Learn about our cooker hoods

The most common starting point is determined by where the hood will be fitted; whether it be over a kitchen island, mounted to an internal or external wall, or integrated within the kitchen cabinets. We have organized this guide based on the installation area of your hood within the kitchen.

Wall-mounted hoods

This type of decorative chimney hood is used if the hob is located in front of a wall and can be integrated as a design element between two wall units or placed freely on the wall. Chimney hoods are available in a range of styles and sizes, mainly in widths of 60, 90 and 120 cm. They all provide either surface or edge extraction.

Our Wall-mounted models

T-Shape hood

These simple, classic design of chimney hoods makes a statement in your kitchen, so there is no compromise between form and function.
Vertical hood

Vertical wall hoods are used if the hob is located against a wall. They are fitted with almost vertical or diagonal surface or edge extraction units and the vapours are extracted upwards/backwards. The range of different designs makes them particularly decorative.
Pyramid hood

The classical shaped hoods that efficiently refreshes air in the kitchen ensuring an enjoyable ambience after cooking.
Glass hood

With their stylish design in stainless steel and glass, glass hoods will certainly make a lasting impression on your kitchen layout.

Recirculation or Extraction?

In recirculation mode, cooker hoods use a fan to suck in vapours, pass the vapours through a grease filter made from metal (permanent filter) or fleece (disposable filter) to remove the grease for hygiene reasons and then absorb the odours using an integrated active carbon filter. The cleaned air is then conveyed back into the room. In extraction mode, cooker hoods use a fan to suck in vapours, pass the vapours through a grease filter made from metal (permanent filter) or fleece (disposable filter) to remove the grease for hygiene reasons and blow the filtered air outdoors. For chimney hoods the exhaust air can be routed through the wall behind the hood or through a lateral extractor duct.

SilenceTech

The SilenceTech hood removes cooking vapours from your kitchen very quietly, even at maximum power. Our advanced technology means that you can focus on creating delicious dishes in a clean and peaceful environment.
Breeze

The Breeze function refreshes the air in your kitchen at a low noise level when you have finished cooking. Now you can relax or entertain in a fume-free, enjoyable environment after your meal.
Hob2Hood®

The Hob2Hood® function wirelessly connects your hob to your hood. Start cooking and the hood will automatically adjust the settings, providing the best extraction based on the power selected on the hob. It does the hard work so you can keep your mind and your hands on your cooking.
LED

Enjoy expert illumination while you cook. Our LEDlights use far less energy than other lights and provide excellent visibility in the kitchen, ensuring you cook with greater confidence and agility.

Our Product Series

Our range of hoods are available from the 900 to 300 series. In the 900 series you will find our best features and technology with a spectacular design. In the 300 series, you will find an affordable and reliable cooker hood with great motor performance.

Integrated hoods

Build-in hoods are installed in a wall unit.The exhaust ducting can be routed through the ceiling or laterally along the wall units. Built-in hoods allow for space to be used to optimal benefit in the kitchen.

Our Integrated models

Pull-out hood

The pull-out cooker hood, now you see it, now you don’t. Just pop out the pull-out cooker hood 5cm for it to run. The cool part, it’s only visible when it’s in use.
Built-in hood

Completely hidden, even when in use. Our range of cabinet-fitted extractors are crafted to seamlessly integrate with your overhead cabinet.
Flip open hood

Discreetly hide your hood when not in use. Flip-open hoods are fully integrated into the cabinet. No screws or metal parts are visible.
Traditional hood

The traditional hood is designed to match your kitchen style. It lights up your cooking area. Helps remove steam, smoke, and odours.

Recirculation or Extraction?

In recirculation mode, cooker hoods use a fan to suck in vapours, pass the vapours through a grease filter made from metal (permanent filter) or fleece (disposable filter) to remove the grease for hygiene reasons and then absorb the odours using an integrated active carbon filter. The cleaned air is then conveyed back into the room. In extraction mode, cooker hoods use a fan to suck in vapours, pass the vapours through a grease filter made from metal (permanent filter) or fleece (disposable filter) to remove the grease for hygiene reasons and blow the filtered air outdoors. In integrated hoods the vapours are extractedvusing surface extraction.

Breeze

The Breeze function refreshes the air in your kitchen at a low noise level when you have finished cooking. Now you can relax or entertain in a fume-free, enjoyable environment after your meal.
Hob2Hood®

The Hob2Hood® function wirelessly connects your hob to your hood. Start cooking and the hood will automatically adjust the settings, providing the best extraction based on the power selected on the hob. It does the hard work so you can keep your mind and your hands on your cooking.
LED

Enjoy expert illumination while you cook. Our LEDlights use far less energy than other lights and provide excellent visibility in the kitchen, ensuring you cook with greater confidence and agility.

Our Product Series

Island, worktop & ceiling hoods

If you have a kitchen island you can choose between the discrete hoods such as mounted ceiling hoods and worktop hoods or choose a more decorative hood such as a free-hanging island hood that gives your kitchen distinctive style - all are equipped with functionalities so you can enjoy the fresh atmosphere in your kitchen.

Our Island, worktop & ceiling models

Island hoods

Free-hanging cooker hoods are designed to be placed above a kitchen island. The hood compliments the kitchen design, while the powerful motor removes vapours and smells.
Ceiling hoods

Installed in the ceiling of the kitchen. This discrete cooker hood not only cleans the air, it maintains the sleek finish of streamlined open-plan kitchen spaces.
Downdraft hood

Hidden in the worktop until needed. Push a button to raise the hood from the worktop and activate it when you're cooking. When you're done cooking, simply slide it down.
Secret Expose hood

The Secret Expose hood opens and closes automatically for intuitive use. The unique system makes cooking and cleaning the air even more effortless.

Recirculation or Extraction?

In recirculation mode, cooker hoods use a fan to suck in vapours, pass the vapours through a grease filter made from metal (permanent filter) or fleece (disposable filter) to remove the grease for hygiene reasons and then absorb the odours using an integrated active carbon filter. The cleaned air is then conveyed back into the room. In extraction mode, cooker hoods use a fan to suck in vapours, pass the vapours through a grease filter made from metal (permanent filter) or fleece (disposable filter) to remove the grease for hygiene reasons and blow the filtered air outdoors. For island hoods the exhaust air can be routed through the ceiling or through a lateral extractor duct. Ceiling hoods and downdraft hoods feature edge extraction.

SilenceTech

The SilenceTech hood removes cooking vapours from your kitchen very quietly, even at maximum power. Our advanced technology means that you can focus on creating delicious dishes in a clean and peaceful environment.
Breeze

The Breeze function refreshes the air in your kitchen at a low noise level when you have finished cooking. Now you can relax or entertain in a fume-free, enjoyable environment after your meal.
Hob2Hood®

The Hob2Hood® function wirelessly connects your hob to your hood. Start cooking and the hood will automatically adjust the settings, providing the best extraction based on the power selected on the hob. It does the hard work so you can keep your mind and your hands on your cooking.
LED

Enjoy expert illumination while you cook. Our LEDlights use far less energy than other lights and provide excellent visibility in the kitchen, ensuring you cook with greater confidence and agility.

Our Product Series

Filters for cooker hoods

Your cooker hood depends on filters for optimal performances. Regular maintenance and replacement is essential for efficient functioning of the kitchen fan. Over time, grease builds up in old filters limiting air flow and causing bad odours leading to a reduction in the fan capacity and hood performances. Use the following guide to understand which filters to buy according to hood installation and when to replace them.

Charcoal Odour Filters

Charcoal odour filters are installed exclusively in recirculation mode hoods and can absorb unpleasant odours and fumes before conveying filtered air back in your kitchen. Replacement and cleaning of the charcoal filter is essential to guarantee the hood optimal functioning and a high odours absorption performance guaranteeing a fresher and comfortable quality of the indoor air while cooking.

Disposable, with 50% filtration

The OdourClean Carbon Filter gives you up to 50%* fresher kitchen air by removing cooking odours, then sending filtered air back into your kitchen. Replace every 4–6 months** to ensure your hood performs at its best.
70% filtration, 3-year lifespan

The washable OdourClean Plus Carbon Filter removes up to 70%* of cooking smoke and odours before sending fresher air back to your kitchen. For optimal hood performance, wash it every 3-4 months** and replace it every 2-3 years**.
90% filtration, 5-year lifespan

The OdourClean Pro Carbon Filter adsorbs up to 90%* of all unpleasant odours in your kitchen. To ensure optimal hood performance heat the filter in the oven every 5–6 months**. This filter lasts up to 5 years**.

Grease filter

All cooker hoods are fitted with grease filters. These are designed to trap the grease particles contained in the vapour when air passes through the filter. When new or kept in a properly cleaned condition, all grease filters are non-flammable or fire retardant and self-extinguishing. The ability of a filter to capture grease is limited. Depending on the filter type, grease filters must therefore be replaced (disposable filters) or cleaned (reusable filters). This is required to prevent the formation of undesirable and unhygienic grease deposits and also to minimise the risk of a grease fire. The thicker the grease filter, the greater the air resistance and the lower the suction effect. This reduces the ventilation performance and usually increases the hood noise level. Hoods with a high suction force need filters of a certain thickness to prevent the grease from being sucked through the filter.

Disposable grease filters

These are disposable grease filters that must be discarded and replaced when saturated. They are not washable. Filters usually need to be cut to size. It is advisable to change the filter once a month. Some fleeces become very discoloured when they need changing.
Aluminum/Stainless steel mesh filter

Aluminum grease filters may discolor to light grey or take on a matt appearance. This does not, however, have an impact on the filter's efficiency. The grease in filters that are not cleaned for extended periods can resignify and will not be removed during cleaning and will have to be replaced.
Stainless steel grease filters

Stainless steel grease filters are in particular visually appealing and do not discolor when cleaned in the dishwasher.

Clean the filters using a sponge with non abrasive detergents or in a dishwasher. The dishwasher must be set to a low temperature and a short cycle. The grease filter may discolour, it has no influence on the performance of the appliance.

• The cooker hood should be switched on a few minutes before starting to cook so that the air in the kitchen starts to move in good time.

• Once cooking is finished, the fan should be left to run for 10 minutes so that odours in the room can continue to be absorbed and the active carbon filter can dry out.

• Kitchens with a recirculation hood should be aired after cooking to remove moisture from the room.

Note: Filter style varies by appliance. Visit the Electrolux shop and search by appliance/model number to find suitable parts and accessories.

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*Based on internal tests according to the Standard IEC/EN 61591.
**Based on the usage of the hood. Check the user manual for more detailed instructions.

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From stylish to subtle models, our hoods help create the right kitchen ambience while complementing your kitchen design beautifully. Learn all you need to know in order to find the right hood to your kitchen.

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Designs of cooker hoods

You can choose from many different cooker hood designs and widths to suit your kitchen.

Wall-mounted hood

Sits close to the wall to minimise it’s impact without sacrificing on performance.
Integrated hood

Save some space and put your hood under the cabinet above your hob. It’s completely hidden until it’s time to cook.
Island hood

Perfect if you have a central island at the heart of your kitchen.

Ceiling hood

A match made in heaven for social kitchens with a cooking island. These chimney hoods are suspended from the ceiling, not wall-mounted.
Downdraft hood

To blend in with the style of your kitchen, these can be hidden away when you're not cooking.
Induction hob with extractor

For complete freedom in kitchen design. An induction hob that doesn’t need a conventional hood it as it is integrated in the hob.

Size and placement of hood

The hood should be significantly wider than the hob where possible; at the very least it should be of the same width. Island hoods in particular need to be wider and deeper than the hob due to the cross-flow of air in the room. Wall hoods with edge extraction are better at catching vapours due to the higher operating speed so a wall hood can be the same width as the hob. The distance between cooker hood and hob is usually between 40 and 75 cm. A larger distance is often required for gas hobs.

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Large gas hobs

Recirculation hoods are not permitted for large gas hobs with a nominal output of between 11 and 18 kW (e.g. a gas hob with more than four burners or a gas hob with additional wok burner). An extraction hood and sufficient intake air or a controlled domestic ventilation system must be provided. This must provide a minimum airflow of 15 m3/h per kW total nominal output. Appropriate intake air openings must be provided (technical regulations for gas installations).

Key technologies within our range of hoods

SilenceTech

The SilenceTech hood removes cooking vapours from your kitchen very quietly, even at maximum power. Our advanced technology means that you can focus on creating delicious dishes in a clean and peaceful environment.
Breeze

The Breeze function refreshes the air in your kitchen at a low noise level when you have finished cooking. Now you can relax or entertain in a fume-free, enjoyable environment after your meal.
Hob2Hood®

The Hob2Hood® function wirelessly connects your hob to your hood. Start cooking and the hood will automatically adjust the settings, providing the best extraction based on the power selected on the hob. It does the hard work so you can keep your mind and your hands on your cooking.
LED

Our cooker hood has LED lights built in, so you can always see what you're doing. LED-lighting is also long-lasting and energy-efficient and perfect for creating an ambient atmosphere with lighting or keeping an eye on your pots and pans.

Recirculation or Extraction?

Recirculation benefits

• Easy installation

• No additional structural work required (no need to break through walls)

• Hardly any loss of energy due to the discharge of warm indoor air through the cooker hood over a long period of time
Extraction benefits

• High airflow rate

• Excess moisture is conveyed outdoors

• High effectiveness at low hood settings

• No regular replacement costs for metal filters

• Usually quieter than recirculating hoods if exhaust ducts are laid properly

• No additional costs for active carbon filters

What Extraction Rate does my cooker hood require?

Ventilation performance (airflow rate) indicates how many cubic meters of air the cooker hood will displace per hour. It is expressed as m3/h. The required ventilation performance is determined primarily by the room volume and the required air exchange rate.

Local authorities may issue municipal building codes that apply within their sphere of influence. These may include regulations on installing wall vents for extractor hoods. During the planning phase, it is therefore advisable to contact the local building authority and check whether any such regulations exist. Any regulations that do exist must be observed.

Neighbours may soon be annoyed by kitchen vapours waftedtowards their house. It is therefore advisable to obtain approval from neighbours for the location of a wall vent connected to an extraction hood, especially when there are no local construction regulations. To avoid conflicts, it is also advisable to place the sleeve as high as possible and maintain the maximum distance possible from neighbours' windows (at least 2 m).

For an enjoyable cooking environment without noise disturbances, choose a fan with a low decibel value (dB). The sound power level of cooker hoods is dependent on the selected power level and lies between 40 and 70 dB.

The main differences with regard to efficiency and noise levels lie in the type of motor/fan and also whether kitchen vapours are extracted via edge or surface extraction. Airflow noises in the extractor ducting have a stronger impact on noise levels than the cooker hood itself.

Lighting

LED to light up your hob and your kitchen and creates an enjoyably light that gives you a great visibility of what you cooking.

Low energy consumption: Reduction of energy consumption up to 70%.

Sustainability: No use of quicksilver, sodium, plumb or other heavy metals.

Good life expectancy: Life expectancy of 50,000 hours/ 10 years. Reduction of maintenance cost.

Most cooker hoods feature the same basic design. They all have a grease filter. Recirculation hoods also have an active carbon filter.The main differences with regard to efficiency and noise levels lie in the type of motor/fan and also whether kitchen vapours are extracted via edge or surface extraction.

Select the right hood design

Island hood, Chimney hood, Designer wall hood, Ceiling extractor, Flat screen hood, Retractable table-top hood,  Extractor module, Built-in hood and Conventional hood

Calculate the required airflow rate/extraction performance

Extraction performance = room volume x 12 (maximum ventilation rate)

What hob type is the cooker hood needed for?

Electric or gas hob?
– Observe the installation height/safety distance specified by the manufacturer
– Width of the cooker hood?

At least the same width as the hob, but wider is better
Edge extraction is recommended if the cooker hood is the same width as the hob.

Extraction or recirculation?

– Energy-efficient house

check: Is extraction possible?

– Is extractor ducting possible?

Planning for recirculating hoods

– Active carbon filter required

– Regenerative active carbon filter desired?

Planning for extraction hoods

Are there any ambient air heating appliances?

Ensure sufficient intake air
Window contact switch

Planning the extractor ducting

• Via a wall vent?

- Observe local building codes and neighbours’ rights regarding installation of wall vents
- Is there a wall vent?
- Is the diameter sufficient?
- Selecting the wall vent:

* Exhaust air wall vent
* Exhaust and intake air wall vent

• Via a chimney? Observe legal regulations!
• Via a roof outlet? Condensation trap required?
• Exhaust air ducting:

- Material
- Shape
- Diameter: at least 125 mm
- Length of ducting
- Number of bends

• Planning the air intake

Electrolux hoods deliver powerful yet quiet extraction, keeping the air clean and your kitchen comfortable. And with enhanced lighting, it's easy to see clearly – so you can make better-tasting food whenever you cook.

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Features available within our wall-mounted hoods

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Integrated hoods

Our Integrated models

Recirculation or Extraction?

Features available within our integrated hoods

Our Product Series

Island, worktop & ceiling hoods

Our Island, worktop & ceiling models

Recirculation or Extraction?

Features available within our island, worktop and ceiling hoods

Our Product Series

Filters for cooker hoods

Charcoal Odour Filters

Grease filter

How to clean and re-use your grease filter

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Designs of cooker hoods

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Key technologies within our range of hoods

Recirculation or Extraction?

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Important considerations

Cooker hood noise levels

Lighting

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Filters

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