Has anyone installed a downdraft extractor (rangehood) before?

Yes! That was actually the very first idea I had. But I did some research and apparently this Elica brand is trash...poor quality product with basically zero Australian support. So I backed out of that pretty quickly. Shame there aren't more choices in this area, cause it's a very compelling product.

 

Was the Sirius brand similar? They do make similar Winning Appliances | Kitchen & Laundry Appliances

 

Oh, they look so similar I wonder if it's an OEM...

 

We’re in the process of putting in the Bosch downdraft extractor.. there are a few options with ducting, which you’d be able to do with any make/model. We’re putting the duct through the external wall with a grid cover plate over.

we’re in the same boat where we don’t want to ruin a big window splashback.

id recommend venting through the external wall if possible rather than venting out the kickboard.. that’s not really venting

 

Could you post some pics when you're done? I'd love to see it.

 

Will do. I think the stone goes in 2 feb and cooktop should go in soon after.

 

Hi vbplease/jaybean,

Just on this. We put in a Bosch Induction Cooktop (Downdraft) a couple of years ago when we redid the kitchen. Love the cooktop, it is really good. We vent through the external wall with a cover plate as per vbplease is planning.

Really happy with functionality, works very well for our purposes.

 

Pic's ?

There's some fancy hanging glass range hoods that won't disrupt your view as much.

We put overhead cupboards in with the range venting via them (do lose some space), you can never have enough storage.

With the wide slim induction top there's plenty of space back to the window so splash isn't an issue.

 

Jaybean - some pics of our kitchen and vent to outside.

 

This is brilliant, so it's just an L shaped pipe that goes directly into the wall then covered with what looks a bog standard cover plate. Love it!

Since the out-of-the-box ducting probably wasn't designed for this, I assume there was a bit of custom work done?

@vbplease check this out

 

Our carpenter sorted it out. We did have to purchase an overpriced piece of a plastic from Bosch for the external venting option (does not come standard with cooktop) but according to our carpenter was not really a difficult exercise. Needed some flexible ducting material as well, to run to the external cover plate.

 

Thanks, where did you buy that plastic extender? (it's literally one piece right, I remember seeing a picture, like a rectangular ring?)

I looked everywhere but can't seem to find it.

 

Omg, tell me about it.. I bought a couple straight runs, elbows and adaptors from Bosch and it was something stupid like $450 for about $10 worth of PVC..

@jaybean you only need 1 x straight run of the ducting, if going straight out the wall, which is pretty easy to order from Bosch.. it would be best to order from Bosch in case the sizing from the local plumbing shop isn't compatible.

I found the price of the cooktop to be pretty good - approx. $3k from winning appliances. It's also advertised under $3k from Harvey Norman.

 

Jaybean - purchased from Appliances Online - just note there is now an updated cooktop model from the one we purchased, so make sure the vent kit is a correct match. Or call Bosch direct.

SKU HEZ381401 BOS INSTALL KIT
FOR PVS851F21E
AUS-POST 1 $99.00
Total (AUD): $99.00

 

Thank you!!

 

Another question I have is...because of all the extra space this takes up, I assume you'd have no chance of fitting an oven under the stove?

 

Great looking kitchen!!

 

No chance of an oven under.. unless its at the very bottom of the cabinetry, which is not practical.

I just measured ours, still in the box, and its about 235mm.. so the upper drawer can still be used, but it will be pretty shallow.