Product review (5 stars): Well built hood but read further.
Beautiful hood. Seems well built, time will tell. Good suction for general kitchen cooking, far superior to above range microwave/vent combos. May be barely sufficient if you do heavy frying or stir fry. If your duct work is 7" or 8" and straight up to roof without bends, than that would be ideal. Keep in mind the 3 stainless steel filters will diminish the suction a bit also, but they do an important job. My only complaint so far is the power cord is too close to the upper right keyed mounting hole. After drilling a hole in cabinet big enough for the cord to come through, I'm left without enough wood to grip the screw because it's way too close. There's another fixed hole way in back but that falls right into the end grain of the cabinet so that is a weak grip. I end up not able to secure the upper left, so I made sure the back of the hood is secured to studs with two #12 stainless screws. I still like the hood so it's still a 5 star for now. Sorry for the lengthy comment.