Shady sales talk

[tiagormp97]

Hi there folks,

 

So, today my electric stove broke and I went to an electric appliances retailer to get an induction hob, since they're more efficiency than the 'normal' ones.

And the sales guy at the store said that because it is an induction hob my cooker hood would need to have an extraction capacity of over 600 cubic meters (around 21200 cubic feet) or else it would start dripping because of the condensation.

Does that make any sense or is it just bs sales talkin?

[Tristerin]

3 minutes ago, tiagormp97 said:

Hi there folks,

 

So, today my electric stove broke and I went to an electric appliances retailer to get an induction hob, since they're more efficiency than the 'normal' ones.

And the sales guy at the store said that because it is an induction hob my cooker hood would need to have an extraction capacity of over 600 cubic meters (around 21200 cubic feet) or else it would start dripping because of the condensation.

Does that make any sense or is it just bs sales talkin?

BS sales talk. 

 

Your induction hood uses a specific sized fan to pull air out and away from the stove and deposits it outside.  Hes saying - your stovetop is so much better your old hood cant keep up, meaning he has no idea what CFM fan you have in there and just wants to sell you another item.  Why would you replace the hood when if this was an actual problem...youd replace the fan.

 

BTW My range is newer than my hood.  My hood has some oil condensation that builds up on the metal fan filter.  Clean it...and then wait years for it to build up again.

[tiagormp97]

Just now, Tristerin said:

BS sales talk. 

 

Your induction hood uses a specific sized fan to pull air out and away from the stove and deposits it outside.  Hes saying - your stovetop is so much better your old hood cant keep up, meaning he has no idea what CFM fan you have in there and just wants to sell you another item.  Why would you replace the hood when if this was an actual problem...youd replace the fan.

 

BTW My range is newer than my hood.  My hood has some oil condensation that builds up on the metal fan filter.  Clean it...and then wait years for it to build up again.

That's what I thought, but his charm got me a little confused, thankfully I came home to think better about it anyway.

Thanks btw

[Tristerin]

4 minutes ago, tiagormp97 said:

That's what I thought, but his charm got me a little confused, thankfully I came home to think better about it anyway.

Thanks btw

No problem, if you go back tell him you use an industrial sized fan to remove that amount of air.  Which as far as I can tell would be impossible for any hood range.

 

CFM is Cubic Feet per Minutes of airflow

 

If he tells you its going to need 21,200 Cubic Feet of extraction you would need this:

 

https://www.walmart.com/ip/CHAMPION-Ducted-Evap-Cooler-14000-to-21000-cfm-14-21SD/764466616

 

So another $2800 dollars.

[TetraSky]

21 minutes ago, Tristerin said:

If he tells you its going to need 21,200 Cubic Feet of extraction you would need this:

 

https://www.walmart.com/ip/CHAMPION-Ducted-Evap-Cooler-14000-to-21000-cfm-14-21SD/764466616

 

So another $2800 dollars

Oof.
Talk about BS sales talk...

[zassou]

small question: do you have gas in your home? because generally cooking using gas is cheaper than electric, because it's generated using coal or natural gas, most of the time anyway.

 

but for real tho, electric stoves are really bad for stir frying where you need radiant heat. like 600+ degrees. but if all you do is boiling i think its fine.