Benefits of Ducted vs Recirculating Rangehoods
If you’re in the market for a new rangehood, you might feel a bit intimidated by all of the options out there. One choice that you’ll need to make early on is between a ducted or a recirculating rangehood. Find out what the pros and cons of each are and find the best one for to suit your needs.
Ducted Rangehoods
Ducted rangehoods pass cooking exhaust through mesh filters or baffles to capture airborne grease before venting smoke and odours through ducts to the outdoors. They require ducts to be factored into your kitchen design and installed through the wall or ceiling above your cooktop to the outdoors.
Pros of Ducted Rangehoods
- Better air quality - humid and polluted air is completely extracted from the kitchen
- Higher efficiency - enjoys a higher rate of air extraction where filtered air is not released back into the kitchen
- Opportunity for silent air extraction - ducted rangehoods with external motors that can be mounted on the roof or external wall take fan and motor noise out of the home so you enjoy blissful silence where you cook
Cons of Ducted Rangehoods
- Limited to where it can be placed - dependent on where you can run a ducting system above your cooktop to the outdoors.
Recirculating Rangehoods
Which Should You Choose?
It all depends on your kitchen design and personal preference. If air quality and motor noise are priority concerns, then ducted rangehoods with external motors are your surest bets.
Need help deciding? Reach out to us at sales@schweigen.com.au or 1300 881 693 for a free consult on the best rangehood (ducted or recirculating) to suit the kitchen layout and structural design of your home.