Bought this to go over our new kitchen island and it looks fantastic! Only issue I have was installing the upper duct covers was a real pain. It took multiple tries to get them to clip corrects and I had to bend the top of the tabs out slightly before the would into the support slots. The lower duct covers were a breeze to install.
wonder if anyone installed this ductless? It's going to be a little bit of a chore to install a 30" duct so now looking at using this vent ductless....
The fan is so loud (even on low) I can't carry on a conversation with guests. Pull is not very good either. Cooked bacon with fan on high and the house still smells like bacon.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
4
Performance
1
Quality
4
Value
2
Response from geappliances.comBy JILLatGEA, GE Appliances, June 21, 2017
Hello. Thank you for taking the time to write your review on your hood. This is not the evaluation we would expect to hear and we regret your experience.
As you mentioned the pull is not optimal, we would like to offer a couple suggestions we hope will help. To review our tips, please take a look at page 27, in the use and care guide, found in our following link:
Minimal profile, great fan (in fact, on high it could pull plates off the counter top), and nice lighting. It is a bit expensive, but once you install it you will love it.
Total remake of kitchen. Placed cooktop in island and therefore needed hood. Installer said 30" is the max height for efficiency. That is live able. After install is actually 25.5" and not good for me. I'm 5'6" and keep bumping my head. Hoping GE will help me to insure this is the max and if not help work with the installer.