Cooker Hood & Extractor Fan troubleshooting guides

History The History of the Cooker Hood and Extractor Fan

Cooker hood won’t turn off (all brands)

Cooker hood keeps running and won't switch off

Cooker hood dripping condensation from underneath (all brands)

Water dripping from underneath the cooker hood, especially after steamy cooking

Cooker hood extractor fan not pulling steam or smells away (all brands)

Extractor fan runs but doesn't pull steam, smoke, or smells away effectively

Cooker hood light not working but the fan still runs (all brands)

Cooker hood light doesn't work but the extractor fan runs normally

Cooker hood filter/grease indicator light won’t reset (Neff & Bosch)

Filter/grease indicator light stays on even after cleaning the filters

Cooker hood rattling or vibrating loudly (all brands)

Rattling or vibrating noise from the cooker hood, especially at higher fan speeds

Cooker hood remote control or touch panel not responding (all brands)

Remote control or touch-sensitive control panel doesn't respond

Cooker hood smells of burning when first switched on after installation (all brands)

Hot or burning smell when a newly installed cooker hood is first used

Recirculating cooker hood not reducing cooking smells even with new filters (all brands)

Recirculating cooker hood isn't reducing cooking smells even with a fresh filter

The History of the Cooker Hood and Extractor Fan

Compared with most of the appliances on this site, the cooker hood’s history is less clean-cut — several companies and inventors have laid claim to being “first”, and unlike, say, the microwave’s well-documented origin story, the early record here is genuinely murkier. Early 20th-century patents Patent filings for ventilating hoods designed to sit above a […]