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Range hood · 581 m³/h

Smeg KATE600CEX

C

Uses less electricity than 17% of the 11,514 range hoods, 400–599 m³/h on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €22 a year, €218 over ten years.

Noise (max)
68 dB
Typical 64 dB
Airflow (max)
581 m³/h
Running cost
€22 / year

Uses more than most comparable models: 83 % of them need less. Soonye BT8303T-52B-90, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €20 a year. 73% of comparable models reach a better class than C; the most common is A. At 68 dB(A) at full power it is 4 dB louder than the typical hood in its airflow group. Smeg has 93 models in this group; this one is number 79 among them. Smeg sells the same label values under other model names: KATE600EX, KATE900CEX, KATE900EX. On the register since 2019 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 9,498 of 11,514 range hoods, 400–599 m³/h by yearly consumption. 9,497 use less.

Median 53 This model · 77 5 205 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. C Silverline 3422.9.733.01 77 kWh same
  2. C Silverline 3422.9.733.02 77 kWh same
  3. C Smeg KATE600CEX 77 kWh
  4. C Smeg KATE600EX 77 kWh same
  5. C Smeg KATE900CEX 77 kWh same
See the full ranking

Noise and extraction

50 dB · quiet office70 dB · vacuum cleaner 68 dB
Dashed: group median 64 dB
Extraction (fluid dynamic)
C
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 Smeg KATE600CEX (this model)
581 m³/h68 77 — —
511 m³/h54 7 €20 €199
511 m³/h54 7 €20 €199
481 m³/h58 7 €20 €197
481 m³/h58 7 €20 €197
481 m³/h58 7 €20 €197

Label and product sheet

Energy class
C (scale A+++–D)
Yearly energy
77.0 kWh
Airflow min / max
240 / 581 m³/h
Noise min / max
47 / 68 dB(A)
Fluid dynamic efficiency
C
Grease filtering
C (76 %)
Lighting efficiency
A

Model numbers and history

Registered by Smeg under one model number.

KATE600CEX

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

Questions

How loud is the Smeg KATE600CEX?

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.