Product review (3 stars): Nice design but problems
Nicely designed hood but they need to work on quality control. The sheetmetal plenum that the fan sits in was spotwelded slightly off center so the fan rubbed and made a racket when I first installed it. Being an engineer I am inclined to fix things myself and was able to modify the motor bracket to shift the fan over a bit to clear. I know 99% of people would not have done this but hopefully I just got the 1 hood that slipped through QC (if they did any). The sad part about this is that this hood is actually made in the USA...I would have expected this sort of quality problem from an offshore manufacturer! Would have probably given 5 stars if the housing had not been welded improperly as it is otherwise a good hood.

One the hood was fixed it does run well, is pretty quiet (some whine from the motor at low speed) and produces a hurricane at high speed. Wish the front vent for ductless operation angled the airflow up a bit so it didn't blow in your face when you are standing in front of the range. I do like the continuously variable speed control vs. most hi/lo/off controls.

The black wires (line) could have been another 2 or so longer for slightly easier wiring.

Black finish looked very good.

Shipped quickly and replacement filters were fairly priced. Much better price online than they wanted at local H-D & Lowes