A rangehood is a kitchen appliance that helps you get rid of cooking exhaust while better protecting your health and the longevity of the contents of your home. So how do you get the most out of it?
In this guide, we will review the benefits of Schweigen mesh filters versus baffles, especially when it comes to noise and effectiveness in filtering out airborne grease.
While baffles are a popular aesthetic in rangehoods, they are just not as effective as mesh filters in trapping grease and oils. By design, they significantly reduce airflow yet require sufficient velocity to capture grease-saturated air molecules when they cannot change direction fast enough. To achieve this, rangehoods with baffles typically need to operate at high speeds and are also noisier due to airflow being pulled quickly and sharply over multiple edged panes.
Risks of filter inefficiencies
When a rangehood’s performance is compromised, it means cooking exhaust, grease, smoke, steam and odours don’t get dealt with effectively. This not only impacts indoor air quality but also affects the health of residents, and longevity of the house, fittings and contents. Over time, cooking grease may also congeal on rangehood internals and ducting, attracting bacteria, mould and pests. Left unaddressed, this can lead to increased risks of rangehood breakdowns and fires.
Advantages of Schweigen mesh filters
Schweigen’s mesh filters are designed to trap contaminants while ensuring maximum airflow, and minimise pressure drops that affect performance.
The mesh filters comprise of five stacked layers of fine stainless steel or aluminium mesh with cross-directional patterns intersecting one another. As the airborne grease, fats and oils are forced to rapidly change direction through the fine mesh layers, the heavy pollutants get trapped within. Mesh filters are more effective at capturing finer airborne pollutants, while their light material construction means that they typically perform quieter.
Easily removable, the mesh filters are dishwasher-safe, and come with lifetime warranties.
Rely on rangehoods that simply perform better
Schweigen is a climate-positive company behind Australia’s top-selling silent rangehoods that come with premium components such as Schweigen mesh filters, Schweigen SteelFlex high-performance safety ducting and German-made Isodrive motors.
Coupled with a 10-year motor warranty, lifetime warranties on filters and LED globes, plus world-class service and support, your next choice of a silent, powerful and beautiful rangehood really couldn’t be simpler.
