How to use your Argosta range hood

A range hood only works if it is installed at the right height, switched on before the cooking starts, and kept clean. Argosta's pyramid and slim hoods share the same essentials — a BLDC inverter motor, a three-layer aluminium grease filter with a carbon layer, LED lighting and a 120 mm outlet — so this one guide covers them all.

Models this guide covers

• Pyramid Range Hood 90 cm — Black Glass (angled glass, BLDC-700, touch control)
• Pyramid Range Hood 90 cm — Stainless Steel (BLDC-700, push-button, double-vented outlet)
• Pyramid Range Hood 90 cm — Black (matt black steel, BLDC-500, push-button)
• Slim Range Hood 90 cm — Stainless Steel and Slim Range Hood 90 cm — Black (under-cabinet, BLDC-250, 3-level, 60 dB)

1. Ducted or recirculating?

If you duct, keep the run short, straight and 120 mm all the way — every bend and every metre of flexible hose cuts the airflow. Never vent into a chimney or flue used by a gas water heater.

2. Installation

1. Height. Mount the hood so its underside is 65–75 cm above a gas hob. Centre it over the burners.
2. Pyramid hoods hang on the wall bracket; the inox chimney telescopes up to the ceiling to hide the duct. Slim hoods screw to the underside of the wall cabinet, with the duct passing up through it.
3. Duct or filter. Ducted: fit the 120 mm outlet collar and the duct, with a back-draught flap at the outside end. Recirculating: clip the carbon filter onto the motor housing and leave the outlet open to the kitchen (or to the chimney grille).
4. Electricity. Plug into an earthed socket above the hood, or have an electrician wire it to a switched spur. Keep the plug accessible.
5. Peel off the protective film, wash the aluminium filters, and fit them.

3. Using it so it actually works

1. Switch it on before you light the hob — a minute or two early builds an airflow that catches the first steam.
2. Pick the speed for the cooking: level 1 for simmering and boiling, level 2 for everyday frying, level 3 (and booster, where available) for frying fish, grilling and anything smoky.
3. Leave it running 10–15 minutes after you finish, on low. It clears the smell and the grease still hanging in the air.
4. Use the back burners when you can — they sit deeper under the hood's capture area.
5. Lids on pans make the hood's job ten times easier.
6. Switch the LED lights on while cooking; they draw almost nothing and show you what the pan is doing.

Controls

• Touch (black glass pyramid): tap the power symbol, then the speed symbols; tap the lamp for the lights. Wipe with a dry cloth — a wet panel can register phantom touches.
• Push-button (stainless and black pyramid, slim): the speed buttons 1–3 and a lamp button. On the slim hood the switches are on the front edge; the slide-out or front panel may need to be open for the motor to run.

The BLDC inverter motor is quiet and efficient — the slim hood runs at about 60 dB on full. If it suddenly sounds louder or weaker, the filters are the first thing to check.

4. Filters: the maintenance that matters

Aluminium grease filters — every 2–4 weeks

1. Switch the hood off and let it cool.
2. Press the spring catch and tilt each filter down and out.
3. Soak in hot water with a degreaser or dish soap, or run through the dishwasher on a hot program. A little discolouration of the aluminium is normal.
4. Let them dry completely, then refit with the catch facing you.

Carbon filter — every 3–6 months (recirculating only)

Carbon cannot be washed; once saturated it simply stops absorbing smells. Twist it off the motor housing, fit a new one, and write the date on it. In a kitchen that fries every day, lean towards 3 months.

5. Cleaning the body

• Black glass: microfibre cloth and glass cleaner; no abrasives.
• Stainless steel: warm soapy water, then a stainless cleaner wiped with the grain. No chlorine, no steel wool.
• Matt black steel: damp cloth and a drop of dish soap; dry at once.
• Wipe the inside of the hood around the filters each time you wash them — grease that collects there is a fire risk.
• Unplug before cleaning the inside or changing an LED module.

6. Safety

• Never flambé or leave an open flame under the hood with no pan on it — the filters trap grease, and grease burns.
• Do not use the hood as a shelf or hang anything from it.
• If the kitchen also has a gas water heater with a flue, make sure the room has a permanent air inlet so the hood cannot pull exhaust back into the room.
• Anti-fire plastic components are standard on Argosta hoods — still, clean the filters on schedule.

7. Troubleshooting

For motor, LED or control faults, call the hotline on 17724 — Argosta hoods carry a 5-year warranty with genuine spare parts. See the warranty guide, and pair this with the built-in hob guide.

Frequently asked questions

Does the hood need a duct to the outside?

It works best ducted outside through the 120 mm outlet — all the steam, grease and smell leaves the house. If ducting is impossible, fit the carbon filter and run it in recirculating mode: grease is trapped by the aluminium filters, smells by the carbon, and the air returns to the kitchen.

How high above the hob should the hood be?

For a gas hob, 65–75 cm from the pan supports to the bottom of the hood. Lower risks heat damage and head-bumps; higher and it captures much less.

How often do I clean the filters?

Wash the aluminium grease filters every 2–4 weeks in hot soapy water or the dishwasher. Replace the carbon filter every 3–6 months in recirculating mode (it cannot be washed).

Why is the hood noisy or weak?

Usually a greasy, clogged aluminium filter, a saturated carbon filter, or a duct that is too long, too narrow, or kinked. Clean the filters first; if ducted, check the run and the outside flap.