Product review (4 stars): A Solid Performer!
Let me start by saying the hood is definitely a 5 star, so far. I rated it 4 stars because of the way it was packaged. When it arrived on my porch, the box was a generic shipping box and was beat up and ripped in a couple of places. Thats on the shipping company. I opened that box to inspect the hood and found the original box the manufacturer had packed the unit in. The manufacturers box was also heavily damaged, and it was obvious that the damage had occurred before it had been placed inside the generic box and shipped to me. I almost sent it back without even looking at the hood, but after a day, I opened it the rest of the way and the hood actually looked unhurt. I pulled it to an outlet and everything worked great, so I decided to keep it. The hardware pack was missing, but Im thinking it got lost because of the damaged boxes. After contacting the company, they promptly sent me replacement hardware. The installation was pretty straight forward for my purpose. I had to reduce it to 6 inch because of space in the wall, but I seldom have to go above the low setting to exhaust my stove. Its definitely heavy duty and is quieter than the Broan unvented it replaced. There are only 2 lights, located at the front, but it lights my stove nicely. They are the white LED, and it took me a couple of days to get used to them. But I like them now. Ive seen some reviews that complained of them being dim, but mine are good. I was amazed at how much air came out the outside wall hood, even on low speed. I love the washable filters and the lines of the hood are clean and stylish. I love it so far. Im glad I looked past the packaging issues, because this really is a great range hood. Ive used it for a couple of months. Ill come back and update after some time has passed, but Im impressed after a nervous start.