I bought the self cleaning hood with perimeter suction about a year ago. Best hood vent I've had. Hood vent cleaning is a breeze with this one. It works great. The steam cleans the fan to keep it free of grease and clean up is easy. I clean it up with non harmful grease remover. The suction is great also. I am moving soon and will be putting one in the new house.
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Customer Rating
5
Stylish and powerful hood
on November 22, 2023
Posted by: KathyP
from Vernon Hills IL
We bought this range hood because of the new self-cleaning technology that it offers. I couldn't be happier. It is such a sleek and compact model, yet it offers such powerful suction and cleans itself. I couldn't ask for anything better to keep my kitchen clean and carcinogen free.
Best Range Hood we ever purchased - it is well worth the price
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
3
Good ventilation, bad control design
on December 1, 2023
Posted by: jr638
I bought this based on reviews elsewhere that all said Hauslane was one of the best brands for range hoods. And the ventilation truly is amazing -- it really does a great job of even reaching the front burners. It has 2 fans, unlike the cheaper hood that have 2 grilles but a single fan. So if all you care about is ventilation, definitely buy this.
The steam cleaning feature is interesting. It has what looks like a pump and a small heating unit (similar to a one-cup coffee maker), but it seems more like a warm water clean than a steam clean. Obviously it's brand new so it's not greasy yet -- maybe it'll perform better in the future. It does mean you need somewhere to store the water tank, however.
However, there are some really disappointing design choices for something of this price, and I have no idea what Hauslane's design team was thinking:
1) There's a clock. Why? Who, in human history, has been in a kitchen with a microwave and a conventional oven and said "You know what this kitchen needs? A third clock that I have to change twice a year for daylight savings and reset after power failures." There is literally no reason for this to have a clock display, even if it needs to display a timer for the steam cleaning cycle (and honestly, it doesn't even need to do that. It's a 3 minute cycle). And the clock dots blink like it's 1980-something VCR. No modern 7-segment display clocks blink. If other people like clocks, great. But let me disable it, even if it's flipping a DIP switch on the board.
2) It chimes loudly when you turn it on and off. Again, why? And why can't this be disabled with a setting or even a physical switch? My washing machine also beeps at the end of a cycle, but it can be disabled.
3) The lights are sharply angled towards the back, such that the front burners are almost in shadow. And they only have one brightness setting. The hood this is replacing (a Faber Levante which was half the price) has that feature. Even the cheapest contractor-grade hoods these days have "bright" and "dim" settings for lights.
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Customer Rating
5
Strong front burner suction
on December 5, 2023
Posted by: Kiml
Just got it installed, everything is very smooth so far, a lot more quiet than my original microwave/hood combined for 2.5 time the suction strength. It is alot easier to install if you have 2 other helpers to hold it in place while you screw it in. Here is the test video with full steam on front burner with highest setting, nothing is escaping, level 5 performed very similar too.
I went from a over the range microwave with a vent that wasn't ducted to this hood. The microwave had two speeds, loud and very, very loud. Speed loud didn't do anything but on very, very loud..... it also did nothing. The first time I used the hood I deep fried some fries under it. The house had no smell whatsoever. It looks beautiful and it really isn't any louder than the microwave I had, maybe slightly quieter. I'm ok with the noise it makes because it is actually working. It captures smells, smoke or steam very well. I'm extremely excited to cook whatever I want all winter without having to open doors and windows! Great product!
Fairly easy to install (I was able to do it by myself but would recommend help) and EXCELLENT airflow! Open a window or door and turn it up, and the exhaust coming out the side of the house is like an industrial fan. Lighting is extremely bright, but not adjustable (brightness or direction), but far superior to the dim lighting on a combo hood. I would highly recommend this hood if you fry anything on a regular basis, or just cook a lot at home.
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Customer Rating
4
Good vent hood
on January 2, 2024
Posted by: swimmeret
from Atlanta GA
Really good unit, takes the smell out of the air (I do have it vented to the outside of the house). Good lighting, good design for cleaning the metal parts. I have not steam cleaned the fans yet so I can't answer that. Also, the clock runs fast but I have multiple other clocks in the kitchen so I don't use that one.