reading properly! I'm not sure I'm explaining properly as I'm not sure what it's called, but there's like a channel between my bathroom and kitchen where the bathroom vents to, it wouldn't directly vent into my bathroom, if that makes sense? I am top floor. What is a roof vent though? Would it externally modify the building? I only own the space inside the loft, not the roof, and even if I did I'm not allowed to make any external modifications.