Anyone have experience with Futuro or Falmec Hood Vents?
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moose_2007
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Futuro Futuro Hoods
Comments (7)There's a promo-style video on youtube you can watch. I don't have any experience with this particular company, although my Monogram hood is Italian and is constructed with what appears to be an identical, italian squirrel cage blower on it. It looks like the model you are looking at, the "Murnano Glow" weights 85 pounds, so it is probably of typical italian industrial design, beautiful, maybe a little shaggy around the edges (switches not lining up with their cutouts, perfectly, etc., although that might be ameliorated somewhat with the advent of robots cutting the holes as seen in the video.) If you go to the furturo futoro website it appears that they have headquarters in Brooklyn. Perhaps you can call them to see if anyone down in Maryland stocks or displays them. A home show or something? Anyway, I just want to say that I think that thing is beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. It so closely resembles the type of dining room lamp my wife wants to get that I am afraid to show it to her! I would buy one in a heartbeat and probably wouldn't care if smoke escaped around it on stir-fry night. BTW, they make a 34" model also, just in case you think a 28 might be a little small. Best of luck and let us know if you get it. I really would like to know how that thing works....See Moredoes anyone actually own a Futuro Futuro hood? prove it!!
Comments (38)So, here's my story on Futuro Futuro. I found a range hood that I really liked. Of course, not knowing the brand, I did my research. They had on their website manual for the range hood that the warranty is provided by the DISTRIBUTOR (NOT the manufacturer) - RED FLAG. I was also concerned because all of the pictures of the range hood I had wanted showed a range hood over 2 burners (not 4 burners) and I saw the range hood was very small in diameter - RED FLAG. I did see that they had a limited lifetime warranty on their blower motor which I thought was great! I emailed Futuro Futuro at their email address which is an "optonline.net" address (as opposed to a normal corporate address) - RED FLAG. I quickly received a response that the range hood they are selling in the US was designed for Italy and Italians normally have only 2 burners!!! When I asked if the range hood I was looking at was designed for 4 burners (as is normal in the US) I received no response). I also wrote to them about their limited lifetime warranty on the motor blower that was listed on their "ABOUT US" page on their website and also asked who the distributor was who would cover the warranty. Well, they responded that there was no limited lifetime warranty and that they CHANGED THEIR WEBSITE TO ERASE THAT LANGUAGE right then and there! I still have their old website photo as I'm guessing anyone who purchased their range hood prior to today would have that limited lifetime warranty. (By the way - as of now it's still listed on their Newegg shop that they provide a limited lifetime warranty on the motor although according to them that's not true). They wrote to me that their distributor is Air Forte. Air Forte appears to be a company owned and operated by ONE Russian guy who is from Brooklyn, NY. He appears to be the one who started this import business importing Italian range hoods. I'm going to bet he won't do much when it comes to warranty work. Manufacturers generally have the bucks to back up warranties - individual people generally do not. While I appreciate the quick responses from Futuro Futuro - there were enough red flags in this process that I will be avoiding them. They are not listed with the BBB and there's something fishy going on here.......See MoreIf you ruled out a Futuro Futuro hood...
Comments (15)First of all, let me say that my experience with hoods is extremely limited. The hoods that I have owned were either useless or broken. I have lived in this house for two years with no hood whatsoever. I do cook most every night however and have cleaned up the grease myself. I'm bothered more by the smells of deep frying and stir-frying even more than the grease. When I would stir-fry in this kitchen my husband would come running in to open every available window door to let the smell out. So for me the hood was more about smells than grease. Last night when I did pan-fried chicken it took almost an hour since I couldn't find my big fryer and had to cook in batches. I asked both my husband and my daughter what they smelled and they both said "cooking". There were no heavy oil smells and the grease around the stove was pretty minimal. I did turn on the hood 10 minutes before cooking and used the 15 minute auto-turn-off switch at the end. We went out to watch fireworks and there were no smells when I got home. So I have to say that so far, I'm a happy camper. Like many of you, I wanted to get the best hood possible. I read great reviews of Kobe hoods here on GW and was all set to get one until I saw a picture of their island hood. I just hated it. It was then that I asked more about the Futuro Futuro and the few responses that I got were positive. That being said, they were not from people who were heavy grillers or stir-fryers. So I had to make a decision. I stir-fry maybe two or three times a month and I grill outside so that wasn't an issue for me, but I was going to be looking at the hood everyday. So I went for something that I thought might work well-enough and that would make me happy to look at. I have to say that so far I'm more than pleased. But Live Wire Oak makes good points and if it is all about function for you then you have to make your own decision. Carol08-In response to your questions, since we didn't have a hood before and because we have bedrooms above the kitchen I couldn't do a remote and I didn't do any noise deafening. I was fortunate that we could run the duct straight out from island over the soapstone sink and out. So it's a very short direct run. From what I understand, a lot of the sound issues come from the turns in the duct. Back to the Futuro Futuro, at it's lowest, I would say that it's very quiet and you can definitely hear it at the highest level, but at that level it should really be working hard. YMMV. I wish that I could give it a stir fry test soon, but they just started refinished the hardwood floors in the house and they asked me not to cook things that could splatter grease until they're done which won't be for at least 10 days....See Moreanyone have a futuro 'Murano' range hood? I am in luv w/the look
Comments (10)I purchased a Futuro hood (a wooden style called Mimosa) directly from their site for my 2008 kitchen remodel. Their installation instructions are not the clearest and it took us a while to realize we were missing a crucial hanging part. We made do with a stopgap although I assume they would have sent us a replacement. Unfortunately it conked out after a little over a year (right out of warranty it began making loud thumping noises and we couldn't diagnose the problem) and I was unable to get their customer service to return my emails or calls for service recommendations in my area. Regrettably, I changed it out for something else and would not purchase that brand again. That all said, Futuro's designs are very nifty. The replacement I got has steel baffles rather than the silver mesh of the Futuro, and I will say I much prefer the steel baffles, if that is available in Futuro models or any other brand you choose. Throw 'em in the dishwasher and done!...See Moremoose_2007
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