SIA CHL60BL 60cm Chimney

Is the SIA CHL60BL 60cm Chimney worth buying?

The SIA CHL60BL 60cm Chimney is worth buying at £54.99 if you want 400 m³/h and a guarantee that outlasts the novelty of a new kitchen, and 647 owners rate it 4.4. It is a black 60cm pyramid that hangs on the wall, and it does the one job that matters, moving air, from a 26.5 W motor.

Two years of parts and labour come with it, parts cover runs to five years, and SIA keeps spare parts available for five years. That is the longest cover of the hoods on this page, and it is the main reason this one sits third.

How much airflow does the SIA CHL60BL 60cm Chimney give per watt?

Its 26.5 W motor drives 400 m³/h, which is 15.1 m³/h for every watt it draws. The £79.99 CIARRA CBCS6201 manages 9.25 m³/h per watt from a 40 W motor, and the £86.99 glass COMFEE' gets 10.8 from 37 W, so the SIA moves more air with less electricity than either.

In money terms, £54.99 for 400 m³/h works out at £13.75 for every 100 m³/h of extraction. That is £7.87 less than the £79.99 CIARRA CBCS6201, which shifts 370 m³/h, and £8 less than the £86.99 glass COMFEE', which shifts exactly the same 400 m³/h as this one.

What comes in the box with the SIA CHL60BL 60cm Chimney?

You get two dishwasher-safe aluminium grease filters and two telescopic chimney sections, plus an LED lamp that lights the hob below. The hood measures 60cm wide, 45cm deep and 61cm high, and weighs 7.3 kg, light enough for one person to lift onto the bracket.

It installs ducted to an outside wall or recirculating back into the room, and the recirculating route needs a carbon filter, which is not in the box. The body is aluminium with a painted black finish, so it wipes clean and stays light on the wall.

Where does the SIA CHL60BL 60cm Chimney fall short?

At 66 dB it is one of the louder hoods here, 6 dB above the £79.99 CIARRA CBCS6201 and only 2 dB below the noisiest. That gap is what decides whether the hood disappears into the background or you turn the television up while it runs.

The carbon filter for recirculation is a separate purchase, and there is no booster, so the three variable speeds are the whole range. Its owner record is also modest at 647 ratings rather than the five figures the CIARRA carries, so you are trusting a decent sample rather than a deep one.

SIA CHL60BL 60cm Chimney vs COMFEE' and CIARRA: which one?

Against the £49.99 COMFEE' 60cm Chimney Cooker Hood, the SIA asks £5 more for the same 400 m³/h and runs 1 dB quieter, and it brings two years of parts and labour with it. Buy the COMFEE' if the price is the deciding factor, and buy the SIA if you want that cover in writing.

Against the £79.99 CIARRA CBCS6201, the SIA saves £25 and moves 30 m³/h more, but gives up 6 dB and thousands of owner ratings. A kitchen where quiet matters goes to the CIARRA; a tight budget with a strong, bright extractor goes to the SIA.