Product review (3 stars): Lots of Power, but Controls are Inadequate
Big motor has plenty of power to remove all cooking odors.  I installed a new gas range and also replaced the existing 30 year old el cheapo range hood.  I did some research online and selected the Broan QP130BL to match my new range and it looked adequate to do the job.  I was a little disappointed with the Broan.  First of all, the fan intake is on the left side.  So, there is very little suction on the right side.  Unfortunately the fan switch has only 2 positions; 1. very quiet super slow, and 2. tornado mode which works fine but is kind of noisy.  My old hood had a variable speed switch and you could easily control the fan speed and noise.

Also, my 30 year old hood had also had a variable power light switch.  The Broan has a 2 position low and high light switch.  I did speak to Broan before purchasing this model and they mentioned not to use LEDs, but couldn't provide a reason why they wouldnt work.  There is no way that I would use four expensive halogen incandescent high wattage lights in this hood.  So, I placed  dimmable 12W GU10 LEDs into the sockets to save power.  In the low position the LEDs exhibit some 60 cycle flashing.  In the high power mode the LEDs work fine, and they are very bright.  In this day and age why would a manufacturer design a hood that only uses old fashioned high power incandescent lights rather than dimmable LEDs?

The Broan really needs variable controls for the fan and lights.  Probably wouldn't add more than $5-10 to the cost, which I would gladly pay to own a fully functional and not too costly hood.  I am a skilled electronics person and Im thinking of taking apart the hood and adding variable controls.  Wish I had kept the 30 year old hood variable controls.

One other thing bugged me.  The hood comes with a 3 x 10" inch damper.  Unfortunately my house has a 7" round duct to the outside, so I had to buy a 7" damper at Home Depot to complete the installation.  Couldn't Broan have designed a built in damper that is compatible with either duct?  The 3 x 10" damper is still setting on my workbench.