Thursday, December 15, 2011

Advanced LED controls by Faber



New to certain Faber hoods in the line is the updated advanced LED electronic controls (see photo left). You can see more about these controls by watching our Youtube video on the bottom of this post.

The Diamante hood on the left is one example of the hoods utilizing this new control system. Also, the Tratto and Stilo hoods also use this same control system.









The new control features the following:

• 3 speed electronic touch control
• A 10 minute intensive speed button
• A 30 minute auto shut off timer
• 2 level halogen lighting
• A red LED read out screen to indicate the current feature in use.

For more information on these hoods and others in the line. Please visit our website: faberonline.com








Faber - Green from the ground up

For over ten years, Faber range hoods from Fabriano,Italy has been focused on reducing their carbon footprint and improving their environmental friendliness. Please visit our website to see many new features including the electricity consumption calculator and a "Check the green facts" pdf download.

We know you have many choices when it comes to kitchen ventilation products, choose one that is green from the ground up!

As always please visit our website for more information on any of our products.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Stunning kitchen using the Faber Diamante wall range hood


Courtesy of our friends at Mrs. G's TV and Appliance in New Jersey, comes a beautiful kitchen featuring the Faber Diamante Range hood. This stunning modern day kitchen features a 48" Diamante hood with a powerful 600 cfm motor and baffle style grease filters. The hood will more than adequately exhaust all cooking odors over a combination cook top and Tappen Yaki Grill Cook top. The slim profile of the Diamante helps to set the design theme of simple yet elegant in this kitchen with rich, earthy tones.

You can see more photos of this wonderful modern masterpiece kitchen by visiting the Mrs G's Facebook page. Visit the Faber website for more information on this hood and many others.

Friday, December 17, 2010

The Velvet glass and stainless hood - courtesy of QTK Kitchens











QTK kitchens, our friends to the north in the Toronto area (Vaughan, ON) have featured the stunning glass and stainless Velvet rangehood by Faber in a beautiful designer kitchen. The kitchen features very sleek dark counter tops with clean lines and traditional light cabinets.

The Velvet hood by Faber features a curved glass slide out front with dual level halogen lighting and a sleek LED electronic control panel. With perimetric suction technology and a powerful 600 cfm pro motor, the Velvet is a stunning hood for today's modern designs.

QTK offers fine cabinetry and countertops for today's modern kitchens. Visit their website, blog and follow them on Twitter or Facebook.

See more photos and find out more information about the Faber Velvet at faberonline.com. Faber is also on Twitter and Facebook as well.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Inca Pro Plus by Faber - a whole new pro style insert hood












As the new year is approaching Faber is introducing a whole new line of insert rangehoods to fit your custom wood hood designs. The Inca Pro Plus is a professional insert hood and liner all in one. The product has 3 different widths available and 2 different depths (36,42 and 48" wide) and (19" and 22" deep). Also different than the other insert products currently offered by Faber, you now have a choice with the Inca Pro Plus of motor options including a 600 or 1200 cfm internal motor and also a 900 or 1200 cfm remote blower. In the new year in-line blowers will also become available as well as a low cfm motor with 300 cfm.

The Inca Pro Plus features stainless steel construction with restaurant style, high quality baffle grease filters, a variable speed control dial and dual level halogen lighting. This new insert hood can be put over any style of residential high end gas range or electric / ceran cooking.

Now Faber offers a complete line of insert ventilation for every need from a 12" deep, 24" wide value insert with 250 cfm, up to a 48" wide, 22" deep professional insert with 1200 cfm of air movement. Visit Faber's built in collection for more information.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Perimetric Suction - what is it?














(Faber Cylindra hood with perimetric suction)

Faber has an advanced technology available on several high end hoods called perimetric suction. Some people will look at the technology on the surface and call it a gimmick, but it is far from a marketing hook, that I can guarantee.



By taking a look (see left) at the under-side of the Glass and Stainless steel slide out hood Velvet, the perimetric suction panel is comprised of a SS ventilation panel with narrow slots in the center and more slots around the perimeter. As air is drawn into the hood, the air has to speed up to enter the narrow slots on the hood. Just like when the windows in your car are almost closed, you hear a "woosh" of air as the air is coming in at a high rate of speed.

Additionally, as air is being drawn at a high rate of speed, a low pressure zone is created under the hood which acts as additional capture area since the air moves slower in the low pressure zone until it gets caught up in the faster high pressure zone above. This all creates energy savings by better efficiency since the motor doesn't have to work as hard as normal hoods to capture the same amount of contaminants.



In normal hoods (see photo left), the highest level of suction is concentrated in the center of the hood below the motor and fan blades / impellers. With a perimetric hood (see the next diagram on the left, bottom) , the suction power is spread out to the whole bottom of the hood even to the edges of the hood. The advantage of this system is the front far left and right burners would normally have lost fumes,steam, odors that would go around the hood. But instead these fumes will be caught into the hood since the suction power is no longer concentrated just under the motor.



As you can see in the diagram below, the fumes coming from the front left burner are almost 100% captured by the hood. This wouldn't normally happen with a traditional hood since you are drawing the front left burner contaminants to the center of the hood.













Finally, all the perimetric hoods from Faber contain a sound dampening panel behind the stainless steel panel. This reduces the air noise levels by at 25%.

To summarize the advantages of perimetric suction:

1) Improve efficiency and save energy by getting higher suction levels with lower speeds
2) Expand the suction area to the perimeter of the hood
3) Reduce air noise by 25% with sound dampening material
4) Since the panel is made of attractive stainless steel, looks more upscale than grease filters alone. The grease filters are hidden behind the perimetric panel.

The following products use perimetric suction: Matrix, Orrizonte, Cylindra, Cylindra Isola, Velvet

For more information on the hoods with perimetric suction visit our website, faberonline.com.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Cylindra hood by Faber - sleek, modern and functional



The new Cylindra wall hood by Faber shown in a modern kitchen to the left (with two hoods side by side), is a great addition to the Faber US family of designer hoods and will add flair and artistry to any kitchen. This new hood features a LED push button control panel with 4 speeds, an auto shut off timer, 2 level lighting and an intensive speed control which turns the hood on for 10 minutes at the maximum 600 cfm to clear out the kitchen of left over odors after you have finished cooking.

The Cylindra features a 36" tall, 15" wide stainless steel cylinder and perimetric suction. Perimetric suction is a ventilation technology available on several Faber hoods. With narrow slots on the bottom of the hood, air is forced thru the slots at a high rate of speed, improving efficiency and reducing air noise because of the insulated panels. Perimetric suction will save on energy costs since the hood requires lower speeds to extract the same amount of air versus other standard hoods. Also, an available accessory for the Cylindra is the glass canopy kit (hood shown with kit below) which features a flat 36" x 20" glass "canopy" that attaches to the bottom of the hood, adding capture area and flair.



For more information please visit our website- www.faberonline.com

The Cylindra is also available in an island version as well, the Cylindra Isola.