{"product_id":"lamona-lam2852-90cm-stainless-steel-island-cooker-hood","title":"Lamona LAM2852 90cm Stainless Steel Island Cooker Hood","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 900mm curved-glass island hood in stainless steel, made to hang over an island rather than sit against a wall. The curved glass canopy is the point of it — it is the visible object in the middle of the room, and at 900mm it covers a five-zone hob or a range top rather than just the front two burners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree speeds, four 1.5W LED lights at 6500K, and a genuinely quiet recirculating mode at 33–48dB.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy you cannot buy this direct.\u003c\/strong\u003e Lamona is Howdens' own brand and Howdens sell only to trade account holders. We hold the account, so you can buy the same appliance without one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRead this first — it fixes to the CEILING, and Howdens' own page says otherwise\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowdens' specification says \u003cem\u003eFitting Type: Wall Mounted\u003c\/em\u003e and their description calls it “wall-mounted”. \u003cstrong\u003eBoth are wrong.\u003c\/strong\u003e We read the Howdens installation manual for this exact model (its cover names LAM2852 and no other), and the fitting sequence is unambiguously a ceiling installation: you place a template on the ceiling above the hob, secure a ceiling bracket, then hang the hood on four angle irons dropped from that bracket. There is no wall bracket and no wall fixing step anywhere in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat changes what you need to have in place, so please check both of these before ordering:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYour ceiling must be able to carry more than 120kg.\u003c\/strong\u003e That is Howdens' stated requirement, not the weight of the hood (the hood is 28.2kg) — it is the load-bearing figure for the fixing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe ceiling must be at least 30mm thick.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a rigid angle-iron drop, not a suspension-wire kit, so the drop length is set at installation rather than adjusted afterwards. We can send you the installation manual before you order — on an island hood this is worth reading first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduct code: LAM2852 (Howdens' model number row agrees, which is not always the case)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth: 900mm · Depth: 600mm · Height: 1030–1170mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChimney section: 282mm deep × 267mm wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtraction rate: 557 m³\/h (see the note below)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeeds: 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoise, ducted: 48–68dB · Noise, recirculated: 33–48dB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnergy rating: A · Annual energy consumption: 17 kWh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFan efficiency: class A · Grease filtering efficiency: class C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLights: 4 × 1.5W LED, 6500K natural white\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmperage: 3A · Supply: 50Hz · Mains lead: 1.50m\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 28.2kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWiring: hard wired, no plug\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo timer, no wireless or smart functionality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFilters and ducting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA carbon filter is required if you recirculate and is not supplied. Howdens' installation manual describes both a ducted mode (no carbon filter needed) and a recirculating mode (carbon filter needed), so the hood does both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHowdens publish no duct diameter for this model.\u003c\/strong\u003e Their manual says only to cut a 170mm hole in the ceiling if you are ducting, to keep the duct run short and straight, and not to reduce its diameter. The 170mm figure is a ceiling aperture, not a duct size. We are asking Howdens for the spigot diameter — ask us before you buy ducting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTwo more things on Howdens' own data\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree different extraction figures exist for this hood.\u003c\/strong\u003e Howdens' specification says 557 m³\/h, their description says 420 m³\/h, and their EU product fiche gives a maximum airflow of 528.1 m³\/h. We have quoted the specification above because that is the field the specification is for, but we are not going to pretend the other two do not exist. All three are comfortably enough for a domestic island hob; if the exact figure matters to you, ask us and we will get it confirmed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe filter rows do not read correctly.\u003c\/strong\u003e Howdens list \u003cem\u003eNumber of Carbon Filters: 1 x Washable Filter\u003c\/em\u003e and publish no grease filter row at all. Carbon filters are not washable, so we think that row is describing the grease filter and has been mislabelled — but that is our reading, not Howdens' statement, so we are not claiming a filter count either way. Ask us and we will confirm what is in the box.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGuarantee\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 year Lamona manufacturer's guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Howdens","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56868665065858,"sku":"LAM2852","price":516.31,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0038\/9608\/2532\/files\/ass_prod_img_15311924_5403fd7e-6d9f-40dd-ae76-798ee5be168f.jpg?v=1787657441","url":"https:\/\/www.welovekitchens.co.uk\/products\/lamona-lam2852-90cm-stainless-steel-island-cooker-hood","provider":"We Love Kitchens","version":"1.0","type":"link"}