Classic chimney-style hoods remain the most popular models on the market, and Whirlpool’s new AKR 945/IX and AKR 672/IX extractors provide an attractive fashion statement in the kitchen as well as offering excellent functionality.
Cooker hoods, thankfully, aren’t what they used to be. Long gone are the staid designs, lack of imagination and ear-nagging sound levels.
The market for hoods has seen a major explosion in design and technology in recent years as a once purely functional product has blossomed into a major style statement in the kitchen. Whether you are new to the market or a returning customer, chances are you will be staggered by the choices in design, size and technology.
There are now a great many elegant and flexible solutions for extracting cooking odours from your kitchen whilst simultaneously creating a stunning visual impact.
The new cooker hoods from Whirlpool are versatile and stylish finished in high quality stainless steel, these contemporary models can be either ducted or fitted to recirculate, therefore making them fully flexible for any home. Halogen lighting give the models excellent luminosity, while their aluminium dishwashable grease filters ensure that the hoods continue to work smoothly and make for easy maintenance.
Juliana Sado, Senior Brand Marketing Manager, Whirlpool says: “Whirlpool offers a generous and varied range of cooker hoods for our consumers, but the classic chimney style remains the choice of most. Our new models create a great visual impact in the kitchen and operate with excellent efficiency without making the noise that many new and even returning customers to the market might be expecting.”
Key features and benefits of the AKR 945/IX:
Chimney-style hood, 900mm wide
Halogen lighting for excellent luminosity and longevity
Slide control with three extraction settings
Dishwasher safe, aluminium cassette grease filters, for easy maintenance
Versatile installation offering ducted or recirculating
Ducted extraction rate 416 m³/hour
Maximum noise level 59 dB(A)
Finished in high quality stainless steel
Dimensions: H 861 x W 898 x D 450 mm (the chimney height is adjustable to adapt to ceiling height)
Available in 600mm version, AKR 672/IX
For stockists of the Whirlpool AKR 945/IX and the AKR 672/IX cooker hoods and other appliances in the range visit the website www.whirlpool.co.uk.
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Image caption: The AKR 945/IX classic chimney-style hood remains popular and provides an attractive fashion statement in the kitchen as well as excellent functionality.
About Whirlpool Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) :
With around 10,400 employees, a sales presence in over 30 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa and manufacturing sites in seven countries, Whirlpool EMEA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Whirlpool Corporation. The world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, Whirlpool Corporation had annual sales in 2012 of $18.1 billion, 68,000 employees, and 65 manufacturing and technology research centres around the world. The company markets Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Brastemp, Bauknecht and other major brand names to consumers in nearly every country around the world. Whirlpool’s European Operations’ Centre is located in Comerio (VA), Italy. For further information on the company, please visit the Website www.whirlpoolcorp.com.
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11th December 2013
