Nicely designed hood but they must function on excellent control. The sheetmetal plenum that the fan sits in was spotwelded slightly off center so the fan rubbed and produced a racket when I initially 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 individuals would not have completed this but hopefully I just got the 1 hood that slipped via QC (if they did any). The sad portion about this is that this hood is really produced inside the USA...I would have expected this sort of good quality difficulty from an offshore manufacturer! Would have almost certainly given 5 stars if the housing had not been welded improperly as it is actually otherwise a fantastic 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 within your face if you are standing in front of the range. I do like the continuously variable speed control vs. most hi/lo/off controls. (more...)
