My rather desperate plea on Gardenweb.com. Too many numbers and calculations. And i am having an impossible time figuring this one out. And it should have been ordered yesterday. The one bright spot is that I think this is the last technical decision I have to make regarding kitchen renovations.
The post:
I posted a more general question about range hoods and got a short, terse reply. Now I understanding why!!! It is a crazy jungle out there!! Choosing a range hood has been really challenging for me. (I admit to wishing I just went along with my GC’s recommendation and did not look further) I need help.
Background: I am looking for a 30" stainless steel wall mounted chimney range hood. I am not changing out appliances with the renovation. My present gas stove has a cfm rating of 585. If I change out the stove in a few years, the gas stove I have my eye on has a rating of 920. The duct size is 6”. I cook a good deal but just for two and I do not cook much meat. Although we do eat fish which I usually do in the oven.
Challenge: Unfortunately, this is a budget renovation. I am looking to spend no more than $800 for a range hood and if I could get away with less than that, I would be very happy.
I don’t have a good read on any of these brands except for Broan and Kobe, but the Kobe doesn’t seem to be a “real” Kobe. I can’t afford a real Kobe.
Anyway, does anyone know if any of these brands or models are pure junk or are the real winner? Anecdotal evidence would be great. I know these are not the glamour work horses that are so often talked about on this board. If there are any other brands I should consider, please let me know.
Zephyr ZAN-E30A
Zephyr ZSA-E30B (I like this one)
Zephyr BVE-E30AS
Windster RA-14L30
Windster RA-7730
Windster RA-77B30
Broan EW5830
XO Ventilation XOS30S
XO Ventilation XOB30S
Cavaliere-Euro AP238-PSF-30
Cavaliere-Euro SV218B2-30
Cavaliere-Euro AP238-PS29-30
Brillia by Kobe RAX9430SF-1
Air King GRAN30SS
Do I strike the tone of holding on to sanity by my fingernails?
Thanks for the help.
2 comments:
like you I'm searching for a hood. It IS a jungle. I have a 36" island range w/ 60,000 BTU -- so that means I need a 42" ISLAND hood (for islands it must be bigger) and minimum of 600 CFM. I'm debating between brands as well and info is sparse. Here are my notes so far and some links that may help you (although admittedly I still can't decide)
• Best by broan – “way too loud”
• Kobe – gets good reviews. This person found many similarities between cavaliere and kobe: http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/appl/msg1211235331859.html
• Vent-a-Hood – good reviews.
• Zephyr - ‘overpriced’
• Cavaliere Euro and Spagna Vetro are same. …maybe same as Proline? – sounds like service is better. http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/appl/msg1215320620291.html compared to costco http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/appl/msg0217200726402.html http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/appl/msg022037552208.html. Safety Ratins for Cavaliere may be an issue http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/appl/msg0104070418365.html. ***SS IS LOWER THAN LISTED … 201 NOT 304!: http://forums.thathomesite.com/forums/load/appl/msg010239524322.html?4
• Proline - Cheep stainless steel, bad BB rating, product doesn’t ship consistently, quality questionable. VERY bad complaints: http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/appl/msg1019125432527.html and http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/kitchbath/msg0214121812472.html (Note there is some suspicion that Cavaliere/Spagna and Proline are one and the same?) Also loud despite what it claims are its Sones. http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/kitchbath/msg081817507140.html
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