Broan-NuTone
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Great looking range hood, and not too expensive! This is easy to replace on your own. Here are the steps I took:1: turn power off at breaker box, make sure you are certain power is off before proceeding. 2: unscrew little black screw holding metal cover that the light wires come out of to expose wires 3: on old unit, unscrew wiring nuts on white, black wires and loosen ground screw 4: loosen four screws under cabinet holding old vent in place, move old unit aside 5: on new unit use flathead screw driver to bend out wiring plug on the hole wiring will pass through- just insert screw driver and rock back and forth until it pops loose. Look at the old unit to find which one to remove 6: hang unit by four screws in corner (see my photo) 7: hook wiring up just like your old one, white to white, black to black, etc. 8. Screw wiring cover in place with one black screw 9: installold light bulb (I used the one from my old unit. 10: turn power on and test unit, both fan and light. 11: step back and marvel at how much money you saved by doing it yourself, and revel in the praise from your spouse or significant other.\n\nThis might seem intimidating but it was easy. One didn't come with a light bulb so get one on hand. The filter mine came with seemed nicer than others, it had a metal front and blue filter material on the back. The fan isn't super strong but I bought this for looks mostly. Hopefully this review is helpful, I didn't get anything for writing it and paid for this product myself."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "So I moved into an old house wish a partially functioning kitchen. It took me the better part of a day to de-grease the entire kitchen, even the inside of the cabinets, from decades of the prior owner cooking greasy stuff in the kitchen without a hood. I decided I would never cook a grease generating type of food until I had a range hood, but what to do?\n\nWell, for years I lived in a house with my ex (not my ex then) and we had one of these cheap Broan hoods. We did all kinds of cooking, and the kitchen did not accumulate a layer of grease, so when I found this hood on Amazon dot com, I bought it, and I bought the power cord adapter that allowed me to plug it into the wall.\n\nI did something not aesthetically normal but effective: I used the four holes in the back of the hood to bolt it into the wall. I bought inch-and-a-half long screws that were as thick as possible and still go through the holes in the back of the hood along with wall anchors for them. I found a stud on the left and mounted the hood into those, with the holes on the right used to screw the hood into the plaster. Thanks to the left side being screwed right into the stud, this hood isn't going anywhere.\n\nSo, I cooked my first steak yesterday by searing it in a pan and finished it in the oven. This hood sucked up what came up off the pan and filtered it and blew it out just fine. That was the first steak I've had in almost a year (I rarely buy steak in restaurants). Prime rib in my new old kitchen, thanks to this Broan hood."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2016', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We purchased this hood for a full kitchen remodel. I would have liked to have one that is vented to the outside but due to the kitchen design, it would have been expensive and would have resulted the project not being a do it yourself job. The installation was easy. Any experienced do-it-yourselfer should not have any issues with the installation. The shipping was super fast! As far as the performance, the fan does a great job of moving air and filtering it. It prevents the steam from escaping all over the kitchen and does a decent job of filtering out odors, however, not as well as a fan that is vented externally but that is to be expected.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Looks nice for the price and was easy to install with zero experience in under 30 min.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2016', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This is an exact replacement for the Kenmore range hood that was put in my house 15 years ago. Obviously made in the same factory because it is identical in every aspect. That made it super easy to swap it out in 15 minutes. I was upgrading from white to stainless steel and this did the trick for matching our new oven. A lot of reviews mention the fan is noisy and the light cover is unattractive. This is not a high-end hood for chefs - it is your average range hood for middle class people who just want a basic range hood. I'm 6 feet tall and I can't see my light bulb cover when I stand in front of it. If I were shorter, I would be able to see the plastic light bulb cover, but that wouldn't bother me. The fan sounds like a standard cheaper fan so it isn't really quiet, but that isn't important to me for a nice looking range hood at this price point. If you can hear the fan running, it means somebody is cooking. That's a good thing!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Update 03/2021: No issues with the range hood at all! The filter is easy to lean. It looks nice with my refinished cabinet, and all bronze hardware that accents the black hood! See updated photo!\n\nFirst Review:\nI'm renting a condo and didn't want to spend much on updating the kitchen; the old fan hood was a bisque color and I hated it. I originally wanted stainless but I decided to go with black - and pleased that I did. The range hood only comes with the hood and 4 screws - I just used everything from the hood I was replacing.\nThe install was very easy (after watching a few YouTube videos) and I am a female. I only needed an extra hand to hold the range in place while I screwed /secured it in and took me no more than 30 min. I made sure I shut the main breaker off before disassembling/assembling - connecting the ground, black and white wires was easy peasy. I guess it depends on the setup you have or want.."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Packaging:\nAwesome packaging. Very sturdy and secured inside with vacuum molded inserts with cushion!\nVery impressive. I have no idea what anyone is saying otherwise. May be a crazy delivery person.\n\nInsructions:\nThey were a bit small, but offered multiple languages which I found very nice.\nThe sheets were separate however making it more convenient.\n\nLight Bulbs:\nNot included which was a downer but the kind of light bulb is described\nso I could order them or grab them and have a choice in the matter.\nI don't like bright white lights, so would prefer to choose warm for myself and LED shielded.\n\nBTW:\nShielded Halogen Bulbs, (120V, 50 W max. MR16 or PAR16 with GU10 base).\n\nInstallation:\nHoly frick and frack, it didn't help the builder who put the microwave in, in 2007 really rigged that thing badly and made my install of this a major headache. The brackets and slide to hold to secure were not exactly accommodating however... Now that I reflect on the process, I would have built a jig to hold the device in place and secure it that way. Easy enough really.\n\nPerformance:\nNo bulbs yet, as I just put it up.\nThe fan is great! Queiter than I thought, and the Air flow is terrific.\n(I'm using the non horizontal or vertical exhaust function)\n\nI got it up, and that did not come out right...\nAnyway. I like it very much. Maybe it should be 5 stars. I'm beat after that....\n\nI'd buy it again.\nSee my pics. Enjoy!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Finally got around to replacing our original brown range hood from 1974, when the house was constructed. I ordered a black one to match what we have in the kitchen now. Over the years, we waited to replace each of the original kitchen appliances until they broke. At this point we had replaced some of them twice, but the range hood was still working great. After some research, it became clear that the best choice was the very same model as the original, only in black. It fits, it works well, it's reasonably quiet, it was simple to install. Higher priced models that fit basically offered external venting options, which we didn't need and couldn't use. I was happy with the old one, and I'm happy with the new one. It will probably still be working long after the house is gone! And someone else is the happy recipient of a free brown range hood that is still in great condition."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I replaced a 43 year old mobile-home range hood because I was never able to use it due to the exhaust fan vent closure flap never working and the hole faced north; the direction we get all of our extreme cold and winter wind from so I had sealed the fan opening off. In the winter time if I did not keep the cupboards above open my cooking oils would freeze. The grease continued to build up even with continual cleaning until I could not stand it any more. I did not know they made a non-outside-vented hood range until I went looking for a new vent hood. Because the lip of the cupboard is a bit lower than the actual base of the cupboard I had to use some 3/4" plywood (2 pieces of 2" x 11") as "spacers" on both ends to make the hood level. I attached them to the bottom of the cupboard and then used shorter screws to attach the hood to the plywood. I used styrofoam insulation and heating-duct tape to seal off the original vent opening. The fan is very quiet and i could feel the difference in the low and high speeds although neither of them were real powerful. I have yet to need to use the fan since with the hot weather we are still having I have not used the stove top to cook any fatty foods. I like the white verse the brushed aluminum of the original hood; it makes it look lighter and brighter and should be easier to wipe off each time I clean. I did install this by myself and the only time it would have been convenient to have help is when I went to lift it up and attach it to the cupboard - I am just over 5\' and of retirement age, but I made a couple of props to hold up the back and other side while attaching the first side. There are only two colored wires (white and black) which you need only to attach to the original white and black wires, and then attach the ground wire to the green screw. There is a plate covering the wires held on by a small black screw. There are 4 short screws provided (but I used longer and wider threaded screws) for attaching the hood.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Hood is quiet. It is very attractive. The wiring is easy to install. I’m a 71 year old female, and I installed it, including the wiring myself.'}]