On Fri, 08 Apr 2016 23:01:09 +0100, polygonum wrote:

One of the absolute worst things about cooker hoods, in my view, is the
noise they make. Have been looking around and seen, for example, some
Bosch ones are claimed to be super-quiet.

What I have been wondering is whether this is classic marketing - sure
you can cut the noise, you turn the fan down so low it is useless. And
at the other end, I suspect all of them are noisy at full speed.

I also like the idea that some don't end up with sharp corner, foreheads
for the gouging of. And if they are going to have lights, LEDs with
decent colour rendering.

Suggestions of how to choose a decent, quiet cooker hood - without
completely busting the bank - including specific makes and models.

One thing to note - if you do a lot of frying then oil/fat will go through
the filter and into the extractor fan and ducting. At least, that is what
happens with out metal mesh "washable" filter.

If the fan and ducting (or at least the ducting) are, for example, over a
kitchen unit away from the hood then the fats tend to stay in the ducting.
[This does, of course, potentially store up problems in the long term.]

If not, they tend to accumulate directly above the extractor, and after a
while start to drip back down onto the filter, run through the filter,
then drip back onto the hob (or whatever is currently on it).

Temporary measure is to add some kind of disposable filter above the mesh
(such as a J cloth). Keep forgetting to change it, though :-(

So orientation of the fan and ducting can be important, and the filter
type as well.

In my limited experience metal mesh filters which you can stick in the
dish washer do have a long life but are not really that effective at
cleaning the extracted air.

Cheers

Dave R

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