Does an activated carbon filter in a kitchen hood dry the air?
Clearly, an activated carbon filter can be expected to collect what comes from the cooking plate with the air. But what happens to the moisture, how much of it what gets sucked into the hood with the air will also leave the hood?
(if it heavily depends on the model, its Juno JDK4575E and let's take not fried egg but say cooking noodles).
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I assume the moisture/vapour gets sucked in by the vent and eventually condensate (sp?) at some point in the duct and then evaporate normally.
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