This item was a direct replacement for a 20 year old neff model that had given up the ghost. The changes made over that time period make the extractor easier to clean and more efficient in terms of running costs and it has a very good level of extraction on even the lowest selection. a little noisy but a good overall purchase. Comes with a 2 year guarantee.

It is ok the instructions not much use

Overall the extractor is good. It does a great job of removing cooking smells, smoke, and vaporised grease from the hob below - no smell at all escapes to the rest of the house - and despite a relatively long vent run in our install, it pushes the air along admirably. The biggest downside is that it's quite noisy - I think some of this is the hard-edged transitions on the vent hose adapter causing unnecessary turbulence in the hose, but the motor is also pretty loud. Given the volume of air it moves some of this is unavoidable, of course, and I expect it'd be better if it were vented directly out the back through a hole in the wall. The other things are minor annoyances rather than real problems: - The installation to a wall was a bit of a pain. The wall plugs are a bit oversized and really needed an 8.5mm hole, not the 8mm they specified. There's a few places (adjusting the level on the wall-mounting hooks, and installing the lower two wall-mounting screws) where the unit itself gets in the way of anything other than a stubby screwdriver or a flexible shaft. The upside here is that the wall-mounting kit is massive overkill - it could support an extractor ten times the weight of this one. Our previous extractor was held in by four screws each side into the adjacent cabinets, this is practically welded to the wall in comparison. (Don't get me wrong, the install is still easily within reach of a normal DIYer. The unit plugs into a regular socket so in most cases you won't need an electrician.) - The controls are mounted in the middle of a sheet-metal panel, which flexes slightly when you press the buttons. It's not a real problem, it just doesn't feel as high-quality and robust as other Neff equipment we have and it could easily have been fixed with a supporting bar across the panel on the inside. - I can understand the unit not allowing the extractor to be turned on unless the hood is open, but there's no reason the light couldn't still be operated; it's a bit annoying that the light is on the same interlock circuit as the extractor so we have to pull the hood open if we just want to use it for a bit of extra illumination.

Looks very good and modern especially like the push buttons. Cannot honestly say what it is like working as awaiting installation. Will come back and give a proper review when this is done hence only four stars. Have other Neff appliances so have high hopes that this will be just as good.

The fan was a straight forward swap for an existing fan of the same dimensions. The fan is good quality and works very well and is very powerful. In fact it is so powerful it is too noisy, even at the lowest setting. For our household the less powerful model would have done.

Replaced old fan after moving into new house. Much improvement and fits well behind cupboard door. Instructions supplied were only picture based and took a while to work out the correct screws and pieces. After finally working out how to instal wasn’t too difficult but took a few hours. Is slightly noisy on top speed but would only use to clear severe smoke, so not really an issue. When cooking steak on a high heat using a cast iron pan, it successfully and quickly cleared the smoke. Decent upgrade if you are looking to replace an existing integrated hood. Took one star off for the lack of detail in the instructions.

This cooker hood was purchased to replace the cooker hood supplied with my kitchen refurbishment from a different but well known manufacturer. Whilst the body of the Neff hood is the same (I presume that most manufacturers use the same case) this overall Neff product is far superior with higher quality and washable metal filters and a good powerful ( if noisy) fan. Control buttons seem robust. A satisfied customer.

It is hard to believe that this is a Neff product. It has a very tacky and flimsy feel, appears to have cheap components and has unclear and misleading instructions. Had always considered Neff a quality brand, and until now that has been our experience. I would suggest thinking very hard before purchasing this item. In addition it is very noisy on full power and is not silver, as stated, rather it is battleship grey.