Zephyr Siena Pro 42" Range Hood
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Comments (9)I just purchased a Zephyr Milano Island hood. Main reason, the sone is .5 on low and obviously higher as one increases the intensity. Still the lowest from the hoods i compared. The other thing I liked is the glass on the milano. I didn't want to take away from a gorgeous forrest view. It was definitely a great decision. Added note; the salesman I bought it from suggested putting the hood on 15 - 20 minutes ahead of cook time on low and leave it on low during cooking. He said if I leave it off and then place it on a higher number that it wouldn't be as effective as getting the airflow running ahead of time. It really does work and it is so quiet my son went to put it on for me and it was already on!...See MoreZephyr AK2100 range hood review
Comments (6)From what I understand from previous discussions on this forum, venting vertically with as few bends as possible maximizes cfms and (slightly?) minimizes noise. We didn't have this option, unfortunately. This is our first house and therefore first time I had ever used a range hood at all, LOL, so all three range hoods used the same set-up. I can compare the different brands I've had, but not a different setup. I can only say that the three people I know with range hoods that vent vertically out the roof seem quieter than mine (none are remote blowers, which are the quietest), but they are also different brands so I can't make a straight comparison....See MoreZephyr Range Hood Question
Comments (5)nuppal we went with the Zephyr Venezia hood. We find it to be very quiet and does a great job. We have only had it about 6 months but we do a lot of cooking and the house is always smoke and odor free. The baffles are easy to clean....See MoreAnyone have Zline or Zephyr or Best Range Hoods?
Comments (11)The issue here is whether the existing hood has enough flow rate at the pressure drop of the recirculation kit to get adequate containment of the the smoke/grease plumes that are captured within the hood overhang. Ideally, one would want the fan curve for the hood blower and a pressure loss vs. flow rate curve for the recirculation kit to find the point of curve intersection. Lacking those, the blowers with the higher rating should be used along with whatever recirculation kit seems to have the most "stuff" intercepting grease, odor, and moisture. It must be appreciated that neither mesh filters or baffles (or VaH magic lung squirrel cage expulsion) remove all the grease vapor particulates, and when the passed particulates are to be directed back into the room instead of outside, multiple layers of filtration are needed. (See figure.) These additional filters further increase the pressure loss and hence reduce the flow rate. At some point, the system cannot contain rising hot plumes above some velocity, and this causes spillage into the room of unfiltered effluent. Low cost recirculating kits are unlikely to have much filtration. This is the reason why the VaH ARS is significantly expensive over the normal VaH pricing -- better filtration. In my memory, only the ARS has been reported on here by an owner. A search may find others. Also, if Amazon sells any of these candidate hoods with recirculation kits, there may be reviews available. It may be very difficult to find a review containing data on efficiency of filtering. What is required may be a matter of taste (or smell). (The figure below shows just how limited even pro baffle filters are. Their true purpose is to collect grease particulates large enough to condense on the ducting, hoping the rest are expelled outside. That there is still some condensation is the reason why commercial kitchen exhaust ducts have to be cleaned and inspected once a year.) [Click to enlarge.]...See Morewyosue58
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