Product review (5 stars): Was an upgrade from what I had, and I love it!
We (mostly) redid our kitchen last year. The house was built in the 70s and has never been remodeled, so we still had the wood-looking laminate cabinets, laminate countertops, laminate flooring, black over range microwave, etc. Very dark since the kitchen is in the middle of the house. We painted all the cabinets white, ripped out the monster of a microwave and now needed to fill that space. I liked the thought of not having to duck down to see what Im cooking on the back burner, so we started looking into range hoods. Since any home project turns more expensive than you originally thought because of newly discovered issues, we needed a budget friendly hood which allowed for a rectangular duct at the top, but also from a brand I have heard of. After researching many brands/models and comparing prices from different stores, we decided on this baby. She has been wonderful, absolutely wonderful. I may be talking it up more than others would, but coming from someone who had been used to a dark, dirty and absolutely broken/dead microwave to a bright, spacious range hood, its a dream come true. I probably installed it in March or April 2017, and have used it every day to cook since (I like the additional light when I cook on the stove). The fan is amazing and sucks the steam right up. I haven't burned anything yet to where there is actual smoke that needs to be sucked out, but I cook exclusively with cast iron, and whenever I cook steak or fry some chicken, there is some smoke that comes up, but sucks right out. I mostly use the fan for when Im making pasta and boiling the noodles (which is at least once a week). Keeps the kitchen cleared up, doesnt get my cabinets above the stove all wet from condensation.
I love this thing, haven't had any issues and would highly recommend.