I am happy with the performance of this vent. Multiple speeds and fairly quiet, but it was difficult to find an appropriate place to mount the control buttons. It turned out that my contractor found a way to mount it inside the cabinet.. but, I would have preferred to have integral to the vent itself.
I was replacing a downdraft radiant cooktop with an induction cooktop. While a few models of radiant cooktops are available with a downdraft vent incorporated into the design, an external downdraft is needed for the induction cooktop. This GE Downdraft Rangehood is perfect. It telescopes up when needed and telescopes down after cooking. This raising mechanism is very quiet. The vent is barely audible at almost all speed settings. Finally, the appearance of the GE Downdraft Rangehood is classy.
Very smooth operation with a pretty quiet motor. I love that there are 4 fan speeds. The installation of the switch must be mounted to make sure that the wire contact doesn't move; otherwise, the unit doesn't operate.
We just did a complete overall in our kitchen and we included this down draft system. We love it! It is quiet and does what it supposed to do and we love the fact that it tucks away nicely in our island when not in use.