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Any other recommendations, or real-world extraction values I should be looking for?

I don't like the look of them over an island, that's the main reason. Our open plan space isn't massive at c. 45sq.m, so i'd prefer to keep it out of the eyeline (i'm 6'2"). Appreciate the compromises with a ceiling hood...

Fair enough. I’m going to be limited to ceiling hoods as we’re over an island.

Thanks Conor. Any steer for a decent ceiling unit? Seems that buying a ceiling hood w/o motor is almost as pricey as buying an actual motor itself.

Nice! That's a fair old space. Good to know it clears it well.

Cheers mate. Good to have some real-world feedback (the numbers don't always tell the story). I'm interested in particular in the extraction values... sound levels i'm pretty good at as I moonlight as a PA tech, and know what 'loud' is! Our current one runs at c.69dB at full welly, and that's pretty loud. Louder than i'd want in an open plan most of the time. What size is your space if you don't mind me asking? Ta.

PeterW Fair enough... even a cheap cooker hood sucks out c.300m3/h on its high-power setting. These sort of values aren't that unusual for a cooker hood. Guess the building regs wouldn't really specify a maximum!

Thanks Nod. Think that’s one of the old Gealux models? It has a lot more welly than the newer ones (950m3/h vs 650m3/h)... would be interested to know if you ever use it on max and how noisy you find it?! How big is your kitchen space? Cheers pal.

Hi PeterW Yup, I’m sure: https://luxairhoods.com/image/catalog/PDF/Cooker Hoods/Ceiling Hoods/LA-Celux-Delux/LA-Celux-Technical-Info.pdf I’m new to the area, but 720m3/hr comes down to 12m3 per minute, and less per second based on my maths?

Hi folks Wanted to ask the question: what's the 'best' ceiling hood which balances performance, low noise and value for money? How much extraction rate is a sensible minimum for us (we don't do masses of smelly cooking... occasional steak or curry)? Can see there have been a couple of similar-ish topics, but angling for a few recommendations. Context - our kitchen is getting a full makeover as part of a full house renovation, so we have pretty much a blank canvas. We've decided we'd like a ceiling hood (in a drop ceiling) above a kitchen island with an induction hob on it. Room will be 5.7m x 7.5m. We're planning to duct out from the island drop ceiling through the floor joists in the ceiling above with 150mm (or 220 x 90mm) in about a 4m run to the side of the house. Currently, the ducting as planned will travel across the kitchen and then through the utility room, so we could put an inline motor there too. We're happy to consider external motors (though a bit worried they will annoy the neighbours). We've had a look at some suppliers already: Luxair appear to do some decent hoods, but don't have any inline motor options, and I don't know if 700m/h is strong enough? Westin look great, but cost quite a bit more than we wanted to spend. The 'big' brand names like Neff etc don't look any better than Luxair, and are more expensive. Have come across some Silverline / Silvaire models with inline motors which have fair prices and seem to have good performance, but i'm a bit wary of the Silverline name and can't find many reviews. Any thoughts or advice welcomed, or any brands & models i've missed and should be checking out? Trying to keep spend between £500-£1000. Don't fancy a downdraft as it'll interfere with the missus' cupboard / drawers plans for the island...