Hi dinajo, I am interested in getting this same vent for over my induction 30" cooktop. How do you like it by now? How far above the cooktop do you have it? Does it look good, or overpowering? Thank you in advance for any help!

Anyone has experience to share about this Nutone Range Hood: Nutone NSP130SS? I like it primarily because of its professional look and clean design. Not sure about the quality though. One thing that I noticed is that it has dual centrifugal blower, but they are located on the sides with a slope. The middle part has no filter. Not sure whether it can capture fume effectively with this design. Thanks!

What kind of 'look' are you going for? Or is your motivation strictly functional? If your motivation is functional, I'd think either would work, but that at stove-top level, 30" would look more appropriate. The extra 3" on either side at the back of the stove would probably bother me much more than a 3" 'shortfall' at hood level. Jut my personal opinion, but if you're going for a 'commercial look' though, I'd rethink the idea. The combination of stainless range, splash and hood makes for a 'vertical column' effect, which might make your range look too narrow to carry off a commercial style, which I tend to think of as more 'chunky.'

I just installed a Broan Elite external blower on my roof. I wish I could answer question regarding "ice dams" but I live in GA where that's not an issue. But I can speak to your question about whether it's a difficult job and that's why he doesn't want to do it. It's not. Mine was much more complicated than yours, and it only took 3 hours for my contractor to install my ventilation system from an inside wall. My 10" duct had to turn and go sideways through the top of one of my kitchen cabinets into and up through my 1st fl hall closet then up through the 2nd fl linen closet, attic and roof. Yours sounds very straight forward if someone else from the North can address the ice dam issue.