I don't call this expensive: https://www.myappliances.co.uk/econolux-art28405-60cm-spirit-headroom-hood no idea how good it is, but must be better than nothing and banging your head on it whilst cooking.
Kitchen making and extraction hood height
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Distinterior
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That hood only moves a maximum of 290 cu mtrs/ hour and has a noise level of 58 Db.
An equivalent model from a better quality manufacturer would move nearly 3 times as much air/ fumes at a noise level of 68 Db.
Admittedly, you will pay more money for the more efficient hood, but surely the point of having one is that you want to remove the cooking smells as quickly & efficiently as possible.
I supply & install loads of cooker hoods with ducting and I refuse to supply or fit cheap inefficient ones, coz I know if I do, both the customer & I will regret it in the long term.
AJB Temple
Finely figured
I've yet to see a domestic one that gets even close to commercial extraction, but I agree with Disti above you need it to be efficient. It's not just that low powered hoods are slower, the issue is that fat particles are carried by steam all around the room and eventually make the entire area greasy.
Of course it only moves 290 cu mtrs/hr at 58Db that's why it's under £90.00, the difference between 58Db and 68Db is horrendous in noise level, if you move more air it will be noisier, there are quieter ones out there that will move a lot more air, the point of my post was to point out that cheaper alternatives are available in answer to a previous post, i.e. being constructive not just criticising another poster.
Distinterior
Established Member
I wasnt criticising Mike, it was just an observation
I know the better quality hood is noisier but at 3 times the efficiency, surely it is worth tolerating for a shorter period of time....?
The OP has already indicated they do not want to spend a lot of money, but if money is no object then timed boost and variable speed is available to control the time the noise is having to be tolerated, but completely off the point that XTiffy was asking.
HOJ
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Why now?
I fitted a "cheapish" one in my little cottage, ducted to the outside as well, but still about as much use as a fart in a space suit, the only useful part of it is the light, and even then I've had to change the lamp to a Low energy one.
When having my kitchen fitted I spent a bit of time working it out with the power of the hob and then keeping it out of my eyeline (I’m 6’3)- settled on 800mm above cooktop but I have the fan in-line with the ducting rather than in the hood so I could have something with a lot of power (1300 cu m / hr) but not the noise
Boiling water the extractor can be on low and is quieter than opening a window, searing a steak on high it’s louder but nowhere near as loud as any I’ve used before and pulls all the smoke so I don’t set the smoke alarm off.
Boiling water the extractor can be on low and is quieter than opening a window, searing a steak on high it’s louder but nowhere near as loud as any I’ve used before and pulls all the smoke so I don’t set the smoke alarm off.
I'm 6ft 2" and fitted mine 1860 off floor height - and due to the open plan design I wanted to ensure efficient extraction so as not to be living with e.g. the smells of kippers all evening -even though I love'em!, so I spent big time and bought a Miele AWG102 that fits on the outside of the external wall and which on boost can shift 760m³/h ...it wasn't cheap but is Zigby controlled from the KM6629 induction hob.
Whilst the fan itself - a quality Pabst snail model, was quiet I fitted an almost lorry exhaust sized acoustic silencer in line to it and it has been superb in use and I will miss both when I move out this Monday.
The only challenge I had was one evening not long after fitting it I was lighting my Attica Q-tee 7KW stove - which has its own piped in air supply, and I couldn't understand why when I opened the door to re-charge with logs that the flames went a little wild... I'd not taken into account I was cooking on the hob and the negative pressure the extractor was creating was 'beating' the airflow provided to the fire...
Whilst the fan itself - a quality Pabst snail model, was quiet I fitted an almost lorry exhaust sized acoustic silencer in line to it and it has been superb in use and I will miss both when I move out this Monday.
The only challenge I had was one evening not long after fitting it I was lighting my Attica Q-tee 7KW stove - which has its own piped in air supply, and I couldn't understand why when I opened the door to re-charge with logs that the flames went a little wild... I'd not taken into account I was cooking on the hob and the negative pressure the extractor was creating was 'beating' the airflow provided to the fire...
