Reviews of Designair 60cm Curved Glass Chimney Hood Stainless Steel/Glass GCH60SS

Review of Designair 60cm Curved Glass Chimney Hood Stainless Steel/Glass GCH60SS by: phil-south wales on 2nd July 2010
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dismayed at having no filters after being told at b&q that they were included in the box.following reading all of the reviews i ordered filters from cookerhoodfilters.com at 12.30pm on 1/7/10 and they were delivered at 10.00am 2/7/2010---£17.99 for 2,use discount code cd1234 for 10% off =£16.19.what a great service.

Review of Designair 60cm Curved Glass Chimney Hood Stainless Steel/Glass GCH60SS by: Frank P on 21st May 2010
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Needed a new hood as in middle of kitchen refit and only place that had designer glass hoods in stock was B&Q. Got the cheaper promotional one at £99.00 and it looks fab. Much better than the tatty one that it replaced.

Review of Designair 60cm Curved Glass Chimney Hood Stainless Steel/Glass GCH60SS by: Dan on 21st May 2010
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Fantastic hood at a great price from B&Q. Easy to fit and clears the cooking smells and steam really easily. Don't know what all the fuss is about filters as there is a leaflet in the box telling you where to buy them from if you need them.

Review of Designair 60cm Curved Glass Chimney Hood Stainless Steel/Glass GCH60SS by: Ian on 17th May 2010
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As many people have found to their dismay, no filters are included and if there are then I bet you any money it's the wrong one. I also can't find any filters as designair apparently are no longer. My advise is send it back and choose another make and if you got it from B&Q then rip into them as they know this is a problem but are still willing to get your cash.

Review of Designair 60cm Curved Glass Chimney Hood Stainless Steel/Glass GCH60SS by: nobbycat on 10th May 2010
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Just purchased GCHEP60SS on special offer this weekend. We asked for carbon filters to fit this machine as we cannot vent it to outside and were given the wrong ones @£9.99. You can only find this out if you open the box and remove the grease filter first. Some customers may have gone to the expense of having this item fitted professionaly and I suggest they do not as the filters are not supplied by B&Q and you have to order them from Designair which at this time (10am 10/5/10) are out of stock. I have also read that Designair went into liquidation. B&Q told me,with respect!, that if I read the instructions I would have seen the number to contact to order said filters.
Apparently or more even obviously B&Q have been aware of this problem for a long time yet they are still prepared to dupe people into parting with their money for a product which will cause 'headaches' and maybe holes in their walls unnecessarily after they have taken the damn thing back.
B&Q management are aware (sutton) and I will now be contacting head office. I suggest you do the same if you too have bought one of these coookerhoods.
Their no: 0845 609 6688 Good luck!

Review of Designair 60cm Curved Glass Chimney Hood Stainless Steel/Glass GCH60SS by: Mike on 2nd May 2010
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Fantastic and the best price that I could find on the high street. Cheap as chips for a designer cooker hood.

Review of Designair 60cm Curved Glass Chimney Hood Stainless Steel/Glass GCH60SS by: sandy howitt on 27th April 2010
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As an extractor hood i think this is great value for money and works very well. The instructions could be a tad clearer but once you ger your head round it they are usable. As for filters it is dissapointing that they are not included with the extractor but there is an easy fix. Remove the removable mesh filter, undo the 2 screws in the corner and the 2 on the latch mechanism. Gently open the outside frame and remove the mesh filters.
There are 3 of these one at the top and bottom and a kind of corrugated one in the middle. Purchase a universal cooker hood filter (i got one for 6.99 at my local harware store) and use the corrugated mesh filter as a template for cutting out the grease and carbon filters.
Place the grease and carbon filters between the top and bottom metal filters (the flat ones) with the grease filter at the bottom ie nearest your hob place the filters and mesh filters back in the metal frame with the latch mechanism its not too fiddly to get it in, and viola filter problems sorted. discard the corrugated filter and just use the old filters for the next template.

Review of Designair 60cm Curved Glass Chimney Hood Stainless Steel/Glass GCH60SS by: Sandra on 23rd April 2010
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I purchased this cooker hood before seeing the reviews. It has just been installed, so I haven't used it yet. I have just ordered the filters from cookerhoodfilter.com £17.99 for a pair and 10% discount if you enter code CD1234.

Review of Designair 60cm Curved Glass Chimney Hood Stainless Steel/Glass GCH60SS by: Shaun ryan on 21st April 2010
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Cheap as chips - paid £99 from B&Q, extracts really well to outside wall, what more do you want for your money? Has a built in filter that is washable, don't know what all the fuss concerning filters is all about! Great product, recommended.

Review of Designair 60cm Curved Glass Chimney Hood Stainless Steel/Glass GCH60SS by: Pauly on 19th April 2010
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I have been to B&Q twice now for these filters and come away with different ones each time. In a word (USELESS)!!! Now I hope this helps you all. Here is a Telephone Number for Designair: 08448001128 Good Luck! Please let me know if this helped you. Thanks Paul..

Review of Designair 60cm Curved Glass Chimney Hood Stainless Steel/Glass GCH60SS by: tina on 13th April 2010
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Why are B&Q selling this item when the filters appear to be unobtainable. Due to the extractor being on an inside wall a venting duct is not appropriate. Surely customers should be made aware that this product needs to go on an outside wall. If only I had seen this website before , I would never have bought this hood.

Review of Designair 60cm Curved Glass Chimney Hood Stainless Steel/Glass GCH60SS by: Mrs Johnson on 30th March 2010
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Purchased a designair 900mm sloping glass hood model number hds90ss from b&q, wrong filters ordered by b&q and guess what can not get filters anywhere as designair apparently went into liquidation in may 2009! Stuck with a hood that can not use as unable to get filters for it, been a nightmare since day 1

Review of Designair 60cm Curved Glass Chimney Hood Stainless Steel/Glass GCH60SS by: tara on 1st March 2010
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Has anyone found out where you can purchase the carbon filters?

Review of Designair 60cm Curved Glass Chimney Hood Stainless Steel/Glass GCH60SS by: Irene on 4th February 2010
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There are no filters with this cooker hood and B&Q dont stock them so why sell them if they cant stock the filters duh!!!!!!

Review of Designair 60cm Curved Glass Chimney Hood Stainless Steel/Glass GCH60SS by: James Tranter on 26th January 2010
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This chimney hood was fitted as part of our new kitchen in August 2009 and ducted outside for greater efficiency so no filters were necessary.
Our experience is that the recirculating types are not very good anyway.
The only reason we haven't given 5 stars is that the light is not really bright.

Review of Designair 60cm Curved Glass Chimney Hood Stainless Steel/Glass GCH60SS by: John Smith on 12th January 2010
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looks nice but bought a venting kit by same make however the box does not contain the part that screws to the cooker hood for the vent hose to connect to and getting pushed from pillar to post as no one seems to be able to help.B&Q say contact helpline ,helpline say go back to B&Q.wish i never bought.

Review of Designair 60cm Curved Glass Chimney Hood Stainless Steel/Glass GCH60SS by: mistyjessy1311 on 6th January 2010
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bought this from b&q on sale, took it out of the box and couldn't fit it, the instructions are useless as they are only diagrams, not written. Then i find out that there are no filters with the hood and when i phoned customer helpline they are out of stock and apparently you cant order them from anywhere else! What good is this?? Now I have to get an electrician to fit the damn thing.

Review of Designair 60cm Curved Glass Chimney Hood Stainless Steel/Glass GCH60SS by: sl on 15th December 2009
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looks great if i could figure out the instructions to get it on my wall
might as well be in another language, and diagrams are useless..
dont buy it and if you have get a refund quick!

Review of Designair 60cm Curved Glass Chimney Hood Stainless Steel/Glass GCH60SS by: jo on 31st August 2009
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No filters which does not state on box
and B&Q where i purchsed it do not stock them, so hunting now as to where to find them, I would not of purchased if I had known. Very bad buy

Review of Designair 60cm Curved Glass Chimney Hood Stainless Steel/Glass GCH60SS by: tony on 27th August 2009
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Looks nice once you've got it up, annoyed as i cant use it? after trying to work out the very poor fitting instructions there's no mains plug fitted and no filter in the extractor??? doesn't mention this on the box. also no address to order a filter, only a phone number and wait for it? it can take up 28 days for you to get a filter (£19.99) delivered once ordered.

Review of Designair 60cm Curved Glass Chimney Hood Stainless Steel/Glass GCH60SS by: theresa on 12th August 2009
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i have purchased this item , i am unable to fit it as the instructions are the worst i have ever seen in my life, there are no written instructions just some very poor diagrams.

Review of Designair 60cm Curved Glass Chimney Hood Stainless Steel/Glass GCH60SS by: RK on 21st September 2008
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good buy for price. however instructions are usless with no contact details for ordering the filters that are NOT included, B & Q don't stock them!! Too much hasle.