Heard of these brands of range hoods? Z-line, Cavaliere or Alcona
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Comments (29)I have purchased several hoods from Proline for a few kitchens I designed, starting in early 2011 and the most recent was in june 2012. They have really nice and beautiful hoods and I love that they are logo-less. In my experience, there can be issues with the customer service on certain models or things that go on back order if you get unlucky, which it seems Kathleen1945 did. This happened to me when I ordered one that was shipping from a different warehouse and it was backed up. But I just talked to them and changed to a model they had in stock and there wasn't any problem. The thing you do when dealing with them is simply call them first and make sure they have it in stock and that they don't have any issues with the one you want. you really won;t have any problems. One of my hoods I found out had a a problem with the fan in it that was making it really noisy, I guess they said one of the propellers got reversed or something. I didn't have any trouble getting them to immediately replace it. All of the other ones were fine when they arrived. If you are on a budget, this is the best place to get a vent hood. It is kind of a bummer they don;t sell other kitchen appliances. Proline's hoods are great if you want something that is good quality but are ok with it not having a Viking logo on it. I think it is odd that somebody would buy one of these hoods and then pay somebody $600 to install it, the hole point of these hoods is that they are inexpensive and if you are even mildly handy you can install it yourself and save tons of money. Buying a proline instead of a Viking and installing it myself instead of paying a contractor saves me about $2000. Just like buying ANYTHING online, you can get really good deals on great stuff, but you have to be smarter about it than you would if you walked into a store. I personally would go with this model I linked instead of that one at the beginning of this thread. It's cheaper and it's prettier. Here is a link that might be useful: This Hood...See MoreHelp! Need a range hood for a low ceiling (pic)
Comments (27)to trixieinthegarden - if I use an undercounter hood, don't I have to revent the whole thing? Or do all the under mounted models use recirculating vents? Right now, I have a nice arrangement that vents to the outside (I'm in a freestanding house, not an apartment) and I was hoping to keep this configuration (trying to save what remains of my budget!) Most are configured to vent through the top or through the back, sometimes offering both options. If you use a top-vented one you should be able to re-use your existing venting, depending on your vent size. Most take a 6 or 8 inch duct. The only thing that would be an issue for you is that undercabinet vent hoods usually have keyhole hangers for the back wall, so you would have to mount a strip just under your soffit at the back to mount the screws for the keyholes to hang. The vents are also attached through the bottom of the cabinet above so that takes much of the hanging weight....See MoreProLine Range Hoods
Comments (9)Couple of comments @sfjeff - 1) I think its quite silly to judge a manufacturer's quality based on which domain name provider they are using or their MD5 certificate quality. Most of these manufacturers are small companies that usually don't even have a dedicated IT department. Unlike huge brand names who have global corporate operations, these guys can't always invest in the best "overhead" areas like IT, marketing, etc. In fact, if you had seen the bluestar website a couple of years ago, you would have said they don't seem to be a credible company at all. 2) I own a proline hood that I bought two years ago. Its a 900CFM chimney hood with stainless baffles. The reason for choosing it was similar. I was spending a lot of money on my Bluestar range top, cabinets, counters, and other appliances, and didn't want to spend $1000 or more on a more "brand name" hood. I looked at several hoods in high end showrooms before ordering a proline, and wasn't convinced that there is so much complexity in a hood that would differentiate one vs. another. The downside of a proline was that its online order only so you can't go and see them anywhere. I took the risk of ordering one, it arrived ahead of the estimated delivery date. Everything was packed perfectly. Everything installed as expected. I have been using it for two years and don't have any issues. The only comment I would have is that 900CFM seems inadequate *sometimes* when the bluestar is cranking, when cooking something with lots of smoke (like cooking a ribeye steak on high with the 22K burners. Most of the time, its perfectly adequate, but for those once in a while times, I wish I had gone with 1200CFM. The only issue that I encountered were one of the halogen lights went out. I replaced both halogen lights with LED lights for a while, which worked just fine, but the the LED lights had a slightly different contour, so they didn't sit perfectly flush in the light enclosures, hence providing a path for the smoke into the body without passing through the baffles. After a few months, I replaced with halogens again. Also, the main input panel with the fan speed buttons had one button stop working after about a year. I called Proline and got great customer service (it was a US call center). They sent me the replacement part and instructions overnight. I would buy again if I was looking for a new hood. Pics: https://app.box.com/s/dxa8wclyvnjqwblg0mvjo3hd7no3wnea https://app.box.com/s/zvpg2w9z51pg5rtcd1ysy8g3mdt7e2m9...See Morerange hood duct size question
Comments (14)"I've never heard of needing makeup air for 600 cfms.. anyone else with 600 cfms have makeup air? just wondering since we'll have more than 600 cfms in the new kitchen." Whenever air is pumped out, the same volume of air needs to come back in -- 'make up air'. In my kitchen, there's a window about 10 feet away opposite the cooktop and 600 CFM vent, and whenever I run the vent on anything above 'low', I crack open the window. The difference in performance with the window open is amazing! With my vent on high and the window open a bit, I can blacken redfish on an iron grilltop and not even have the kitchen smell like fish. Duct design is almost as important as duct sizing. For example, every twist and turn reduces ducting efficiency, requiring the fan motor to work harder and causing more air noise. Same with shifting from round duct to rectangular or vice versa. But shape-shifting at the same time as a turn basically gets you only one reduction in efficiency rather than two. And two 45 degree turns are more efficient than one 90. There was a fabulous duct-design worksheet online (my link no longer works, but worth searching for if you're in the process) that showed the efficiency loss per linear foot of ducting for each type of duct piece. It also discussed duct sizing (If I recall, too big wasn't good), and had a calculation sheet to help you determine how many CFMs you need....See Moren123
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