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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Range hood · 360 m³/h

Balay 3BT263MX

D

Uses less electricity than 17% of the 5,468 range hoods, under 400 m³/h on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €19 a year, €193 over ten years.

Noise (max)
68 dB
Typical 64 dB
Airflow (max)
360 m³/h
Running cost
€19 / year

Uses more than most comparable models: 83 % of them need less. Dopure V03BKP060T-DOP, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €18 a year. Class D is the most common class in this group (32% of models). At 68 dB(A) at full power it is 4 dB louder than the typical hood in its airflow group. Balay has 19 models in this group; this one is number 14 among them. On the register since 2019 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 4,521 of 5,468 range hoods, under 400 m³/h by yearly consumption. 4,520 use less.

Median 49 This model · 68 5 155 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. D Bosch DFT93AC50 68 kWh same
  2. D Pitsos 2MIB60T 68 kWh same
  3. D Balay 3BT263MX 68 kWh
  4. D Elica E123BII-021-001 68 kWh same
  5. B Lapetek 57011 68 kWh +€0.03
See the full ranking

Noise and extraction

50 dB · quiet office70 dB · vacuum cleaner 68 dB
Dashed: group median 64 dB
Extraction (fluid dynamic)
E
Grease filtering
D
Lighting
D

Same size, lower running cost

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

Model AirflowdB kWh / yr Saves / year in 10 years
D Balay 3BT263MX (this model)
360 m³/h68 68 — —
380 m³/h54 5 €18 €178
348 m³/h57 6 €18 €175
348 m³/h57 6 €18 €175
348 m³/h57 6 €18 €175
348 m³/h57 6 €18 €175

Label and product sheet

Energy class
D (scale A+++–D)
Yearly energy
68.0 kWh
Airflow min / max
270 / 360 m³/h
Noise min / max
62 / 68 dB(A)
Fluid dynamic efficiency
E
Grease filtering
D (66 %)
Lighting efficiency
D

Model numbers and history

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

3BT263MX · 3BT263MB · 3BT263MN

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

Questions

How loud is the Balay 3BT263MX?

Its label states 68 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.