The overall performance of kitchen appliances in the home appliance market was extremely impressive in the first half of this year, and July and August will enter the peak season for home decoration kitchen appliance sales. Yesterday, the reporter visited the store and found that the popularity of the kitchen appliance counter was unexpectedly strong, with the Range Hood being particularly popular.

 

The reporter found that in the past, "high suction" was the main selling point of range hoods, but now many brands emphasize "self-cleaning" in their promotional posters. People who cook know that when we stir fry, there is usually a lot of oil fumes. After using the range hood for a period of time, there will be a lot of oil stains inside and outside, especially the interior is difficult to clean. Therefore, in recent years, the self-cleaning concept of the range hood has become a focus. From no disassembly and cleaning to self-cleaning, from wet cleaning to dry cleaning, who would you choose?

Market: Strong popularity in the kitchen appliance market

 

Health is one of the focal points of consumer concern, and kitchen fumes contain over 300 harmful substances, posing a threat to family health. Therefore, range hoods have become a must-have in kitchens. The Foshan kitchen appliance market achieved good results in the first half of this year. According to the relevant person in charge of the Foshan Gome Marketing Department, the sales growth of kitchen appliances in the first half of this year exceeded double digits, ranking among the top of all categories.

 

Starting from August, we have entered the peak season of home decoration every year, and the popularity of the kitchen appliance section has become even stronger. In July of this year, the popularity of kitchen appliances began to rise. The reporter saw yesterday at the Suning Ancestral Temple store in Foshan that the kitchen appliance section is very popular, and customers from various brands are choosing products or consulting with the store staff. At the Suning Kangbao range hood, several foreigners with their wives and children were shopping. The salesperson explained the performance and touch screen operation to them. One salesperson also opened the top cover of the machine and demonstrated the self-cleaning function, showing customers how the turbine inside can remove oil stains.

 

The reporter found that in the past, when introducing products to the range hood salesperson in the store, they emphasized the high suction force, which was the main selling point of the range hood. Nowadays, many brands introduce self-cleaning as a highlight to customers, and some even create posters specifically for promotion. At the Midea counter, the reporter saw large promotional posters above several range hoods that read "A range hood that washes itself.". Kangbao range hood also continuously demonstrates its own hot and dry cleaning technology by making models.

 

Dry cleaning and wet cleaning, who do you choose?

 

People who often cook at home know that as long as the range hood is used for a period of time, oil stains will appear on the surface and inside. For the oil stains on the surface of the range hood, people usually use various detergents to wipe them off. They can even remove the oil screen and put it in the dishwasher or microwave for cleaning, and the effect is good. But for internal components such as impellers and volutes, it is more troublesome to clean them by oneself, and it is easy to damage the machine. Therefore, many families choose to entrust cleaning to professionals, which is time-consuming and laborious. In recent years, many manufacturers have paid attention to the difficulty of cleaning range hoods and have launched various products with "no disassembly" or "self-cleaning" functions.

 

Zhang Pai, the person in charge of Kangbao Electric, stated that in response to this issue, Kangbao Electric has developed hot dry cleaning technology and released a new hot dry cleaning range hood product in Shunde on July 11th.

 

According to the introduction, hot dry cleaning technology uses high temperature to dissolve and eliminate oil fumes inside the wind turbine, allowing the range hood to maintain a constant high suction force. Zhang Pai introduced that the entire oil removal process of the Kangbao range hood is completed intelligently. Users only need to press the oil removal button, and even if they cook frequently, they only need to clean the oil fumes once a week.

 

The self-cleaning function of the Huadi range hood requires manual operation. Fill the cleaning cup with an appropriate amount of clean water, press the cleaning button, steam preheat, soften oil stains, and rinse with hot water. Then add the paired neutral cleaning solution to the kettle of the range hood, and adjust the range hood to a weak suction state. Start it again, and the fan rotates in both directions to remove oil stains. Repeat this two or three times. The cleaning process takes about 3 minutes.

 

"Consumer reminder"

 

Self cleaning is not a one-time solution

 

The various self-cleaning functions of range hoods have indeed saved consumers a lot of trouble, but which cleaning function is more effective? As a consumer, it is difficult to see clearly at a glance. For this reason, industry insiders suggest that consumers should ask the salesperson to check the quality inspection report when making a purchase, understand the test results of the self-cleaning function, and then choose whether to purchase based on the data in the quality inspection report.

 

Secondly, having a range hood with self-cleaning function does not mean buying it is a one-time fix. Although the automatic cleaning function can clean a certain amount of oil stains, daily cleaning and maintenance cannot be completely eliminated. The oil screen and casing still need to be manually cleaned and cleaned regularly.

 

In addition, when choosing a self-cleaning range hood, one should pay more attention to whether the joints of the motor and wires are 100% waterproof? If the waterproof effect is not good, the aging of waterproof components over time may cause electric shock and burn out the machine.