Collection: Rangehoods

A rangehood, or range hood, pulls cooking smoke, steam, grease and smells away from your cooktop, keeping the kitchen cleaner and the air better. The main decision is ducted versus recirculating — whether the air goes outside or through a filter and back into the room. A canopy rangehood or under cupboard rangehood should suit your cooktop and kitchen. Start with whether you can duct to an external wall or roof, then match the width to your cooktop.

Ducted or recirculating rangehood?

The two handle the extracted air differently:

• Ducted: pushes air outside through ductwork, removing heat, steam, grease and odours from the home entirely. The more effective option, but it needs a duct route to an external wall or roof.
• Recirculating: filters the air through a carbon filter and returns it to the kitchen. No ducting needed, so it suits apartments and internal kitchens, but it doesn't remove heat or moisture and needs filter replacements.

Duct outside where you can; use recirculating where ducting isn't possible.

What size rangehood do you need?

A rangehood should be at least as wide as your cooktop, and ideally wider, so it captures steam and smoke rising from the outer burners rather than letting it escape around the edges. A 600 mm cooktop suits a 600 mm hood as a minimum, with 900 mm giving better capture. Mounting height matters too: most are installed roughly 65 to 75 cm above the cooktop, and above a gas cooktop the manufacturer's minimum clearance must be followed. Match the width to your cooktop or go one size wider, and follow the stated installation height.

What extraction rate should a rangehood have?

Extraction is measured in cubic metres per hour, and the right rate depends on your kitchen size and how you cook. A rough method is to multiply the kitchen's volume in cubic metres by around 10 to 12 air changes per hour, so a 30 cubic metre kitchen wants roughly 300 to 360 m³/h as a baseline. Heavy frying, wok cooking and open-plan kitchens need more. Note that a higher rate usually means more noise, so check the noise level too. Tip: run the hood a few minutes before and after cooking to clear the air properly.

Common questions

Is a ducted rangehood better than recirculating?
Yes, where you can fit ducting — ducted removes heat, steam, grease and odours from the house entirely, while recirculating filters and returns air, leaving heat and moisture in the kitchen.

What size rangehood for a 600mm cooktop?
600 mm as a minimum, but a 900 mm hood captures more, since steam and smoke spread as they rise. Going one size wider than the cooktop improves capture noticeably.

How high should a rangehood be above the cooktop?
Usually around 65 to 75 cm, but follow the manufacturer's stated height, especially above gas where a minimum clearance applies for safety.

How often do rangehood filters need cleaning?
Wash metal grease filters every month or two depending on how much you fry, since clogged filters cut extraction. Carbon filters in recirculating hoods are replaced, not washed, usually every few months.

Can I pay for a rangehood with Afterpay?
Yes. You can split it with Afterpay, Zip, Klarna or PayPal Pay in 4. Our rangehoods start from $21, which is four fortnightly payments of $5.25.

Complete your kitchen

A rangehood works with the rest of the kitchen. Add a cooktop below it, an oven for baking, and a dishwasher for cleanup.

A $21 rangehood splits into four fortnightly payments of $5.25 with Afterpay, and Zip, Klarna and PayPal Pay in 4 do the same. Every order ships from our Australian warehouse, dispatched within 1–2 business days, with a 12-month warranty and 30 days to return it. We're a family-run Australian store, going since 2016, rated 4.66 out of 5 across 5,363 reviews.