Customer Reviews for GE Profile - 36 inches - Convertible - Island Range Hood - Stainless Steel
Customer Rating
4
Looks great
on February 9, 2016
Posted by: 123Buckeye
from Columbus, OH, United States
This was an extreme challenge for our contractor to onstall on our vaulted deiling but the end result looks great. Does a good job venting and the lights are very helpful over the cooking area. The fan is a bit loud on high but it does the job. Easy to remove the filter and run through the dishwasher.
i remodeled my kitchen and added an island. I researched range hoods online. Although the price of this one was a bit higher than the others, I went with the GE because of the elegant look, reputation and ratings. I am glad I spent the extra money. On the low setting it works well, on the highest setting it really works well. I read that it was "noisy" on the highest setting, but I didn't find that at all.
Though it works fine and looks good, the vent covers were very difficult to attach. two people took several tries before staying. Seamless may look good but the hook attachments were difficult. i hope it stays together
A challenge to install where ceiling height is below that recommended but worth every penny and effort (Note: Since my ceiling was only 7' 9", I had to engineer support in attic to raise hood up desired 30" height above cooktop). I wish GE provided a stainless flange to make duct connection at ceiling look more polished but a little 3/4 inch molding and caulk worked just fine. Fan moved large volume of air quietly. All the contractors working on my kitchen remodel commented on what a great looking hood I had purchased.
the hood is 36" across and 26" deep. It's deeper than a standard countertop, so if your range is in a 24" deep island, it's difficult to balance where the hood should sit above the stove. Installation instructions indicate it should be no higher than 30" above the stove, however, given its depth, that means your head will bang against it all the time. I'm remounting mine to be 36" above the range, and moving it back 2-4" from the front of the stove.
We have had this range hood for a little over a week. Seems to work well. Four suction settings and two lighting settings. IT REALLY NEEDS A TIMER FEATURE!!! Not totally pleased with the final look and height. There was a lot of cutting and modifications to make this hang low enough, but has two different outer pieces-doesn't look very sleek!