I found when researching rangehoods for our new kitchen there was very little reliable information and evidence showing how well these expensive setups actually work.

Here is some real world proof. I am grilling marinated fish on very high heat, in a cast iron skillet. The rangehood is on max (setting 5). Our setup and specs are below.

Even at max setting, the rangehood is extremely quiet. You cannot hear the motor itself, just the sound of sucking air. The audio on the video is true to life, ie. The sizzling fish is louder than the rangehood, and the rangehood sound you hear is how it sounds. You can have a normal conversation in the kitchen or with someone on the other side of the room as though it was switched off. It's so quiet you actually can forget the rangehood is on, especially on lower settings.

The motor on the roof is powerful and so somewhat loud. It's important you position it as far as you can away from neighbours and the street etc. Ours is in the middle of the roof and you can barely hear it standing in front of the house with line of sight.

The rangehood performance is phenomenal. I can grill fish like this or cook a steak, and all the smoke is sucked up by the rangehood. I deep fry as well on the stove. There is absolutely no smell at all outside the immediate cooking zone. I don't even open windows and doors anymore when I cook steaks or other smoky foods. No need. It's freaky how well it works.

You might notice I'm using the main burner on our stove which is in the middle and more under the extraction zone. I also use the front burner to cook and the rangehood will still extract smoke and smells perfectly. You can actually see the smoke getting sucked backwards slightly into the vents when you cook on a front burner.

I'm not in any way connected to Schweigen or rangehoods. I'm just someone who enjoys cooking and is finally happy with a rangehood that is both quiet and works. It's a dream. I want others to be confident that installed right, these rangehoods work extremely well so you can have the same experience.

Rangehood setup
* Schweigen Silent Undermount Rangehood UM1390-6S 600mm
* Schweigen 1600 m3/h Isodrive® SP Motor

Motor setup
* Roof mounted. Duct run is around 7m.

Our cooktop
* 60cm AEG 3-burner induction cooktop

Wall cabinet, bench and height specs
* Wall cabinet depth: 400mm
* Bench depth: 600mm
* Wall cabinet height above benchtop (ie. height of rangehood above cooktop): 750mm.

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