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| The Milano Glass Island Range Hood |
Household ventilation powerhouse Zephyr just released a newly-imagined collection of ventilation hoods called Next Generation Europa. These hoods are game changers on a whole bunch of fronts and it's exciting to see an appliance manufacturer be so willing to abandon business as usual in the quest for greater efficiencies.
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What form of efficiencies? Well, the complete Next Generation Europa Collection produces 77% much less noise, can provide 30% extra cubic toes in keeping with minute (CFM) of ventilation, is seventy seven% extra power-green and makes use of low-temperature, excessive-definition light bulbs a good way to closing for sixty eight years.
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| The Modena Island Range Hood |
All of that performance is hidden in designs which can be so smooth and delightful you'd never believe they have been the use of a "inexperienced" method to appliance layout. Throw away the hair shirts, this collection proves that splendor can use sources accurately too.
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| The Modena Wall Range Hood |
There are multiple key additives to Zephyr's middle efficiencies. The first being a an onboard computer that no longer handiest manages the consumer interface, it runs a DC controller. What that means is that these hoods take AC cutting-edge from the wall and convert it to DC. DC electricity is more controlled and DC electricity allows the motor to generate higher torque with fewer RPMs.
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| The Napoli Island Range Hood |
Another key component to these new hoods are the high definition LED lights they use. The bulbs were developed by Bloom and they use 3 watts of power to generate a light level that's nearly as warm and intense as halogen. The "warmth" of a light source is measured in degrees Kelvin and the lower the number, the warmer the light is said to be. Most white LEDs come in at around 5000K but the HD LEDs from Bloom and Zephyr come in at 3200K. Traditional halogens come in at around 3000K, so unless you're doing a direct comparison, I doubt anybody would be able to identify these lights as LEDs. Those HD LEDs also come with something else that's unheard of for a light bulb, a three year warranty.
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Finally, the remaining and most great key issue to this series is a motor Zephyr calls a DCBL motor. The DCBL motor uses 26 watts to perform in place of one hundred fifteen watts for a traditional blower motor. On its lowest setting, the DCBL motor generates enough CFMs of air stream to efficaciously vent one 10,000 BTU burner and one 15,000 BTU burner when each are set on high however it does so with seventy seven% much less noise and 30% extra CFMs. The DCBL automobiles have six energy degrees and even when they are walking at full bore, it makes 11% much less noise, makes use of forty three% much less strength and provides 38% greater CFMs than a conventional motor.
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Am I getting too techie? I can't help myself some times, I know. Did I mention that they may be pretty to take a look at too?
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The Next Generation Europa Collection is a small part of Zephyr's large number of available models. Poke around Zephyr's website to see more and to learn some important terms about kitchen ventilation. There are even some online tools to help you determine the proper height for a range hood and how to buy the ideal CFM rating for your kitchen hood.
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| The Milano Wall Range Hood |