QUOTE(pcctmudza @ Jun 18 2016, 11:10 AM)
Been using Firenzzi Hood (FCH9433) 4 years now, we do frequent cooking in the house, here are my comments:
Pro
1. Suction is very good, can cook sambal safelyÂ
2. Post service is quite good, had 3 incidents, taken care by Firenzzi immediately
3. Post warranty parts and labor considerably cheap (though my motor is still in 5 year warranty but labor is not), motor runs around rm 1xx, I was told)
Con
1. Can be quite noisy if set to high
2. Had motor replacement twice in 4 years
Hope this helps others looking when choosing to buy Firenzzi hood.
There are two methods of improving smoke/oil extraction
1) Get a hood with stronger suction
or
2) Get a higher efficiency hood.
Hood with stronger suction power will definitely be noisier and according to Fotile's technician if a hood's motor consistently on full speed all the time, the motor tends to spoil faster. That is why Fotile's hoods with turbo booster has sensor and will only run on full speed if necessary.
Motor should b the most durable and most expensive part of the hood, if it breaks down twice in 4 years then quite unreliable, may be because it is at full speed all the time
This post has been edited by zheilwane: Jun 18 2016, 09:58 PM