"djc" wrote in message
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On 14/04/12 10:26, Adrian C wrote:
(dug out of poor design rant thread)

A quick web search reveals that many extractor instructions contain
the phrase "will not extract steam". There appears to be a couple of
variants of the phrase so maybe it is copied from some kind of
regulation document.
I don't get it.
Someone suggested maybe it means most of the steam will condense in
the filters or grease trap (the wire grid).

That seems a plausible explanation. I suppose it depends how much
condensation. If enough to start dripping onto the cooking below then
unacceptable. The other consideration might be that steam condensing
within the hood might not do the fan motors any good.

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djc
There are some poncy cooker hoods just recirculate the air through a carbon
filter, ie they don't take the air.fumes outside. Maybe it's one of them?