Fume Extract Systems

Ducting For Fume Cupboards

For a fume cupboard to perform satisfactorily it must be connected to an appropriate ventilation system which extract fumes efficiently from the fume cupboard and discharges them outside of the building in such a manner that they are adequately dispersed and do not re-enter the building or otherwise present a potential hazard or nuisance or the fume cupboard should be by design a ductless fume cupboard that utilises filters to clean the air.

The air extracted through a fume cupboard is far greater than the normal extract rate of a room or laboratory and to prevent excessive build up of negative pressure within the laboratory which often reduces the performance of the fume cupboard then a balanced make-up air system should be introduced.

This should be designed in such a way that the make-up air introduced into the laboratory should not interfere with the air movement and patterns around the fume cupboard and should still maintain a small negative pressure within the laboratory.

HFH have many years experience in designing and specifying fume extraction systems and we welcome being of assistance to any size of business / laboratory.

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