Product review (3 stars): Why only one fan off to the side???
Hi all,

I bought and installed this Broan QS330QS3 30" Range Hood. Let me put it this way... Broan can do much better than this!

1) The interior workmanship is shoddy and are are some sharp edges on the parts so wear glove when you install this.

2) The blower fan is off the the left side of the hood, leaving the right side under powered and not sucking up air.  Most stoves has the larger brun on the right outter corner which happens to be the least powerful spot of the hood. In fact the manual also tell you that the right side is weak and vent less air than the right.  So....Why in the world they don't place the blower fan in the middle?  Or better have two blow fans???

3) It is not designed well enough to vent to the back side of the hood.  The damper/duct connect extended 4" into the duct and guess what... when the damper opens, it will blocked 70% of the duct that supposed to carry air to the outside! See what effect it has below in item #4.

4) The cabin of the hood is NOT air tight so even if you have duct to vent air to the outside, some of the air will seep back into the house through the light socket, the hole on the top vent holes (yes, even when you follow the instruction to close the top ductless vent), and just about any small gap around the unit.  Difinitely not airlight.

I would say the unit is a little pricey for what it's worth.  I think the engineering of this hood can be much better if it was designed with input from an actual cook!  I think it was designed by a signle guy in his mid 20's who never spent a day of his life in the kitchen :(.