Steel EKL100
Uses less electricity than 15% of the 11,514 range hoods, 400–599 m³/h on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €23 a year, €225 over ten years.
- Noise (max)
- 66 dB
- Typical 64 dB
- Airflow (max)
- 549 m³/h
- Running cost
- €23 / year
Uses more than most comparable models: 85 % of them need less. Soonye BT8303T-52B-90, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €21 a year. 53% of comparable models reach a better class than B; the most common is A. At 66 dB(A) at full power it is 2 dB louder than the typical hood in its airflow group. Steel has 10 models in this group; this one is number 9 among them. Steel sells the same label values under other model names: EKL90.
Where it stands
Rank 9,726 of 11,514 range hoods, 400–599 m³/h by yearly consumption. 9,725 use less.
Next to it in the ranking
- Etna AB691RVS 80 kWh same
- Etna RA345ZWA 80 kWh same
- Steel EKL100 80 kWh
- Steel EKL90 80 kWh same
- Berbel BIH 90 ST 80 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Steel EKL100 (this model) | 80 | — |
| 7 | €21 | |
| 7 | €21 | |
| 7 | €21 | |
| 7 | €20 | |
| 7 | €20 |
Label and product sheet
- Energy class
- B (scale A+++–D)
- Yearly energy
- 79.5 kWh
- Airflow min / max
- 310 / 549 m³/h
- Noise min / max
- 49 / 66 dB(A)
- Fluid dynamic efficiency
- D
- Grease filtering
- D (66.2 %)
- Lighting efficiency
- A
Model numbers and history
Registered by Steel under one model number.
EKL100
- Placed on the EU market
- First published in the EU register (EPREL)
Questions
How loud is the Steel EKL100?
Its label states 66 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.