A "must have" piece of kitchen equipment
We are currently remodeling our kitchen and after painting, we decided that the builder grade stove fan and light had to go.
My wife and I love to cook and after some time cooking oil had settled on the cabinets and walls near the stove. Cleaning only provided a new surface for the next batch of droplets. We needed some powerful ducted air handling over the stove.
I looked at home improvement stores but wasn't thrilled with the selection, even with special orders. I hadn't heard of ZLINE previously, but liked the look, the warranty and the rated power of their offerings.
The hood arrived in a timely fashion, was packaged well and the installation instructions were clear and precise.
If you are handy you can install this yourself. On my installation I had to remove the small cabinet directly above the stove; cut 8" holes in the cabinetry; reposition an electrical outlet and cut holes in the ceiling and roof for the duct work (not included). I had to zig and zag to avoid gas lines and rafters, but it is in and working wonderfully well.
We like that the controls are simple for the lights and the fan and should last well. We haven't had to put the fan past the second level, and we're pleased that if we should need it we have 1000CFM available.
It isn't silent, but it is on the quiet side. We also like the sockets for infrared heat lamps at the back of the hood. I'm going to have a stainless shelf fabricated so that we can put plates of food there to stay warm.
Highly recommend this and Great Offer Stock was quite helpful with a couple hitches in the ordering process.