The Arcus venting induction hob replaces your cooker hood entirely — an 800m³/hr brushless motor built into the hob draws steam and odours down at source from all four zones. No overhead hood, no chimney, no wall-mount. Ducted or recirculating. 10–90 minute auto-timer. Installs into a standard 900mm base unit.
Arcus Venting Induction Hob — No Cooker Hood Required. 800m³/hr at Source. Brushless Motor.
The Arcus replaces your cooker hood. Not supplements it — replaces it. An 800m³/hr brushless motor is built into the hob body itself, drawing steam, grease, and cooking odours downwards at the surface before they have the chance to rise and spread. There is no overhead hood. There is no chimney. The ceiling above your cooking surface is just ceiling.
For kitchens where there is no practical wall or ceiling space for an overhead hood — compact kitchens, open-plan layouts, island or peninsula hob positions, flats and new builds — the Arcus is the extraction solution. For kitchens where the design brief specifically excludes overhead appliances, it's the only credible answer. And at 800m³/hr with brushless motor efficiency, it's more powerful than the majority of wall hoods it replaces.
Downdraft extraction — why at-source matters
A conventional overhead cooker hood waits for steam and odours to rise before capturing them. By the time vapour reaches an overhead hood it has already spread laterally, reduced in temperature, and distributed into the kitchen air. Downdraft extraction at the hob surface captures vapour at the point of generation — before it rises, before it spreads, before it gets into soft furnishings and open-plan living spaces. The Arcus draws from all four induction zones simultaneously, handling the output of a fully loaded hob without the steam making it past the glass surface. For open-plan kitchen-diners, this isn't just a design preference — it's a more effective extraction strategy.
800m³/hr brushless motor — quieter and more efficient than the overhead alternative
The brushless motor integrated into the Arcus hob body runs at 800m³/hr — more than many standard wall hoods and well above the UK building regulation minimum. Brushless motor technology means no contact friction between rotating components, producing quieter operation at any extraction speed and significantly lower energy consumption than a conventional motor at equivalent output. The auto-timer runs from 10 to 90 minutes in 10-minute intervals, allowing the motor to continue running after cooking has finished — clearing residual steam and odours — and shut off automatically. The hob and extractor operate independently: you can cook without extraction, or run the extraction after the hob is off.
Installation — ducted or recirculated, standard base unit
The Arcus installs into a standard 900mm wide × 600mm deep base unit, requiring no structural modifications beyond what a standard hob installation needs to support the size chosen. The motor outlet is 220mm × 90mm and can be converted to a 150mm round ducting system using the horizontal or elbow adapter. Ducted externally for full 800m³/hr performance, or recirculated with charcoal carbon filters where external ducting isn't practical. Dishwasher-safe aluminium grease filters are included.
