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Great product at good price – This rangehood is described as non-silent, but we have not found it to be too noisy. We have it installed over a 900mm Induction cooktop and it has… Read more

no trouble extracting the steam and cooking odours. The halogen lights provide very good lighting. For less than $1000 I would highly recommend it.

Looks stylish and works well – The full title of this rangehood is Schweigen Rangehood Undermount non silent inbuilt motor and the model is NAUM-6. The title indicates that this… Read more

rangehood is non silent. Compared to our previous rangehood it is very quiet. There are lots to like about this product: (1) As it is undermount it is almost invisible, just the buttons to turn on the light and to adjust the level of power. (2) Easy to clean, just pop the filters in the dishwasher every three months. (3) Easy to remove and replace the filters. (On our last rangehood it was lot more difficult).

What we didn't like: The charcoal filters were not supplied with the rangehood, and we had to purchase them as an accessory. Not cheap at $90 for two sets and they were out of stock for a few months before we received them.

Moderately quiet inside, noisy for the neighbours – It works ok, but electronics packed up after guarantee expired. Don't know how much it will cost, they don't supply parts so someone has to come. This sort of appliance used to be trouble free. Now with electronics, no longer the case.

Wasted our $$. This is supposed to be the quietest range hood but it is one of the worst purchases we made in our new build as it sounds like a jet… Read more

plane. It usually needs to be on 2-5 for a decent extraction and at that level you can't speak to anyone whilst cooking. Even 1 is not whisper quiet as it says it should be. It is advertised as: Level 1-3 (Heavy Cooking): Silent like the airflow from a laptop/computer fan. Level 4-5 (Boost Mode): Quiet hiss of airflow similar to a multisplit aircon unit, without fan or motor noise. We were not told at point of sale at Harvey Norman, that the motor outside needed to be at least 5 meters away from the extraction point. I was also told on the phone that the kink in the tubing would make it louder, despite all of their diagrams having at least 2 kinks from extraction to outside motor as cab be seen in their attached diagram. The motor is noisy outside so wherever it is positioned it will be noisy for the neighbours or above bedrooms if put on the roof. A Schweigen technician looked at this and adjusted the tubing but it didn't make a difference. He said it was installed correctly by the builder and it would cost another $4,000 plus the cost of a colour bond box fixed to the outside of the house, to reduce the noise, and it would still be noisy. Could have bought a much cheaper unit for the same result but was looking forward to an upmarket, effective product. I would not recommend unless you can position on a roof well away from the kitchen and bedrooms and neighbours, but even then no guarantees as the motor is very noisy. I can't believe it has won so many awards.

Powerful extractor at a reasonable price but quality is lacking – I bought this unit online based on it's rated extraction capacity and the quality of a friend's Schweigen Silent rangehood. The delivery of the unit… Read more

was very quick from the time of order and everything worked well out of the box. Using it after installation, I am satisfied with the extraction capability and the noise level. However, I would not recommend similar units that are made for specific retailers (mine was for winning appliance, and there is a similar model for harvey norman). I would also suggest that if someone was looking, that they inspect the quality of the model as I feel that they may not be manufactured in the same factory. The unit I bought feels cheap. The control buttons is of a cheap design and feel. The led lamp do not sit flush against the rangehood (not noticeable until you are wiping the surface). There are exposed screws to hold down the faceplate, which in time will collect grease. The overall build seems to be bad as I noticed some uneven rivets holding the panels together (although you will not see them when installed, but reflects their manufacturing quality mentality)

Completely dissatisfied – Was sold on the brochure as a 'Silent Undermount Rangehood'. When in operation Speed 1, I have had family enter the house through the back door near… Read more

the kitchen and did not know they were inside, cannot listen to the tv or speak to family. We have stayed in hotel accommodation and I have video of the cheaper rangehood on top speed and it is alot quieter than the one purchased. The retailer is unable to assist as now, the manufacturer has changed their marketing brochures however it was sold to us as a "silent undermount rangehood."