Product review (4 stars): Good looking island range hood with a few shortcomings
Nice looking range hood, and being able to see the display from both sides is a handy feature, but I have a couple of criticisms. The suction on this hood is not as powerful as I expected. We replaced a lower powered unit with this one which is 33% more powerful, but in my opinion it is still not enough. Next time, I will spend more and get something at the 1000 to 1200 CFM level. Secondly, the way the mounting bracket is designed, you have to use the telescoping piece even with a low ceiling like I have. The little red power indicator has a defect, about an eighth of it is dead and does not light. One of the filter plates arrived with a broken spring on the latch. I notified Amazon who connected me with the distributor, Atlas. Their customer service sent me a replacement filter plate, but it was poorly packed and arrived with a small dent in it. The latch on the new one works, but it does not mount flush to the hood because of the small dent. I again notified Atlas, and they have offered another replacement. I will update this review after the next filter arrives. Atlas customer service is responsive and diligent, other than the inadequate packing of the first replacement filter, but the product is under-powered and the build quality / quality control is not the best. I hired a contractor to install it, so I cannot comment on that process, other than to say he was successful.