How to Select the Best Fume Hood for Your Laboratory

Choosing the correct fume hood is critical to assuring your lab's safety from hazardous chemicals and vapors. The process of researching and acquiring the best lab hood might be difficult. We are here to assist you. The questions and considerations listed here will assist you in selecting the best fume hood for your lab. Call us to speak with one of our product professionals, or send us an email or use our live chat. Provisco Tech is a fume hood manufacturer in Mumbai, India, and supplies industry-leading models.

Five Important Factors to Consider When Choosing a Fume Hood:

Safety

The fume hood's safety can make you nervous. Many factors influence safety, including fume hood design, construction materials, sash placements, exhaust efficiency, user-friendly features, and so on. Many authorized agencies (SEFA, ASHRAE, Underwriters Laboratories, National Fire Protection Association, and so on) are hard at work specifying safety and quality requirements. 

Economics

According to studies, a lab uses five times the energy of a comparable office space. As environmental regulations tighten and businesses become more careful of their energy consumption, fume hoods can play an important role in lowering energy expenses and carbon footprint. The entire cost of energy - the cost of heating and cooling the air vented by the hood - is affected by fume hood exhaust needs. 

Convenience

Aside from safety, modern fume hoods offer user convenience. What appears to be a trivial detail can have an impact on the lab environment.

Non-Corrosive

The hood's interior must be resistant to the corrosive effects of chemical fumes, vapors, and condensation particles. Fume hood designs that prevent contaminants from collecting and depositing on the inner surface should be high on your priority list for safety and increased ROI.

Size

The fume hood must be large enough to accommodate the containers and equipment within the hood's authorized safe work area (6" behind the plane of the sash). The hood arrangement should allow containers to move easily in and out of the hood.