Broan 30W in. QS2 Under Cabinet Range Hood

We bought this when we remodeled our kitchen. Vented it outside and it works great. We love the auto heat build up feature, if you get to much heat it will raise the fan speed until it cools down and then go back to your original setting. The auto off timer too. We have had many compliments of how it looks in our new kitchen. No regrets at all!!

All in all we like this range hood the light is plenty bright and it is nice that there are 3 choices for both the fan and light. It could be a bit quieter but it does a very good job. We replaced an over the range microwave with this as we didn't think it was doing a good enough job at clearing the air.

The product was suggested by the sales person at the store! It is EXACTLY what we wanted - good value for money. It was easy to install; instructions were clear and systematic. It works exactly according to what was promised. It is silent, draws fumes and smoke effectively and eliminates most of the smoke and odors. It is very easy to operate and maintain. We are delighted.

We just mounted this unit a couple of days ago, so can't say about longevity yet. But, my biggest issue is one also mentioned by another review. The suction fan is mounted to the left, so 80% of the draw is from the left side of the stove. Most range's have the main burners on the front right, the farthest away from the fan. The fan should at least be on the right if not the center. We didn't realize this until I had it apart and prepared for installation, so thought we would hope for the best. It probably won't draw very well on the low fan setting from the right side burners. The only other issue is that they recommend Halogen lights, but we installed LED's. Halogens get very hot and LED's stay cold no matter how long they are on. They give off just as much light and will last many times longer. We like the looks and mostly quiet with 3 fan settings and 3 light settings. The buttons are hard to see though, as they are black with a black background as well. There are 3 little green led's above the fan button's that come on when you push the button, but you have to find the button first. But, there are no green LED's above the light buttons. Too much work to install and take down again, so we will see if we can get used to the faults.

I installed this range hood to replace another, less capable Broan range hood, which did not remove smoke or odor well. Controls and performance are OK, with a choice of three speeds and three light levels. My problem--and it is a serious one--is that the lamps failed, with the light socket actually falling apart. Everything was fine for several years, until the left bulb went out. It is very difficult to grasp the bulb to remove it, as there is zero clearance around the bulb in its opening. After removal and replacement, the new bulb would go out at random times, but back on with some playing with the bulb. Replaced the bulb again--same problem. In fact, original "burned out" bulb turned out to not be burned out at all, but still worked when transferred to the other socket. After a while, the whole bulb with socket just fell off and dangled inside the hood, and now does not go on at all. Repair will be expensive--so a hood that was expensive to begin with is brought down by shoddy design and subpar construction of a simple lamp socket. Not sure if it is worth the cost, versus a new fan. Will, at a minimum, require removal and disassembly before I can even see if it can be reasonable repaired. I am not impressed. Unlikely to buy Broan again.