I bought this PS-18 a month ago to replace my old microwave with blower under cabinet due to poor suction. I am happy to make right choice buying this product. Good auction,Easy to install by DIY, and 6 speeds to control, worry free about filter clean issue.
Great suction, quiet operation, and included light bulbs are very bright. I have been using this hood for 3 years and am very satisfied with the performance. One wish I have is I wish the duct size is larger than 6 inch as it seems the flow gets choked at the highest fan setting.
my review is focussed on the product and the installation of it. the product looks great with touch sensor controls. user friendly too. exhausts like a restaurant grade range exhaust. well-aimed light toward the middle of the cooktop. purchased to replace a disfunctional microwave recirculating fan. i downgraded this product for the challenging installation. for the price of the unit and excellent packaging one would think a mounting template would cut installation to half the time. many reviews, even old ones, mention this deficiency. for this reason and this reason alone i can't give it a five.
The UC-PS18 hood is a well-designed, solid product that looks great in our kitchen. My installer was impressed by the the venting options and ease of installation, and we're impressed by the venting that it provides over a much-used stove.
I needed a white matte vent hood to match my white matte Cafe stove. I wouldn't call this vent hood "matte" (seems more like a gloss to me) but the color works with my stove and the style of the hood looks great. The hood itself works amazing, I love it. I've only had to run it on level 3 or lower - it's very powerful. I think it's quiet for a hood vent, much quieter than others I've had in the past. I'm very happy with this vent! Definitely recommend!!! Regarding the installation, my brother (a contractor) was able to install by himself - but it did take him all day. Actually he installed it twice because the first time it was making a high pitched squeal. He was able to fix the sound by adding a foam gasket to the back of the vent and resealing the cover. We used the vent on the top of the unit, but air was somehow passing through the back of the unit. The foam gasket fixed the squeal.