Product review (5 stars): Love the auto-on feature
Another reviewer commented negatively on the auto-on feature of this Broan unit. I love that feature!

We remodeled several features of our kitchen recently. Our kitchen does not have a clear-to-the-ceiling vent system (long story) so we needed to replace a 22 year old Broan unit with another non-ducted unit. We found this QS230 in our local appliance store, but they wanted $500 for it. Amazon and some other vendors had it for much less. I spoke to Broan's very helpful customer support people and I was surprised to have them tell me not to waste my money on the higher priced QS330 model. For my application, the QS230 was all I needed. The unit installed quite easily - it was harder taking the old unit out than putting the new one in. It helps to have an extra pair of hands, though.

The unit itself is quite an improvement over the old model. The lights are really cool - I put LED bulbs in the new unit and they work great. The fan is a touch noisy at times, (the old one sounded like an airport, though) but I love the fact that it turns itself on if it senses a lot of heat coming off the stove. The negative reviewer said that it can't be controlled in that mode - but I question why you would want to control if if it senses too much heat.

The stainless steel is easy to clean and it blends in great with my range and other appliances. It is definitely an improvement to my kitchen.