Product review (5 stars): Finally, a range hood that's up to the task.
We spent a great deal of time researching our replacement range hood and deciding on the XtremeAir. Most weren't nearly powerful enough to keep up with a busy kitchen. This product moves a great deal of air and does it quietly. LED lights were also important. Lack of energy efficient lighting on other hoods indicated the manufacturers failure to keep up with technology. Upon installation we discovered another feature that was not well described, even in the user's manual: it has an automatic setting that will turn the blower on when a lot of smoke is present. We found that it also promptly turns itself on when a burner is lit and heat is sensed, even adjusting the speed automatically. It also turns itself off. When this auto function button is pushed, all other buttons are inactive. It's easy to switch back and forth between manual and auto. Although there is no cooking timer on board, there is a timer function to turn the hood off automatically.