Cooker hood question

Britannia12345

We've just moved house and this is the cooker hood in the kitchen. 
I've never had one of these before so I'm not entirely sure how they work, but shouldn't it be venting somewhere???
The only thing at the top is the top of the cupboards. The hood sucks air when you switch it on but surely it has nowhere to go? 🤔🤨🫤

TadleyBaggie

Some vent to the outside, others just suck the air through a filter. Looks like the latter.

EssexExile

As above. That one looks like it could do either - vent to the outside or recirculate. You should be able to find the installation instruction online that will explain all.

Britannia12345

Really? So it's just catching the grease but the steam is still in the kitchen? 

Sarahspangles

Britannia12345 said:

Really? So it's just catching the grease but the steam is still in the kitchen? 

Yes, they’re often supplied so you can vent the steam if you prefer. We’ve retro-fitted a couple so that they vent outside and it makes a big difference.

ThisIsWeird

Britannia12345 said:

We've just moved house and this is the cooker hood in the kitchen. 
I've never had one of these before so I'm not entirely sure how they work, but shouldn't it be venting somewhere???
The only thing at the top is the top of the cupboards. The hood sucks air when you switch it on but surely it has nowhere to go? 🤔🤨🫤

Is there a boiler in that RH wall cupboard? Is that wall an external one? Could you try standing on a chair and looking at the tops of these cupboards - any flat ducting?

Veteransaver

ThisIsWeird said:

Britannia12345 said:

We've just moved house and this is the cooker hood in the kitchen. 
I've never had one of these before so I'm not entirely sure how they work, but shouldn't it be venting somewhere???
The only thing at the top is the top of the cupboards. The hood sucks air when you switch it on but surely it has nowhere to go? 🤔🤨🫤

Is there a boiler in that RH wall cupboard? Is that wall an external one? Could you try standing on a chair and looking at the tops of these cupboards - any flat ducting?

Looks like a flask on top of the cupboard to me!

Veteransaver

Britannia12345 said:

Really? So it's just catching the grease but the steam is still in the kitchen? 

Yes, cooker hoods generally have a flap in them to either vent externally, or internally via a carbon filter. The filter will remove grease and cooking smells, but won't remove steam etc.
Often it isn't practical to vent them externally, especially if they aren't close to an external wall.

Britannia12345

ThisIsWeird said:

Britannia12345 said:

We've just moved house and this is the cooker hood in the kitchen. 
I've never had one of these before so I'm not entirely sure how they work, but shouldn't it be venting somewhere???
The only thing at the top is the top of the cupboards. The hood sucks air when you switch it on but surely it has nowhere to go? 🤔🤨🫤

Is there a boiler in that RH wall cupboard? Is that wall an external one? Could you try standing on a chair and looking at the tops of these cupboards - any flat ducting?

no boiler, wall is internal. there's just a hole on top of the cupboard 😀

Britannia12345

Veteransaver said:

ThisIsWeird said:

Britannia12345 said:

We've just moved house and this is the cooker hood in the kitchen. 
I've never had one of these before so I'm not entirely sure how they work, but shouldn't it be venting somewhere???
The only thing at the top is the top of the cupboards. The hood sucks air when you switch it on but surely it has nowhere to go? 🤔🤨🫤

Is there a boiler in that RH wall cupboard? Is that wall an external one? Could you try standing on a chair and looking at the tops of these cupboards - any flat ducting?

Looks like a flask on top of the cupboard to me!

😂 yes it is

Britannia12345

i didn't even notice the flask -it does look like a flue 😸