User talk:BrianAsh/Grease Filter

I create this article to fill a need to inform consumers about something relevant to addressing a very real fire hazard, grease fire.

I know a bit about filtration from studying Biosystems Engineering, but have no professional HVAC, nor grease handling experience. I'm in the same position faced by most homeowners who discover their rangehood is inadequate. As president of Minnesota Students' Cooperative, I assist evaluation of equipment purchase options and get frustrated by the interplay of assumptions and inaccurate information we consumers must wade through.

MSC boarding house residents complained that the "rangehoods" were insufficient. The manager immediately went shopping for the cheapest hood with 2x the rated power. The most efficient hoods listed by Energy Star are not in local stores. Looking at the contorted 4" duct system held together by "duct tape", I anticipated conveyance back pressure issues. Looking at the grease buildup, I suspected that the 7 to 13 residents cooking with woks per house might result in greater grease loads than a typical American household. If proper, regular cleaning is needed, we must explain this to residents responsible for cleaning.  An ignorant purchase might fail to remove residents from danger.

Online I find professional controversy regarding the merits of mesh verses baffle filters in which contradictory statements regarding the "efficiency" of different systems revealed that the professionals were discussing very distinct aspects of the system.

I turn to Wikipedia hoping that others have sorted out the ambiguities of this topic in plain language. Grease filters were not discussed, and in an article regarding filters terms like w.g. are used with no definition.

I do not have clarity to quickly & confidently craft an article on this subject. I'm learning by critically reading sales material. Legal enforcement of professional Codes are a very regional topic. I hope some knowledgeable takes interest in this article.