Isodrive® Motors

Schweigen develops silent rangehoods that are unique. By removing the motor from the rangehood and placing it on the outside through the roof or wall - noise, smoke and odours are completely removed from the kitchen.

The innovative German-made Isodrive® motor is recognised as the quietest, most energy-efficient and highest-powered domestic extraction unit available today. It pulls steam, smoke and odours outside, rather than pushing like conventional rangehoods.

Installed correctly and used at the lower speeds, Schweigen silent rangehoods cannot be heard over the ambient noise within the kitchen. At higher speeds wind noise may be heard, depending on the distance of the motor from the rangehood and the type of filters selected.

Referencing a Schweigen Silent Rangehood with an externally mounted Isodrive® motor (1600 m3/hour airflow) and 5 variable speed levels, measured eye-level whilst in operation at a standing distance as if cooking at the cooktop:

• Level 1-3 (Heavy Cooking): Silent like the airflow from a laptop/computer fan.
• Level 4-5 (Boost Mode): Quiet hiss of airflow similar to a multisplit aircon unit, without fan or motor noise.

Best of all, there's a motor option for almost any cooking style and requirement.

First, decide where you’d like the rangehood to be. Discreetly mounted as an undermount, the classic option of a wallmount, modern entertaining with an island hood above a central benchtop, or sleek and dynamic ceiling cassette. For outdoor rooms and patio dining areas, we have the BBQ alfresco hoods, and for every other room in the house, our multi-purpose exhaust fans have you covered.

Whichever you choose, we have the right motor to best suit your cooking needs. Dishes high in spice ingredients or with intense smoke generated from a wok or grill, require much stronger extraction power through the filters to perform effectively.

In line with increasing demand for better home protection against Australian bushfires, Schweigen’s Isodrive® motors now come with BAL-40 bushfire code certification by Australia's national science agency - the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation).

The Isodrive® motors comply with Australian Standard AS3959:2018 for construction materials in bushfire-prone areas, and comprise of motor components in a galvanized-steel housing that is designed and assembled by Schweigen in Australia. They are certified for resistance against up to 40 kW per square metre of radiant heat flux exposure, and the very high risk of ember attack.

To further enhance the health and safety of homes, only Schweigen silent rangehoods come with free fireproof Schweigen SteelFlex™ high performance safety ducting.

Installing your new Schweigen rangehood

To maximise the performance of your rangehood, it’s important to select a motor power option that suits the cooking technique you use the most.

Now that you’ve chosen where your rangehood will be in your kitchen, and which motor best suits your cooking needs - it’s time for the exciting install. For a new kitchen, your architect or builder will be best-placed to recommend the right hood placement for your home layout. For an existing kitchen area, motors are most commonly installed in the roof or wall. Kindly note that wall installations of SP.1600 motors require the additional purchase of Wall Hanging Brackets from the Spare Parts Store.

If you have any installation questions at all, feel free to give our friendly team a call directly on 1300 881 693, email sales@schweigen.com.au or ask any of our recommended installers for guidance.