Browse Forums Kitchen Corner Re: Schweigen rangehood 11Apr 20, 2013 12:31 am . Block settled 07 June 2011 Our little piece of the Interwebs on HomeOne....... viewtopic.php?f=31&t=48577&start=0 Re: Schweigen rangehood 18Jun 11, 2013 10:44 am What are schweigen's quoted db's at what meter for the motors? keep in mind that high frequencies are VERY directional, so if someone has their motor exit pointing up into the sky with no surfaces near the exit to bounce it back down it will be multitudes quieter than someone with it pointing up to the eve's for example where it will bounce off both the side of the house(hard brick) and the eve's (fibre cement) you're best bet would be to essentially use carpet or something to form a muffler for the exhaust of it (as mentioned in previous post) if I HAD to have mine outside I'd probably duct it up and into the roof space so I could then muffle it adequately. Slooowwwwly getting a Manhatten 35 in Middleton Grange Re: Schweigen rangehood 19Sep 23, 2019 1:54 pm rhysn I agree with most others on here. There is no way the rangehoods would be available for sale in Australia an Harvey Norman if they didn't meet standards. The isodrive motor on out undermount is no louder than an air conditioner, so it's definitely a case of "neighbours from hell". Good luck with it all, hope you can win one over those neighbours of yours! I live next door to a over 45s retirement village and have three townhouses on my boundary - all with air conditioning units. My neighbours on the other side installed an external Schweigen motor several years ago and I can assure you it is much, much louder than the air conditioning units. To be fair it was incorrectly installed, with no ducting on the wall, and is one of the bigger motors. But the noise was like a jet engine and made it impossible to spend time outside, which had been our sanctuary. I assume people considering installing a rangehood with an external motor are doing so because a) they don't like the rangehood noise and b) they don't like the cooking smells. The question is why is it ok to impose your kitchen smell and noise on your neighbours? Charcoal filters and other technology that captures the pollution on your property is a a much better option. And by the way, they they don't sell Schweigen motors in Germany. Re: Schweigen rangehood 20Sep 23, 2019 2:01 pm yep, don't disagree we specifically created a space next to our neighbours garage and toilets for anything like aircon and exhaust fans.. if you care about your neighbours you think about where what you buy and where it's placed Slooowwwwly getting a Manhatten 35 in Middleton Grange |