Product review (5 stars): Very solid hood
This is an excellent appliance, I would consider it an appliance since it fits right in with other appliances. Our kitchen is part of an open floor plan so food smell can easily reach anywhere in the house. The powerful suction of this hood removes the odor while cooking, we can't even smell it on the 2nd floor. This hood does what it should. I would highly recommend it. The noise at the highest speed is acceptable since fan has to run at faster speeds to suck the air, I would about 50% quieter than a normal vacuum cleaner. My biggest concern was the vibration and I am pleased that there is no vibration at all at any speed. I have mounted it with a very sturdy support. This support can handle three times the weight of this hood. It looks very nice, so nice that I had previously suspended lights next to the hood and ended up removing them since the hood itself looks so good.