Has your oven hood filter been through all of your holiday meals, nightly dinners, and special events? If so, when was the last time it was cleaned? If you are like many people and don't know the answer to that question, let's change that answer to today!
This oven hood filter cleaning only takes about 5 minutes from start to finish and will leave your oven hood filter looking new.
For a short explanation with the major steps involved view the image below. If you prefer a longer explanation continue reading!
Cleaning an Oven Hood Filter
To start you need to carefully remove the vent, place it in a sink and plug the drain.
After you plug the drain use baking soda to generously cover the vent.
Then take white vinegar and pour it over the surface to submerge the vent.
Vinegar breaks down baking soda to release carbon dioxide gas. This gas can effectively remove dirt and grime when cleaning. It is best to clean with vinegar and baking soda while the mixture is still bubbling.
If you have children, this is a fun and educational cleaning task to be involved with! You might want to hide the vinegar for a while if they have too much fun with it!!
Let this reaction take place for about 10-30 seconds before scrubbing. You may add more vinegar or baking soda if necessary. If you added a generous amount of baking soda the first time it may look like a wet mound at the bottom. Stir the solution or shake the vent in the sink to allow the baking soda to react.
While the reaction is still happening, with gloves, use a nonabrasive scrubbing brush to scrub the remaining baking soda into the vent. This will work to remove the remaining grime. Continue scrubbing until the grime is removed.
Once you have removed all of the grime you can unplug the drain and rinse off any remaining grime or residue remaining in the sink.
Baking sodas abrasive nature is ideal for cleaning. But, use with caution when rinsing down the drain as overtime it could damage your pipes. To avoid this, add more vinegar and/or stir the solution so all of the baking soda reacts fully with the vinegar. When the reaction is completed you are left with carbon dioxide gas, water, and sodium acetate. All of these are safe to enter your airspace, drain pipes, and septic system.
After the oven hood filter is rinsed and dry you can replace it on your range hood!
Thank you for reading this short article; I hope you have enjoyed and can use this cleaning tip to make your oven hood filter sparkle like new. ✨
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for another topic you would like me to discuss leave them in the comments!
Have a great day everyone!! ☺️