How to choose kitchen hoods with ventilation outlets? Recommendations

Kitchen hoods with a ventilation outlet effectively remove air from gas and electric stoves; they quickly remove soot and other harmful impurities. Such installations are quite powerful and at the same time almost silent. You need to select them first of all according to their technical characteristics. You should also pay attention to the manufacturer's brand. Tips for choosing are described in more detail in this material.

Dimensions and technical characteristics

It is better to start your choice not with the manufacturer or price, but with the dimensions and technical characteristics. They are the ones that matter the most. First of all, such parameters are analyzed.

Dimensions

This is the simplest characteristic, which is selected depending on the parameters of the slab. The hood with ventilation outlet should be approximately 10 cm larger compared to the stove.

The optimal width is the range from 50 to 90 cm. At the same time, there are narrower settings, for example, 30-50 cm, and wider ones - about 90-120 cm. It is important to understand that width has nothing to do with power - these are different parameters.

Power

A hood with an outlet must be powerful enough to clean the kitchen air well. This is one of the most important characteristics that you can calculate yourself. To do this, you need to multiply the height, width and length of the kitchen - this is the volume of the room (in cubic meters).

The resulting number is multiplied by 12 - this will be the minimum required power in W. If you multiply by a factor of 1.3, you get the optimal indicator that you should strive for. If the kitchen is standard (3*4*5 m), it will be almost 950 W. This is how a hood with a ventilation outlet is selected, the photo of which is presented below.

Noise level

Another important indicator, especially for small apartments. It is optimal if the noise is in the range of 20-40 dB. The limit value can be 50 dB, but no more. Otherwise, the sound will already be very noticeable.

Backlight

As a rule, installation of a hood with a ventilation outlet is carried out simultaneously with the installation of lighting, which is already built into the system. The presence of a light source in itself is normal. But you need to understand the type of light bulbs:

• LEDs are the optimal model, they do not consume a lot of energy, do not heat up and at the same time give very good light;
• halogen - even brighter, but consume more energy;
• incandescent - they get very hot, waste a lot of energy, and often burn out.

Control method

According to this indicator, all installations are divided into 2 classes:

1. Mechanical - controlled using a button that can be turned on and the power adjusted to the desired level.
2. Electronic are modern models that are controlled from the display using touch buttons.

Duct type

Depending on the material, there are several types of pipes that remove air from the kitchen to the hood:

• plastic - such pipes are inexpensive and at the same time the most effective in terms of performance;
• metal – very durable, but very noisy;
• fabric - short-lived and obsolete;
• corrugations are fairly inexpensive models, easy to install, easily take on different shapes, but there is a length limitation - no more than 2 m.

Manufacturer

After choosing according to technical characteristics, you should pay attention to the brand. Judging by the reviews, the best in terms of price and quality ratio are:

1. Bosch – reliable models, productive and comfortable, easily fit into any design.
2. Siemens – durable and silent hoods, look stylish and are relatively inexpensive.
3. Elica – models made of durable materials, have great functionality, and are controlled using an electronic display.
4. Samsung – simple and reliable technology with a classic design.
5. Gefest – the manufacturer produces a wide variety of hoods, so you can choose for almost any occasion.

You can also consider domestic brands, for example, Elikor. The manufacturer produces multifunctional and reliable models at an affordable price. In this case, it is necessary to proceed from the fact that the model is as productive as possible with a low noise level.