Many homeowners in Gurgaon upgrade to "Auto-Clean" kitchen chimneys, believing they will never have to book a cleaning service again. Unfortunately, this is a marketing myth. While auto-clean technology is helpful, it doesn't make your chimney maintenance-free. Here is why.
How Auto-Clean Actually Works
Auto-clean chimneys contain a small heating element wrapped around the motor housing. When you press the auto-clean button, this element heats up for 10-15 minutes. The heat melts some of the soft, freshly accumulated oil, which drips down into an oil collector cup. You then empty the cup. That’s it.
What Auto-Clean Cannot Do
Auto-clean technology is completely ineffective against heavy, carbonized, burnt-on grease. With heavy Indian cooking (parathas, deep frying, tadka), the grease bakes onto the blower fan blades and turns into a hard, sticky resin. The mild heat from the auto-clean element cannot melt this resin.
The Result After 1 Year
Even if you use the auto-clean function every week, after 12-18 months, the blower fan will become unbalanced due to hardened grease. The chimney will start vibrating loudly, suction power will drop by 50%, and oil may start dripping from the corners (missing the collector cup).
The Solution: Manual Deep Chemical Cleaning
Whether you have an auto-clean chimney or a manual one, it needs to be dismantled and chemically washed once a year. The technician must manually extract the blower fan and soak it in caustic chemicals to dissolve the hardened resin that the auto-clean heater couldn't melt.
Furthermore, the auto-clean heating element itself often gets covered in grease and stops working, requiring a technician to clean and repair it.
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