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Range hood · 525 m³/h

Balay 3BC065MX

C

Uses less electricity than 7% of the 11,514 range hoods, 400–599 m³/h on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €26 a year, €260 over ten years.

Noise (max)
69 dB
Typical 64 dB
Airflow (max)
525 m³/h
Running cost
€26 / year

Uses more than most comparable models: 93 % of them need less. Soonye BT8303T-52B-90, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €24 a year. 73% of comparable models reach a better class than C; the most common is A. At 69 dB(A) at full power it is 5 dB louder than the typical hood in its airflow group. Balay has 37 models in this group; this one is number 35 among them. On the register since 2021 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 10,677 of 11,514 range hoods, 400–599 m³/h by yearly consumption. 10,676 use less.

Median 53 This model · 92 5 205 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. D Valberg 950187 HINCL 90 TVK ARSC 92 kWh −€0.03
  2. D Hansa OKP662GH 92 kWh −€0.03
  3. C Balay 3BC065MX 92 kWh
  4. D Hansa OKP931GH 92 kWh same
  5. D Beldeko RIVAGE 90 92 kWh +€0.06
See the full ranking

Noise and extraction

50 dB · quiet office70 dB · vacuum cleaner 69 dB
Dashed: group median 64 dB
Extraction (fluid dynamic)
D
Grease filtering
C
Lighting
A

Same size, lower running cost

On sale, at least 10% less energy, same size group

Model AirflowdB kWh / yr Saves / year in 10 years
C Balay 3BC065MX (this model)
525 m³/h69 92 — —
511 m³/h54 7 €24 €241
511 m³/h54 7 €24 €241
480 m³/h54 7 €24 €241
481 m³/h58 7 €24 €239
481 m³/h58 7 €24 €239

Label and product sheet

Energy class
C (scale A+++–D)
Yearly energy
91.8 kWh
Airflow min / max
239 / 525 m³/h
Noise min / max
51 / 69 dB(A)
Fluid dynamic efficiency
D
Grease filtering
C (77 %)
Lighting efficiency
A

Model numbers and history

2 model numbers are registered by Balay with identical label values (usually colour or market variants). Searching any of them leads here.

3BC065MX · 3BC065MN

  1. Placed on the EU market
  2. First published in the EU register (EPREL)

Questions

How loud is the Balay 3BC065MX?

Its label states 69 dB(A) at the highest normal setting. The typical hood in this airflow group is 64 dB(A); every 10 dB sounds about twice as loud.