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Once you have decided upon your cooker, its positioning is the next decision to make... this will affect your canopy/hood choice in that if your cooker is sited next to an outside wall you will be able to have it vented, rather than having a recirculating model. In most cases venting is a superior solution, compared to recirculating... most models can be bought in either mode... don't forget to check on this before you make the actual order!
If you have decided upon a cooker hood, chimney hood, or canopy to match your cooker's make... then a visit to their website should help with the technical specifications.
When you spend out on a hood you expect it to actually do the job it was created for! If you can't stand the thing being on because of the din it makes, then it won't be much help, or do the job!
You can pay from under £70 to somewhere in the region of £775.99 for a cooker hood at this website... with a good many of them in the £400 to £600 mark... and vague assurances that the hood is 'quiet in operation' don't satisfy me. How quiet, is what I want to know. Having lived with a noisy cooker hood... and just given up using it... I expect better information than that.
I would query noise levels very carefully, e-mail the manufacturers, tell them you won't buy their brand unless satisfied by their reply. Knowing the sound levels in decibels and comparing it to some of the other stated levels may help.
Some manufacturers websites are much more helpful than others, but if you have a 'model X' cooker and want a hood of the same make... then it is no help if I say 'model Y' has a brilliantly helpful website, and to avoid 'model Xs' website!
Neff, whose appliances are NOT cheap, state that they have special insulation making for very quiet cooker hoods... at that price I would prefer a more definitive wording. AEG claim quiet operation... but what is quiet? The Hotpoint website I found most annoying, and when I did finally get to the hoods there was no mention of noise levels.
On the other hand there were sites which were easy to search, and had clear and concise information on all technical specifications... I'll just mention Rangemaster and Beaumatic.
Just two cleaning tips which may help those who choose models with either stainless steel or glass components...
First for stainless steel... clean with kitchen spray on a clean cloth - then apply baby oil to get rid of the resulting water marks.
For glass... wipe over with a mixture of washing up liquid diluted in water. Remove with an Ettore squeegee [these are the top quality brand... you should be able to find them at a DIY or janitorial store] any remaining residue should be removed with a terry towelling rag, for example an old facecloth.
Where to find your cooker hood?
Be-direct.co.uk, trading online since 1997 and in the real world for over 50 years the choice is very good, the site easy to search, and what I particularly like is that the price you see is the price you pay... VAT and delivery are inclusive.
All chimneys, canopies and hoods are arranged in order of price, from lowest on upwards. Cooker hoods are arranged over 10 pages, with 20 items per page. If you want more info, and a picture, of a particular canopy... then just click the 'more info' box for full details... all supporting the claim that...
Everything we do is aimed at giving our customers great deals and the very best level of service both before and after sale.
I have read reviews of quite a few brands including some on Smeg, Beaumatic, and Siemens... all reviewers said the hoods did their job well, but none thought them quiet, the best comment was 'not too noisy', and the Siemens was considered 'noisy'... but these things are all relative and we all have a different concept of 'noisy'!
You either buy on looks, matching your cooker's brand, fitting, size, etcetera, or you check the decibel [db] level and compare it with various hoods, within your chosen brand, and others too [if you have the time to spare] for comparison.
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