Many people do not pay attention to the grille under the ceiling in the bathroom or kitchen for years. It seems like just an interior detail, until problems begin, the cause of which we are looking for in completely different places. In fact, proper ventilation is not just odor removal, but the main life support system of your home. If it doesn’t work, the apartment turns into a sealed thermos where hazardous substances accumulate.
The first and most unobvious sign of problems with air exchange is chronic fatigue and headaches in the morning. When the hood is not working, the concentration in the room increases sharply carbon dioxide. You can sleep for 8 hours, but wake up exhausted simply because your brain did not have enough oxygen all night. We often attribute this to stress or the weather, although the cause is literally above our heads.
The second serious reason to check your traction is excess humidity. In modern apartments with plastic windows, the natural flow of air is often disrupted. Without a working hood, moisture has nowhere to go.
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First you will notice condensation on windows (“crying” windows).
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Then the grout in the corners of the bathroom will begin to darken.
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As a result, it will settle under the wallpaper or behind furniture black moldwhose spores provoke allergies and asthma.
In addition, stagnant air increases the concentration of household chemicals, dust and allergens. In houses with gas equipment, lack of draft becomes an issue life safety. With poor ventilation, combustion products remain in the room, and in the event of a gas leak, it does not evaporate, creating an explosive situation. Sometimes a “reverse draft” effect occurs when odors and cold air from neighbors or from the street are drawn into the apartment.
Checking the operation of the system is very simple and does not require special instruments. It is enough to open the window slightly (to create an inflow) and bring a sheet of plain paper to the ventilation grille. If good tractionthe sheet should “stick” to the grid and hold on its own. If it falls or, worse, deflects into the room, the channel is clogged or blocked.
Regularly checking and cleaning ventilation ducts is a basic rule of home hygiene. Ensuring normal air circulation helps maintain health, protect repairs from fungus and create a comfortable atmosphere for living.
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