baumatic extractors/hoods

hotcookie101

Looking for cooker hoods, and Baumatic seem to be really reasonable (can get a 750m/hr, 64db glass and steel hood for £170. There is also a Hoover 650m/hr, 62db for £160, and a hotpoint 550m/hr, 61db for £140.

They also have a make (matrix) I have never heard of-its less than £100.

The Baumatic comes with a 2 years labour and 5 year parts warranty. Are they any good? Not really got a lot of experience with them....

Meepster

In a word...NO...

Used to sell Baumatic sppliances, never EVER again...

hotcookie101

Thanks, so of the other 2-which would be best? I calculated (using JL website recommendations ) that we need extraction of 600m/hr, can you get away with less? (that was 12x the volume of the room-is that right?

Meepster

What size cooker hood are they? Can you give me model numbers?

hotcookie101

They are 60cm wide. The hotpoint is the Hotpoint 60cm Decorative Glass Chimney Hood - HD6T, and the Hoover is HECH616X
I was thinking of just keeping the one we have, but it is about 10 years old, slightly stained/rust spots in places, so figure should replace, but absolute max we want to spend is 300, and was hoping for more like 2...

Meepster

Personally, I would be looking towards Elica for a cooker hood, something like this for a standard chimney style hood:

http://appliance-source.co.uk/aqua-60cm-chimney-hood/575

Which extracts up to 480m3/hr

Or if you are wanting glass:

http://appliance-source.co.uk/crystal-60cm-chimney-hood/2340

Which extracts 450m3/hr

Elica make the best cooker hoods (at their price points) around, would go for one every time!

To be honest, going for something that pulls out 750m3/hr is overkill. The recommended extraction rate for my kitchen is around 600m3/hr, yet I only have one that extracts up to 460m3/hr (http://elica.co.uk/view_products_child.php?id=127) and it has only ever been on power level 1 or 2, half the battle with a cooker hood is how you use it.

If you decide money is no object, then get one of these: http://elica.co.uk/view_products_child.php?id=129

ryder72

Actually, if money really isnt an object try http://www.blanco.co.uk/products/gutmann.

Absolutely the best stuff around and with airflow rates of 3000m3/h make sure you tie any pets and kids down.

Meepster

kmdesign wrote: »

Actually, if money really isnt an object try http://www.blanco.co.uk/products/gutmann.

Absolutely the best stuff around and with airflow rates of 3000m3/h make sure you tie any pets and kids down.

I have to agree. Although, there's "money is no object" and then there's "money is no object...HOW F'ING MUCH????"

hotcookie101

Meepster wrote: »

Personally, I would be looking towards Elica for a cooker hood, something like this for a standard chimney style hood:

http://appliance-source.co.uk/aqua-60cm-chimney-hood/575

Which extracts up to 480m3/hr

Or if you are wanting glass:

http://appliance-source.co.uk/crystal-60cm-chimney-hood/2340

Which extracts 450m3/hr

Elica make the best cooker hoods (at their price points) around, would go for one every time!

To be honest, going for something that pulls out 750m3/hr is overkill. The recommended extraction rate for my kitchen is around 600m3/hr, yet I only have one that extracts up to 460m3/hr (http://elica.co.uk/view_products_child.php?id=127) and it has only ever been on power level 1 or 2, half the battle with a cooker hood is how you use it.

If you decide money is no object, then get one of these: http://elica.co.uk/view_products_child.php?id=129

Thanks, will look at them, I have never heard of them. are the hoover or hotpoint a no-no? Our current extractor needs to be used at full power, and is very noisy, so I has hoping for a powerful one that I could keep on low most of the time (new electric cooker has a vent at the back of the hob that blows out steam when the oven is on-so its going to need to be on when using the oven too-as I don't want too much condensation when we have the wooden floor laid...

hotcookie101

Although weirdly the hotpoint site puts the extraction at 460m/h, bit different to 550!

Innys

For what it's worth, I've recently had an Elica extractor fitted and I am impressed by the performance.

As with all extractors, though, remember to switch it on at least 5 minutes before you start cooking and 10 minutes afterwards.