The hood runs very quietly, and I know it will look good once I've removed the plastic and cleaned it up.  I needed an island range hood for a kitchen remodel, and was surprised to find that island hoods are overall more expensive than wall mounts. I chose this island hood for the very low price. However, my contractor said he had unusual challenges to install it, and he needed a 2nd, strong person to hold it in place while attaching it to , so installation was expensive for me.