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Range hood · 580 m³/h

Cata C-500 GLASS /L

C

Uses less electricity than 4% of the 11,514 range hoods, 400–599 m³/h on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €30 a year, €298 over ten years.

Noise (max)
70 dB
Typical 64 dB
Airflow (max)
580 m³/h
Running cost
€30 / year

Uses more than most comparable models: 96 % of them need less. Soonye BT8303T-52B-90, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €28 a year. 73% of comparable models reach a better class than C; the most common is A. At 70 dB(A) at full power it is 6 dB louder than the typical hood in its airflow group. Cata has 116 models in this group; this one is number 111 among them. Cata sells the same label values under other model names: C-600 GLASS INOX TA /L, C-600 GLASS /L, C900 GLASS INOX TA /L and 1 more. On the register since 2019 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 11,038 of 11,514 range hoods, 400–599 m³/h by yearly consumption. 11,037 use less.

Median 53 This model · 105 5 205 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. C Gram EFS 90-00 TRI X 105 kWh −€0.06
  2. D De'Longhi DL CIV 72.9 105 kWh −€0.03
  3. C Cata C-500 GLASS /L 105 kWh
  4. C Cata C-600 GLASS INOX TA /L 105 kWh same
  5. C Cata C-600 GLASS /L 105 kWh same
See the full ranking

Noise and extraction

50 dB · quiet office70 dB · vacuum cleaner 70 dB
Dashed: group median 64 dB
Extraction (fluid dynamic)
E
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 Cata C-500 GLASS /L (this model)
580 m³/h70 105 — —
511 m³/h54 7 €28 €279
511 m³/h54 7 €28 €279
480 m³/h54 7 €28 €279
481 m³/h58 7 €28 €277
481 m³/h58 7 €28 €277

Label and product sheet

Energy class
C (scale A+++–D)
Yearly energy
105.2 kWh
Airflow min / max
335 / 580 m³/h
Noise min / max
56 / 70 dB(A)
Fluid dynamic efficiency
E
Grease filtering
C (81.6 %)
Lighting efficiency
A

Model numbers and history

Registered by Cata under one model number.

C-500 GLASS /L

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

Questions

How loud is the Cata C-500 GLASS /L?

Its label states 70 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.