How to install a hood with an external motor? Watch the installation video
An extractor hood with an external motor is a groundbreaking solution in kitchen appliances. It allows you to eliminate cooking fumes and odours with almost complete silence. If you’re curious about how such a hood works and want to learn about the installation process, keep reading.
Extractor Hood with an External Motor — Key Advantages
An extractor hood with an external motor is the perfect choice for kitchens open to the living room. In modern construction, kitchens combined with living rooms have become standard. This solution promotes integration among household members and ensures greater spaciousness in the home. However, smells and noise from the kitchen can also be felt in the living room. Therefore, when arranging this type of space, many people place great importance on comfort. The importance of a quiet kitchen has grown particularly over the last two years, as many of us have switched to remote work. The living room often doubles as a home office, so it should be a place where one can easily concentrate on work. A quiet extractor hood will certainly make this easier — while one person prepares lunch, others can continue working or studying in peace.
An extractor hood with a remote motor is also a great way to save space in the kitchen. The motor in the hood takes up a lot of space, so its absence in the body of the hood makes it significantly slimmer, leaving a large amount of free space in the kitchen cabinet, allowing it to be better utilised.
GLOBALO Silentio — The Hood You Can’t Hear
The revolution among kitchen hoods is the GLOBALO Silentio — a hood designed specifically for use with an external motor. It is available in two widths — 60 cm and 80 cm. The size should primarily be chosen based on the width of the hob. For hobs 60 cm wide or smaller, a 60 cm hood will suffice. For larger hobs, choose an 80 cm hood to ensure that fumes from all zones or burners can be captured by the extractor. This model is available in two classic colours — white and black, making it easy to match with most kitchen designs.
The standout feature of the Silentio extractor hood is its height, which is just 10.5 cm, making it one of the smallest built-in hoods available on the market. Another advantage of this appliance is the slit absorption, which allows fumes to be drawn in under increased pressure, resulting in more effective air purification. Importantly, all GLOBALO turbines are also compatible with other hoods. So, if you’re planning to purchase a different model, let us know, and we’ll remove the built-in motor, deduct its cost, and instead provide an external turbine.
Extractor Hood Motor — What You Need to Know
The Silentio hood can be connected to one of three external turbines (motors):
The turbines differ in terms of performance. Most people choose to place them in the attic. The motors can also be installed in a pantry or another room where the noise won’t be a disturbance. If none of the rooms in your home meet the requirements, an alternative solution is to opt for the TZ 1.1 wall-mounted turbine. As the name suggests, this turbine can be mounted on the exterior wall of the building. Its housing is reinforced, providing greater resistance to weather conditions.
How to Connect an External Motor to the Extractor Hood?
The installation of a motorless hood in a cabinet is identical to that of standard hoods. The key aspect is the turbine installation, which needs to be routed through an appropriate duct to a separate room. If you’re curious about how to install an extractor hood with an external motor, you can watch the video below, prepared by the YouTube channel BĘDZIE nieŁATWO. In recent years, construction-themed YouTube channels that showcase all stages of building your own home have gained immense popularity. BĘDZIE nieŁATWO is one such channel, run by Zuzia and Marcin, who decided on a quiet extractor hood with an external motor for their kitchen. In the video, they demonstrate step by step how to connect the motor to the hood.
If you want to ensure that no noise reaches the kitchen, you can install a silencer, as shown in the video, which further quietens the motor’s operation. The silencer is designed to maintain free airflow, so when properly installed, it does not cause any additional resistance.
