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Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2018
** Suggest the reader pay attention to the comment in Patricia's Review/Update! Getting new bulbs out ... and back in ... these units is a horror show! I just spent HOURS wrangling with new bulbs/suction cups/rubber ... and work ... gloves before I finally got both bulbs out ... and then seated and working. You will find yourself looking upside down for the sockets over your stove and then fumbling until the two prongs on the bulbs finally locate their places in those sockets. THEN it's the effort to TIGHTEN the bulbs so that they are locked and don't fall out. Man, I hope/pray I don't have to go through this procedure/s again anytime soon! The unit itself seems to work OK (part of total kitchen renovation), but THREE STARS overall due to my having to wrangle with the lighting.
Looks great and mounting holes matched up to what was there. Evacuates fumes & heat just great. Had to put in an outside vent and there is not much wiggle room. Had to get around a wall stud and make some modifications that made installation a challenge. Vents need to be mounted within a half inch or so. The fan is a louder than anticipated. Guess nothing is perfect. Lights are bright. I now see all the imperfections on my stove top.
It's loud and doesn't move air that well. Very little difference between low and high setting. And yes the halogens get very hot. Now cooking oil is dripping from behind it onto the wall.
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2019
This is a quote from their support department. I bought this to replace an over the stove microwave. Over the stove microwaves are almost useless as vent fans because the fan part is very low. This was higher and 90 cfm more, so it should have worked great. It didn't work any better. I finally got frustrated and called support to see if they could tell me why. "It's only as powerful as a bathroom fan" is what he said. I called back another time to ask if I could replace the fan with a bigger one. I told this person what the prior person said, and he agreed. It's pretty, but a useless piece of garbage (according to them!). Don't waste your money.
Perhaps a little louder than I expected--but much quieter than my old fan. Appearance is clean and a great compliment to other appliances in my kitchen. Easy to install and arrived in perfect condition.
If you buy this piece of junk, beware: the lights are halogen bulbs that get so hot a drop of water makes them blow out. They cost $7.00 each (at least). The company gives you a suction cup to remove and replace the bulbs - it is a nightmare to use! If you mistakenly touch a blown bulb when the unit is on, you will lose the skin on your fingertip - I did. Do NOT buy any unit with recessed halogen bulbs with insertion prongs. You will live to regret it.
Looks great- quiet fan-easy to install. Bought one of these to replace the Ancona slimline, which also from Amazon, was hard to install and then had a defective fan. This guy had clear instructions,complete mounting hardware, and an "SA" rating- nothing like the Ancona, except the white housing .. Really happy to get a functioning ,problem free and QUIET product!
