I have narrowed it down to 2 rangehoods I like the look of and the specs look similar - Robinhood RWV3CL6G or Pamco T4-11GLA-6. Both are glass canopy. Interested in feedback on reliability, noise etc
rsr72,
Jan 2, 2:12am
Glass tops always appear dirty and grubby. - Keep a ladder handy.
melford,
Jan 2, 2:24am
do not buy as Classique they are useless
bigsneak,
Jan 2, 2:28am
Always check the decibel rating as some are so noisy you don't even want to turn them on you can get some really quiet ones now worth the extra money if you ask me.
helen_nz2,
Jan 2, 2:38am
both have on Speed 1 - 56dB. Can't seem to find the specs on speed 2 & 3.
The main difference I've found is on the Robinhood Gross Airflow: Up to 800m3 per hour extraction power & Net Airflow: Up to 740m3 per hour extraction power. Whilst on Parmco all it says is Air movement capacity up to 1000m³/hour
dezzie,
Jan 2, 3:00am
I've got a parmco one and it is quiet on the lower speed, and its good, the screen is easy to get out to clean (I just swoosh it up and down in a sink half full of hot water with dishwash detergent), IF you crank it right up it fair shifts some air tho, I was sitting beside our closed hallway door lighting the fire when my daughter cranked it up because she was cooking on a griddlepan, and I could feel it pulling the air under the hallway door after a couple of minutes, it was really quite freaky. ETA.its not quiet once you crank it up, but I doubt any of them are.
bigsneak,
Jan 2, 3:07am
Why don't you try kitchen things or noel leeming they usually have them set up so you can try them out. If I had my time again I would pay a lot more to get the quietest one possible especially in an open plan room.
helen_nz2,
Dec 29, 11:58pm
I'm looking to install a rangehood in my small flat and wondered what I should take into consideration. The smells and steam aren't as important as the ability to capture grease because I have an open plan kitchen. So my questions are, any recommendations on models and also somewhere in Auckland where I can go to have a look at models and talk to someone. I know there's many listed on TradeMe but they all are much of a muchness to the unkown.
mark_g,
Dec 30, 5:50am
If you have room, get a range hood one size bigger than your cook top. e.g if cooktop 600x600 then get a 900mm rangehood. If 900mm top then get a 1200mm hood. 1200mm seems huge when you look at it - which is why I never got one, but now wish I did. Having the hood a bit larger than the cook toop helps to ensure it catches all the steam/vapours/smoke - cos as you will have seen, it don't go straight up but it spreads out.
helen_nz2,
Dec 30, 6:01am
I only have a small kitchen so not much space, and it's only me so never use all 4 plates on the stove so I think a 600 will be fine. I have looked at and quite like the Curved Glass Canopy Rangehoods. But they vary so much in price from $270 to $700.
We've recently installed the rangehood you've linked to - a 900 though - and we have a small kitchen too. That model works well, not too noisy, although I find the curved glass tends to accumulate dust quite quickly. Found ours when a company were advertising a sale in the local paper - Create a Kitchen Ltd, 3/33 Sir William Ave, East Tamaki. $514 in total which included the wall ducting kit at just over $110.
helen_nz2,
Dec 30, 6:53am
Did you find the glass easy enough to clean!
ngacooky,
Dec 30, 8:28am
i have a glass curved rangehood as well, but a different brand. the glass iseasy to clean, just use glass window cleaner
ed65,
Jul 10, 5:49pm
Yes, I do find it easy to clean :-) I have a spray bottle of meths/water that I use for all glass surfaces/windows. Personally I think the curved glass looks much nicer than the other stainless steel designs.
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