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Kitchen flue installation in Ruqqa usually comes late: a flat has an extractor but the kitchen stays humid and smells linger. Ruqqa is a residential area in Ahmadi with a mix of older and newer buildings, and ducts must run from the kitchen to the roof or balcony.
Extraction symptoms
When the ductis the problem.
The hood runs loudly and the smell stays. That is where you start at the duct.
01
It runs and the smell stays
If the noise is strong but the air above the hob is not moving, the duct is either packed with grease, its outside termination is shut, or the hood was never ducted at all and is recirculating the air.
02
Steam gathering on the ceiling
Steam rising past the hood and collecting on the ceiling and the cupboards means the pull is weaker than the steam being produced. Usually the route is long, or it carries too many bends eating into the draw.
03
Grease dripping from the duct
Greasy drops coming off the joint above the hood mean grease has built up inside the duct, cooled and started to run back. That case needs the route cleaned, not just a new filter.
04
Outside air blows back in
Feeling hot air or dust coming in through the hood while it is off means the flap on the outside termination is broken or missing. That opening needs a flap that lifts with the extraction and falls shut after it.
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What setsthis area apart
Ruqqa flats vary in design: some are new with open kitchens, others are older with small closed ones. The ducts we install run from the extractor outlet to outside the building, and on long routes we choose a larger bore so air does not choke. Most older Ruqqa flats have no duct at all or a very narrow one, so we fit a new system with correct gradient and place the external outlet far from windows and neighbours.
Ruqqa sits in Ahmadi governorate, a residential area with a mix of old and new buildings.
Some Ruqqa flats have kitchens open to the living room, so ducts must be quiet and efficient to avoid noise and heat loss.
In short
The duct work.
Service
Kitchen flue and duct installation
Included
The duct route, joints, outside termination and its flap
Where it applies
Home and flat kitchens, and restaurant and shop kitchens
Harder cases
Flats with no outside wall, and long routes with bends
Hours
Daily, 6:00 in the morning to 12:00 midnight
How we route it
From the hood tothe outside wall.
The route is decided before a single component is bought.
We find the nearest way out
We work out the shortest route from the hood to the nearest outside wall or light well, because every extra length and every bend takes from the pull.
We size the duct
The duct is sized against the hood and the route. Narrowing it so it can pass behind a cupboard kills the draw, however strong the hood is.
We run it and seal the joints
The duct runs with as few bends as possible, and every joint is sealed so no steam or smell escapes into a false ceiling or behind the cupboards.
We fit the flap and test
The outside opening takes a flap that lifts with the extraction and closes after it, then the hood runs and we confirm the air above the hob really is moving.
Common questions
Questions about Kitchen flue installation in Ruqqa
Often there is no duct at all, or it is blocked, or bent so much that air cannot escape. We install or repair the route and keep it as straight as possible.
We do not install it there. We extend the duct to another spot on the roof or balcony away from windows and doors.
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