Turn on the hood for a few minutes before you start to cook in order to create an airflow that carries odors and steam into the rangehood.

Low speeds are sufficient when cooking pasta and sauces, which don’t have strong odor or vapors.

Higher speeds are used for cooking that emits strong odors and steam, like when frying or grilling or when several burners are being used at the same time.

Once you are finished cooking, leave the hood on for 5-10 minutes. This will ensure that all the steam, grease, odors and smoke have been eliminated from the kitchen and your home.

Painted Hoods (non-stainless steel hoods)
Black and white hoods can be cleaned using a damp sponge or cloth and hot soapy water. Windex® can also be used.

Stainless Steel Hoods
You can use any retail stainless steel cleaner to clean and polish your stainless rangehood. Examples are: Stainless Steel Magic®, Zep®, Bar Keepers Friend ®, WD-40®, Goo-Gone Orange Spray®, Cerama Bryte Stainless Cleaner® or Whirlpool® brand stainless cleaner. Do not use Windex® or other ammonia based cleaners on stainless steel.

Never use chlorine bleach, or any product that contains bleach on a stainless surface, as the hood could be permanently discolored. Never use abrasive cleaners or scrub pads, or alcohol-based cleaners.

When wiping or polishing the hood, always wipe with the grain of the stainless steel. A soft cloth and hot soapy water can also be used for cleaning the stainless steel hoods. Microfiber cloths are excellent for removing fingerprints and smudges in between cleanings.

Aluminum mesh Grease filters or Baffle style grease filters can be washed in the dishwasher. They should be cleaned at least once a month, and more frequently depending on usage. If there is heavy grease build up on the filters, then place the filters in a pan of hot soapy water and soak the filters.

You should change the charcoal filters approximately every six months.

Charcoal filters cannot be cleaned; the odor absorption power of the charcoal inside the filter declines over time and needs to be replaced eventually.

See the halogen bulb picture for reference.

The following hoods use a MR-11, 20 watt, 12 volt, halogen bulb, with a glass lens cover: Matrix, Orizzonte, Stilo, Stilo Isola, Diamante, Diamante Isola, Axia Isola, Synthesis, Perla, Dama, Dama Isola, Pro Magnum, Magnum, Inca HC SS, and Jewel.

The Pellicano uses MR-16, 20 watt, 12 volt halogen bulbs with a glass lens cover.

Click here to download replacement instructions for removing the MR-11 and MR-16 bulb and replacing it with a new one.

The Tratto, Tratto Isola, Tender and Velvet use a type G4 bi-pin , 20 watt, 12 volt halogen bulb. To replace this bulb, pull off the glass cover from the bulb housing and pull out the 2 prong halogen bulb. Replace with a new bulb, and replace the glass cover. (Click here to view photos of replacement)

The Inca Pro 30 and Inca Pro 38 use a 45 watt PAR 16 halogen bulb. Unscrew the bulb and replace with a new bulb. If it is difficult to turn the bulb, remove the stainless bezel held in place by 2 screws. (Click here to view photo of replacement)

The Inca Smart uses a 40 watt, candelabra base type (B), blunt tip, incandescent bulb. Remove the bottom face of the hood by pulling on the two gray tabs at the end of the hood. Unscrew the old bulb and replace with a new bulb. (Click here to view photo of replacement)

The Agio and Cristal HC use Fluorescent 18 inch 15 watt, T8 bulbs. See the Agio and Cristal HC Installation instructions for bulb replacement.

The bulbs for the Inca Smart, Cristal HC, and Agio are not available for purchase from Faber. All other bulbs are available for purchase. See our service request section for local purchase information.

All Faber products are warranteed against any defect in materials or workmanship for the original purchaser for a period of 1 year from the date of original purchase. This warranty covers labor and replacement parts. To obtain warranty service, contact the dealer from whom you purchased the rangehood, or the local Faber distributor. If you cannot identify a local Faber distributor, contact us at (508) 358-5353 for the name of a distributor in your area.

The Following is not covered by Faber's warranty:

1. Service calls to correct the installation of your range hood, to instruct you how to use your range hood, to replace or repair house fuses or to correct house wiring or plumbing.
2. Service calls to repair or replace range hood light bulbs, fuses or filters. Those
   consumable parts are excluded from warranty coverage.
3. Repairs when your range hood is used for other than normal, single-family
   household use.
4. Damage resulting from accident, alteration, misuse, abuse, fire, flood, acts of God, improper installation, installation not in accordance with electrical or plumbing codes, or use of products not approved by Faber.
5. Replacement parts or repair labor costs for units operated outside the United States or Canada, including any non-UL or C-UL approved Faber rangehoods.
6. Repairs to the hood resulting from unauthorized modifications made to the
   rangehood.
7. Expenses for travel and transportation for product service in remote locations and pickup and delivery charges. Faber range hoods should be serviced in the home.