We remodeled our kitchen, took down walls. The fan is directly over my cook top and the lights are perfect for cooking. Also a small part was broken and a replacement was sent to us immediately
So far, so good. Island configuration. Good lighting from the 4 high-intensity bulbs (what a difference when cooking!) and good venting - highest speed not too noisy but still somewhat of a roar as expected. Installation went well - 2 people needed to handle the weight. As no ceiling mounting hardware is included (everyone's situation would be different) needed to spend some prep time on designing wood blocking, in our case, to screw the hood to. Vented to outside - included instructions helped with this but you need to engineer your own solution. Actual installation took one long afternoon and finished project looks great - wished we had done this years ago.
I like the overall product very much. I just wish the lights had two levels and that the exhaust fan levels were set back some. The lowest level is still a bit noisy. Overall though I like it and would recommend it.
There are few if any fans that fit low (8 ft) ceilings. This one has an option for low ceilings. Looks great, works well! Reasonable cost. Very satisfied.