Anyone have any experience? Styling seems basic but prices are good. Would appreciate input.

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

Sorry you are having problems. That is so frustrating. Did you order directly from Proline or was your order through a third party vendor? I was afraid of the same issues you are having... so I ordered my insert months ago. It came in days- a beautiful item. They are so hit and miss on delivery.

I've had a 36" Proline hood since our 2010 kitchen remodel. It's a well made unit that's been trouble free. Here's a shot. That being said, several other people on this forum have had problems with their customer service and getting replacement parts. Try doing a Google search for Proline Hoods + Gardenweb. As for the mounting distance from your rangetop, I would first look at the range's manufacturer recommendation.