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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Range hood · 480 m³/h

Steel GQK70

B

Uses less electricity than 24% of the 11,514 range hoods, 400–599 m³/h on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €19 a year, €194 over ten years.

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

Uses more than most comparable models: 76 % of them need less. Soonye BT8303T-52B-90, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €18 a year. 53% of comparable models reach a better class than B; the most common is A. At 62 dB(A) at full power it is 2 dB quieter than the typical hood in its airflow group. Steel has 10 models in this group; this one is number 5 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 8,716 of 11,514 range hoods, 400–599 m³/h by yearly consumption. 8,715 use less.

Median 53 This model · 69 5 205 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. B Airforce CCFINSIDE12001 69 kWh −€0.03
  2. B Sirius D002118PB1312717 69 kWh same
  3. B Steel GQK70 69 kWh
  4. B VDB MODO Premio 60 Black 69 kWh same
  5. B VDB MODO Premio 60 Inox 69 kWh same
See the full ranking

Noise and extraction

50 dB · quiet office70 dB · vacuum cleaner 62 dB
Dashed: group median 64 dB
Extraction (fluid dynamic)
B
Grease filtering
C
Lighting
B

Same size, lower running cost

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

Model AirflowdB kWh / yr Saves / year in 10 years
B Steel GQK70 (this model)
480 m³/h62 69 — —
511 m³/h54 7 €18 €175
511 m³/h54 7 €18 €175
480 m³/h54 7 €18 €175
481 m³/h58 7 €17 €173
481 m³/h58 7 €17 €173

Label and product sheet

Energy class
B (scale A+++–D)
Yearly energy
68.6 kWh
Airflow min / max
280 / 480 m³/h
Noise min / max
49 / 62 dB(A)
Fluid dynamic efficiency
B
Grease filtering
C (80 %)
Lighting efficiency
B

Model numbers and history

Registered by Steel under one model number.

GQK70

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

Questions

How loud is the Steel GQK70?

Its label states 62 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.