Much quieter than my old one, but....
This unit arrived in good order and quickly. I only wished a better models looked this good, By better, I mean that the light switch doesn't work properly and i need to get new switch. It groans when I initially turn on the unit when it goes from high setting to low setting. I need to start it on low and slowly bring it up to the desired speed and on high, it might take a couple of minurs to settle down then it might take a couple of adjustmens for unit to find it's "groove." After that, and after the light switch finds a spot to settle in on the low setting, I can cook without irritation. Also, it is smaller in the rear of the unit than the front, but i don't find that much of a problem. I also had to take the little black grill off the front and although it has a small plastic solid shield, it still leaked a lot out the front of this vented installation, so I used black Gorilla Tape over the hole, replaced the grill and trimmed the tape. The light fixture doesn't accomodate bulbs...
Looks great, but has annoying 'buzz'
Just got this range hood (branded as a 'Kenmore', but looks exactly the same)...
Pros:
-variable speed fan (not just low and high speed)
-good looks
-strong enough to move some air on high
Cons:
-Really annoying buzz from the motor (tranformer?) at any speed.
(we had a more expensive model that didn't fit, and that motor was perfectly quiet on low...although it only had high and low speed, and the high speed sounded like a jet engine)
The noise is a bummer, other than that, it's good.
Looks better than it sounds
The unit looks great: stainless steel and black. The installation instructions describes this hood as the "Quiet Hood". It is anything but. When the fan starts up, it has a tinny, raspy quality about it that surprises you, like it is made of thin metal. We installed the fan with a rear, rectangular vent. The baffle plate appears to leak air through the front grill. We like the "night light" feature, and the full strength light is quite adequate.
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