XtremeAir PX12-U30, 30", 900 CFM, LED Lights, Baffle Filter W/ Grease Drain Tunnel, 1.0mm Non-Magnetic Stainless Steel, Under Cabinet Mount Range Hood ess Steel, Under Cabinet Mount Range Hood

Great hood. Worst part is installation. Definitely find a helper (or two). I installed this myself and... it was NOT easy.I love the high quality materials and workmanship. It definitely feels "commercial grade", and it cleans so much easier than range hoods with those mesh filters.You will NOT find a hood from another manufacturer in this price range of this performance and quality. Everything of this grade usually runs 1000 dollars or more. This thing is heavy, and boy does it ever push some serious air. I have this above our 60,000 BTU Range and Dual Convection slide in unit, and it does wonders. I can boil a full 5 gallon stock pot of water, fry food in another pan, and run both ovens, and this will suck out all the steam and heat - hardly a noticeable increase in temperature in my kitchen. Before, with the old hood, barely anything was pulled out.One thing to note - if you have shallow cabinets like me, you will very nearly be cutting almost the entire cabinet bottom out. The bottom of the cabinet will NOT support the weight of this unit alone. It needs to be screwed into studs, or have some other method of affixing in place well. Thankfully for me, the studs lined up perfectly with the predrilled holes, but you might need to drill some holes of your own to line up with stud placement - I would check with the manufacturer before doing so, to be sure this wont void the warranty.Also, it doesn't come with a cutout template, so you will need to make your own from the box it comes in. The outlet is a full 8 inches, but you can buy a reducer at the local big box to bring it down to 6. I did so as an interim, until I replace my roof when I plan on putting full 8inch exhaust tubes. Using 6 inch tubes WILL reduce the total CFM output of the unit.Full Disclosure: I ordered a similar hood previously, and didn't take care in looking out for who the "seller" was on amazon. I was defrauded by a non-authorized reseller who sent me a used, opened, damaged hood. Thankfully, amazon did right by their word, and took the return. Double check the manufacturers website. To my knowledge, there is currently only ONE authorized reseller of this hood that sells them via amazon, Range Hood Direct Buy.

Read so many before buying this unit. However the description or manuals were not clear on the below three, which was important to me and thought this had based on reviews. My bad too so have given a 4 star and nothing wrong with the product.*** There is no sensor to auto switch on the unit**** This does not have the oil drip tray**** Also my unit does not have the suction as shown in video. Not even in Fan speed of 4 which is the max. Video shows the box being glued up to the unit even at fan speed of 1***Atleast mine has turned on so far.Order and shipping.No hassels and Got this pretty fast way ahead of what shipping said.InstallationUnit is heavy so you need 2 people to fit it.Easy instructions and the installers fitted it in couple of hours hooked to tubes and opened the ceiling and were done.(Not the handy man but professional installers).OperationThe timer and fan switch on was easy.The auto timer off for fan is also a nice feature.The light is nicely illuminating and was sufficient for us. Not like many users have complained.This model the fan does not switch on automatically nor a oil drip tray.The cleaning of filters are a jiffy.The noise at F1 to F2 are not a botheration but F3 and F4 are noticeable. Well you want some suction right....Indian cookingFor Indian cooking the masala smell is removed to a great extent. It also sucks all the smoke and vapor.Deep frying leaves some smell inside the houseTo test how good the unit is When we cook we go to the side of the house where the chimey goes to the roof top (not side). If the wind is blwoing the direction we can smeel it for a good 50 to 100 ft. Very powerful Indian masala smell is taken out and sent out. That is how noticeable it is. My neighbours have stopped by to say and ask what is cooking. So you may not want to take the pipes to the side if you are Indian or chinese cooking where the spices and condiments smell a lot and you are better off if taken to the ceiling.

The equipment is sturdy and powerful but the seller sent it without installation manual, paper template for installation, and the remote. We have had it in one of our houses for 7 years without any technical issues except the push buttons that started getting stuck.

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The material is good and filter could be washed in dish washer is a plus. The only thing is that it is very hard to put filters onto the hood . I still not get the skill yet to put them all sitting properly on the track. The sucking power is good not as powerful as I image. Smell of pan fry fish was still around the house. I still love this product,

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This is a powerful, 900 CFM, hood with a touch digital panel, as well as a remote, to control its operation. The design includes a grease channel and stainless steel baffles that should make for an efficient "de-greasing." I ordered this product on Sat and it arrived Wed! It's difficult to adequately comment on this product since I have only had it for a few days. However, I am very pleased with my first impressions.Update 2/5/2018 -The exhaust works beautifully -powerful and easy to clean. After a year and some, the disappointment I have is that the led lights blink intermittently. It is very annoying and I anticipate the repair will be very frustrating. I expected more from XtremeAir...