How should I maintain my recirculating cooker hood?
Maintenance of the monoblock recirculation filter
A recirculating cooker hood is the perfect solution for kitchens without an extraction option. To ensure your ductless cooker hood continues to perform optimally and effectively neutralizes cooking odors, it's important to follow these 4 essential maintenance and usage tips.
To determine which type of recirculation filter is in your cooker hood, please refer to the overview below:
The Monoblock 3.0 is the successor to the Monoblock Pure 2.0 and Monoblock (1st generation). When replacing, the carbon filters from the Monoblock Pure 2.0 and Monoblock (1st generation) can be easily replaced with the Monoblock Pure 3.0. A new monoblock filter can be purchased at one of our specialist retailers.
Product purchased after 31 December 2019
- Lifespan of 3-5 years:
Under normal cooking conditions the monoblock filter needs to be replaced after 3 to 5 years or 900 hours of cooking.
Product purchased after 31 December 2018
- Clean annually:
Almost all cooker hoods have a cleaning indicator that lights up after 400 hours and indicates that the monoblock filter needs to be regenerated. The filter can be cleaned up to 6 times. This ensures a long service life of the filter. To regenerate the filter, place it in the oven at 100-120°C for 1 hour. - Lifespan up to 6 years:
After about 6 years (depending on the intensity of cooking) the monoblock filter needs to be replaced.
Product purchased before 31 December 2018
- Clean every 5 to 6 months
Almost all cooker hoods have a cleaning indicator that lights up after 200 hours and indicates that the monoblock filter should be regenerated. The filter can be cleaned up to 12 times, which ensures a long service life of the filter. To regenerate the filter, place it in the oven at 120°C for 1 hour. - After about 3 years:
After about 3 years (depending on the intensity of the cooking process) the monoblock filter needs to be replaced.
Maintenance cartridges containing granules of active catbon
Salsa, 828, 829, 650 and 655 are fitted with cartridges containing granules of active carbon. In the case of active carbon granules the indicator lights up after 120 hours and the cartridge must be replaced.