Modern day Kitchen Chimney care




A kitchen is one of the most important rooms in a house and a lady of the house is known by how beautiful the kitchen she keeps. Moreover the food in India is very aromatic. Just a simple cooking leads to the spread of fumes in all the rooms.
The electric chimney have answer to this problem by making kitchen and then home a smokeless one. So among other appliances chimney are very important ad make a home complete.
Most of the people think that kitchen chimney are only for the show but they are unaware of the fact that everything is this world has some advantages and some disadvantages as well. Likewise kitchen chimney also have some advantages in our kitchen work. Undoubtedly, they tend to keep your kitchen clean with the various latest functionality they have in them.
Electric chimneys are an efficient way of removing smoke and odor compared to exhaust fans from a kitchen. For one thing, an exhaust fan will remove the fumes from your kitchen but not before it goes to your eyes. An electric chimney, on the other hand, is your ticket to cooking wholesome tadka meals without suffering from watery eyes.
The order advantage is that it will save the ceiling (area right above the gas) from being marked with everything you’ve cooked in the week. There are two types of chimneys that you can choose from traditional and designer. The traditional is for the utilitarian users, who want a chimney purely for their smoke absorbing abilities, while the designer chimney are for those who along with the utilitarian aspect want a chimney that enhances the décor of their kitchen. In other words, Traditional chimney is for those users who basically focus on performance with looks that makes your kitchen look elegant.
Kinds of Chimneys
There are number of brands in the Indian market which offer a grate variety of Kitchen chimneys. Two kinds of chimneys which are usually found in the India are Baffle Filters are considered to be better than the metal grease filters in terms of Indian cooking style as baffle filters contain overlapped filters which suck the grease out with their sucking capacity. Metal grease filters have the tendency to suck the grease in proportions.

Feature to keep in mind while going for Electric Chimney

Air Suction Capacity: This refers to the motors capacity to suck the odor and oily vapor and is measured as m3 per hour. An electric chimney with a higher air suction capacity is ideal for an Indian home as the cooking involves a lot of frying. For heavy cooking such as non vegetarian food or deep frying go for HIGH SUCTION above 401 m3/hr. for normal cooking go for MEDIUM air suction capacity at 400 m3/hr and below.
Number of blowers: The blowers run simultaneously with the motors to provide effective exhaust of unwanted smells and oil vapours at different speeds, thus providing better operation at lower noise levels. Higher numbers of blowers ensure more effective removal of unwanted smells, oil and grease. If your cooking largely involves deep frying, than going in for more number of blowers is a better option.
Size: Consider the size of Electric Chimneys before buying, generally they are available in two sizes – 60 cms and 90 cms.
Modes/Fitting
Ducting
In the ducting mode, heavier particles of Oil/grease/spice are trapped in the baffle / mesh filter, and the smoke/fumes are ducted out of the house. Ducting requires PVC pipes. Since this is a permanent fixture, it also requires some carpentry work. But this is a good solution for those who don’t want to spend time and money on changing their charcoal filters every now and then. It is a one-time investment unlike the charcoal filters.
For ducting check details like pipe diameter, ducting length, maximum number of bends your ducting pipe can have from your manufacturer to ensure reliability.

Recycling
In recycling mode, heavier particles of Oil/grease/spice are trapped in the baffle / mesh filter, and the smoke/fumes are filtered through the activated charcoal filter. The clean, deodorized air is then recalculated into the room.

 A few tips to remember
While Cleaning: Cleaning is easier depending upon the filter design of the chimney – mesh filters should be washed in warm detergent water every 8-10 days. Baffle filters need to be cleaned in warm detergent water every 2-3 weeks., charcoal filters need to be changed every 3-4 months. These time period are for regular use.
Install the chimney at a lower heights so that you can easily reach to clean. And also be effective in getting the smoke out.
It is recommended that the chimney should be at least 4 feet above the appliance cooking surface.

Now Generate Solar Energy From Rooftops




With the swift advancement of technology, the latest invention is creating solar energy from terrace tops. This is one of the best ideas of space utilization wherein the terrace of residential and commercial buildings can be used to generate solar power. This Initiative is taken by the government of Gujarat which has aimed to launch two pilot project in the state capital Gandhinagar.
Each of these projects will generate 5 MW of solar power and have aimed to work towards the extension of this service to five other cities in the coming months. This project in Gandhinagar is the first of its kind in the entire country as it also aims to create a mark for the green energy generation at the household-level.
Gujarat has planned to merge Vadodara, Mehsana, Rajkot, Bhavnagar and Surat together to take up the solar rooftop power project with 30MW capacity. These project are still in the process of functioning and will be taken up by the Gujarat Power Corporation (GPCL).

The concept of micro generation in Gujarat:  
The Gujarat Power Corporation (GOCL) has approached various bidders who can purchase the request for proposal (RFP) document for these five solar rooftop projects. However, the two pilot projects are being developed under the public-partnership (PPP) model in a venture with Azure Sun Energy. Since the initiation of PPP projects, the government to set up the rooftop solar project in the other five cities.
How does this project work?
The scheme allows the solar rooftop project developer to build, finance, own, operate and maintain the solar photovoltaic system units. These will be further connected to the state electricity grid. To create the solar energy in rooftops, the project developers will rent the rooftop of the housing societies along with commercial establishments to launch their solar units. The generated power will then be sold to the state electricity distribution company.
 For setting up this project in Gandhinagar, a sum of Rs. 3 per unit for the solar power generated will be paid as green incentive and this has further, moved forward to the terraces of private homes, commercial buildings and government property.
Talking about the mechanics of this project, the photovoltaic modules which consists of an array of the solar cells or the solar panels in the system converts the sunlight directly into the DC power. This is further converted into AC power through an inverter. The project in Gandhinagar Uses a special type of inverter which is known as the grid interactive inverter. However, there is no provision yet to have the power flow into the individual homes and the electrical grid simultaneously. Also for the project in Gandhinagar, the GPCL has imposed certain restrictions related to the age and the size of the buildings hosting solar power.
For the Gandhinagar pilot project, GPCL had imposed certain restrictions on the age of size of buildings that will host the solar panels. Likewise, buildings applying for the projects should not be aged more than 8-10 years old and the minimum super built up area required is 1500-2000 square feet. It is also said that the properties will not be located in a commercial locality of a city or nearby a business district and instead will be situated on an arterial road not less than 40 feet width. Both the project developer and the property owner can take care of the maintenance.
Benefits of the rooftop solar power generation:       
A landlord renting out his rooftop for solar power generation will make quite a handsome amount. The scheme lets the owner to earn a green incentive calculated on a per-unit basis of power of the generated solar power which automatically translates the power into direct source which can be paid on a monthly or bi-monthly basis.