Best Robinhood Range Hoods

Better Than Renovating Your Kitchen Cabinets – This is a copy of a 15~20 year old Fisher & Paykel model that is no longer available. It has the advantage of having mostly the same dimensions as… Read more

the F&P, however the quality is lower and some part substitutions cause problems. Like screw heads that need 2mm more cabinet clearance than the original F&P model. And thinner front handles that leave 5mm more gap to the cabinet doors. You can re-use your old F&P handle if that is a problem because the screw hole dimensions are the same. I was able to install the Robinhood into the same cabinet cavity and it looks as good as the original F&P.

The installation instructions are quite adequate for top mounting but no dimensions are provided for side mounting. This is easy to get wrong, and if you do get it wrong then the plastic sides will probably break sooner rather than later. Take your time. Do not trust a cheap tradie to do the installation.

Fan performance and noise is about the same as the F&P, with Fan Speed 1 being quite acceptable but Fan Speed 2 and 3 becoming annoying. The 2 supplied halogen lights illuminate the cooktop like daylight and can be easily replaced with LED types if desired. The fan and light switches are easy to operate. A 'door switch' on the slide-out filter enables both the fan and lights when opened approximately 10mm and disables them when closed.

Both stainless steel and white front handles are supplied. Ducting options include top round, top rectangular and rear rectangular with a top round 150mm adapter being supplied. For recirculation instead of ducting, the duct blank is supplied but the taller front handle/facia is not, so you'll need to replace the standard handle with a custom made facia.

This is very solid, I am Happy with it – I bought this to replace an earlier Robinhood model that got totalled in a small oil fire on the cooktop. It is a new version, slim lines with 3… Read more

speed settings and two bright little LEDs in the front. I am very happy with the price, the way it was packaged, build quality, the functioning. It is not too noisy, moves a lot of air and is easy to service. Like most modern range hoods it has a drum type centrifugal fan, which will in the future be tricky to clean but in the mean time works better than the old standard fan blades. It has the feature that in the event of a fire, it shuts down, protecting itself, and your roof cavity from fire. Also, if there is an obstruction in the ducting, or it has to go a long way, the motor works harder to shift the air. I like the look and we can put small items like oven mits on top of it. The corners are quite sharp however, so it is important to sit it up and a height where you are not going to bonk your head when looking into a pot!

Looks great but didn't last long – Price reasonable. Looked great but lasted only 4 years. Not happy as need to buy new one now. Show details

Noisy junk – Bought this unit about 4 years ago and have never used it due to the noise . Being at home due to covid thought I would look for a fix but after… Read more

reading the reviews it turns out this is just junk.. Unfortunately I cant change it because my glass splash back is cut to fit it. Not only is it noisy it doesnt seem to suck much . From now on I will read reviews before I buy anything