Cleaning Your Fire-Safe “Magic Lung
®
” Blower
As contaminated air passes through the Magic Lung® blower system, vaporized cooking grease is
“squeezed” back into liquid form inside the snap-off blower housing. From there, it flows through a hole into
an E-Z Clean grease tray. The amount and type of cooking you do will determine how often your E-Z Clean
grease tray, blower housing and blower wheel(s) require cleaning. The grease tray will require cleaning more
often than the blower housing and blower wheel(s).
Because your Vent-A-Hood extracts over 99% of the cooking grease from the air, you are assured
that grease is not building up inside your ductwork (a bad fire hazard), or inside your home (smelly and very
destructive to carpeting, upholstery and the finish on cabinetry). Do not use any acids, abrasives, strong
detergents, solvents or scouring pads to clean your hood.
SPECIAL NOTE ON DUAL BLOWERS:
If there are two or more blowers in your Vent-A-Hood, you
will find white motor/blower wheel combinations and black motor/blower wheel combinations. White motors
turn clockwise and black motors turn counter-clockwise. Consequently, the curved fins on the black and
white blower wheels face opposite directions so the air can be “scooped” toward the outside. In wall-mounted
hoods, the white motor/blower wheel are installed on the right. In island, peninsula or pass-thru hoods, the
white motor/blower wheel are installed on the left, as you face the front of the hood.
Black
White
Wheel/Motor
Wheel/Motor
Fin
Direction of
Fin
Curve
Rotation
Curve
When they are new, you may wish to scratch a “B” into the metal on the back of the black blower
wheel and a “W” into the back of the white blower wheel because, after a period of time, the grease and
cleaning may obliterate the paint.
Take care to always keep the motors and wheels in their proper
locations!
Placing a blower wheel and/or motor in the wrong location may cause the motor to overheat and
prematurely burn out. Your Vent-A-Hood will also become noisy and won’t ventilate properly.
CLEANING STEPS
:
1). Frequently clean the grease from the drip pan incorporated in the
blower shield. Using two hands, hold the blower shield level as you
carefully pull it straight toward you. Once the shield is free from the
retaining pins, continue to hold it level as you lower it from the hood.
Periodically clean the blower housing, damper(s) and blower wheel(s).
Remove the blower housing by un-snapping the latches on each side
then, while tipping it slightly downward, pull it forward to clear the blower
wheel(s). Locate and remove the polymer damper(s) located inside the
blower housing.
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