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Comparison · Range hoods

Balay 3BC978HX vs KB Elements ELK60PR2

KB Elements ELK60PR2 uses 26 kWh less a year: €7 a year at your price, €74 over ten years.

A Balay 3BC978HX A+++ KB Elements ELK60PR2
Yearly consumption 34 kWh7 kWh
Cost per year €10€2
Cost over 10 years €95€21
Rank in its group 2,519 / 11,5144 / 11,514
Group Range hoods, 400–599 m³/hRange hoods, 400–599 m³/h
Energy class A (scale A+++–D) A+++ (scale A+++–D)
Yearly energy 33.7 kWh 7.4 kWh
Airflow min / max 243 / 408 m³/h 231 / 481 m³/h
Noise min / max 47 / 60 dB(A) 46 / 58 dB(A)
Fluid dynamic efficiency A A
Grease filtering B (85.8 %) D (69 %)
Lighting efficiency A E

If Balay 3BC978HX is cheaper to buy, the price gap is paid back by lower running costs only when it is smaller than the cost difference over the years you keep it. Work it out with your prices →