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Kitchen or sauna?

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Lexisgranny Tue 28-Nov-23 13:14:44

A short time ago we had a new kitchen fitted. We are very pleased with it apart from the condensation. The hob and hood are both made of glass.

When cooking on the hob we get condensation on walls and cupboard doors and you can see the steam right across the room and right up to the ceiling lights.

The condensation from the hood also drips down and forms a small puddle on the hob, or should it be necessary to remove the lid, could presumably fall into the saucepan.

The manufacturer’s service department say that during the winter months when central heating is on this is to be expected.

(We previously had a glass hob but the hood was integrated with the cupboards and was metal underneath the wood) and didn’t have any problems.

My question is whether, (having turned the hood on for quarter of an hour prior to cooking and leaving it on for quarter of an hour afterwards, together with ensuring that all saucepans have lids), any of you have experienced the condensation I described, which, whilst appreciating that we must accept some condensation, feel this is excessive?

I would really appreciate any comments - I am dreading all the extra cooking during the Christmas season at the moment, and cooking with the back door open is a bit chilly!

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karmalady Fri 01-Dec-23 15:56:04

Thats codswallop re having an induction hob, which is simply an efficient source of heat for pans. My extract is over an induction hob, no problem whatsoever

The manufacturer is talking rubbish,the device is simply unfit for purpose. Don`t relax over this and keep the e mails and paperwork. You are protected by the sale of goods act but you have to carry on being pro-active. Whover sold you that extract and/or the people who specified the functionality are the ones you need to deal with.

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Dillonsgranma Fri 01-Dec-23 16:01:02

Open a window or two and get an extractor fan too

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Germanshepherdsmum Fri 01-Dec-23 16:03:40

Why don’t people even read the opening post properly, let alone RTFT?

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4allweknow Fri 01-Dec-23 16:34:35

Do you happen to have glass splashbacks at cooker hob. I had kitchen refit 2 years ago with glass hob and glass splashbacks where tiling used to be. I have had a glass extractor in several properties with no problems. Now though I do notice with tge glass splashbacks that there is a lot of condensation. Apparently it's the nature of the material being cold and smooth, no grouting to absorb moisture. Also, are you sure the extractor hood is powerful enough for the size of your hob and area of kitchen.

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Sarahr Fri 01-Dec-23 20:13:00

My Mum always had the door ajar when cooking.
We have an induction hob now, with extractor fan over, and have no more steam than when we cooked on gas.
What we do have, though, is a ventilation system. It takes the steamy kitchen and bathroom air out through a heat exchanger, bringing in fresh air which is warmed by the heat exchanger. This air is piped through to bedrooms and living room. The air is being constantly changed and we don't get condensation building up.

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Lexisgranny Fri 01-Dec-23 22:27:01

Thank you everyone for your comments and advice. As you can imagine, this is the last thing we need at this time of year.

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