Balay 3BH263MB
Uses less electricity than 3% of the 5,468 range hoods, under 400 m³/h on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €26 a year, €264 over ten years.
- Noise (max)
- 72 dB
- Typical 64 dB
- Airflow (max)
- 350 m³/h
- Running cost
- €26 / year
Uses more than most comparable models: 97 % of them need less. Dopure V03BKP060T-DOP, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €25 a year. Class D is the most common class in this group (32% of models). At 72 dB(A) at full power it is 8 dB louder than the typical hood in its airflow group. Of 19 Balay models in this group, it ranks last. On the register since 2019 and still on sale.
Where it stands
Rank 5,279 of 5,468 range hoods, under 400 m³/h by yearly consumption. 5,278 use less.
Next to it in the ranking
- Amica OKC6726IUK 93 kWh −€0.08
- Amica OKC653SW 93 kWh −€0.08
- Balay 3BH263MB 93 kWh
- Bosch DUL63CC20 93 kWh same
- Bosch DUL63CC40 93 kWh same
Noise and extraction
- Extraction (fluid dynamic)
- Grease filtering
- Lighting
Same size, lower running cost
On sale, at least 10% less energy, same size group
| Model | kWh / yr | Saves / year |
|---|---|---|
| Balay 3BH263MB (this model) | 93 | — |
| 5 | €25 | |
| 6 | €25 | |
| 6 | €25 | |
| 6 | €25 | |
| 6 | €25 |
Label and product sheet
- Energy class
- D (scale A+++–D)
- Yearly energy
- 93.3 kWh
- Airflow min / max
- 175 / 350 m³/h
- Noise min / max
- 56 / 72 dB(A)
- Fluid dynamic efficiency
- E
- Grease filtering
- C (75.1 %)
- Lighting efficiency
- E
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.
3BH263MB · 3BH263MX
- Placed on the EU market
- First published in the EU register (EPREL)
Questions
How loud is the Balay 3BH263MB?
Its label states 72 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.