Looks AMAZING in my kitchen!!! I Love it. The LED lights work great, I can see what I am cooking perfectly! I almost can't wait to burn something to see how the 860CFM fans work getting rid of the smoke.... I would definitely recommend this product to anyone.....
This vent hood is a beast and it's beautiful. Never thought a vent hood could be this good, or make this big a difference in cooking. Totally keeps cooking smells and grease/oils out of the kitchen. It replaced my OTR microwave, which was worthless at venting cooking odor. We bought a sub-compact microwave to put on the counter, since we never used all that microwave space in the first place.
Having said all that, I feel like I need to comment quickly on the Q&A's that I have found on various other sites that sell this unit, which to me were un-true:
- The display has backlit buttons to see them in the dark. As soon as the power button is pressed, the option buttons back light. For some reason, people kept saying the buttons did not.
- When turning on the fan, it defaults to the last used speed. For some reason, people kept saying it defaults to high speed. If you last left it on low, it starts on low the next time you use it.
- Removing the protective plastic on the filter screens took my wife and I less than 5 minutes. For some reason, people kept complaining that it took forever (one person said hours) to get the plastic film removed. It was easy and fast!
Now, some observations from doing the install together with my wife: Do take a good amount of time evaluating the vent slot, if you are venting to the rear. We had to modify our vent (previously used on the above stove microwave) to get the height correct. This involved removing drywall, cutting the steel vent, hammering/forming, caulk, and copious amounts of foil tape. In addition, to get a good seal to the wall vent hole, we picked up some foam seal tape 3/8"x3/4" wide (like the kind that is used for around doors/windows). We attached this foam to the back of the vent unit. This allowed us to push the unit back against the wall and seal up the exhaust port very well.
We also removed the vent flapper because our outside vent already had a spring-loaded vent flapper to keep outside air from getting into our house.
To make lifting the unit up and installing easier, we removed the stove and put bar chairs under the space. Then, we could just sit and lift the unit above our heads without straining our backs.
Finally, the unit has this soft, but not-too-loud, chime sound when you press the button. It just put the icing on the cake. The stainless finish matched out GE stove and refrigerator as well.
Very satisfied with our purchase. Worth every penny spent.
The hood range is extremely good and is doing the job as intended. The only issue is it is really loud. But who cares? !! I am atleast happy that there is no food odor in the room.
Very attractive, strong suction and fairly easy to install. If you’re doing the installation yourself make sure you have done as much preparation as you can before mounting. The job will take three people to install. Two to hold the unit in place (it’s heavy) and one to mark, drill the holes and insert the retaining screws.
I thought I had done enough preparation to make it a quick job. However, it always takes longer than you think..