Broan-NuTone PM300SS Custom Power Pack Range Hood Insert with 2-Speed Exhaust Fan and Light, 300 Max Blower CFM, Stainless Steel, 21-Inch Built

This was the smaller version (21.5”) so it fit into the opening of my older unit. I was pleasantly surprised that it had the new LED lights and the new filter - it looks like the 22” picture not the 21.5” picture. Easy to install and works great.

I got a china version first and then got this hood as it was a little bigger and had rotary controls. The china hood felt kinda cheap but was acceptable until I got this one and realized the nice build quality and that the china hood lacked any thermal cutoff protection that I could see. This one is a hundred bucks more and I feel money well spent, fit and finish is nice, components look like they will last many years etc... Actually looks engineered in comparison. The china one is ok for the money if it's easy to r&r.Update... Hood installed for a couple months now, unconventional install in a custom built chimney. This fan performs fantastic! It pulls much stronger than seems it should. Not ideally centered over the gas range and a bit high, but no problem and when cooking and on high it will suck the flame out from under a pot on the front burner! So low or med speeds while cooking and very quiet. High can be used if someone farts in the kitchen and guests are about to arrive.Highly satisfied

The media could not be loaded. I installed this for a client of mine and it worked out perfectly for the space she had we could have gone alittle bigger. She was mostly happy about the switches being so accessible.

I hate kitchen odors in my house. Especially bacon, fish, etc., so, I wanted something that would tackle the task with ease. This unit has great draw/draft ability. Will actually pick up my hair a little, while close to the vent, when on high. We have it vented out into our attic and from there, to the gable vent of our new home.I'd give this unit a Five star, but I have to take something away for the noise factor. If you need it on high often, do not expect to hear anyone in the adjoining room. Questionable on medium, without yelling and possible on low, simply speaking up a little/lot.We'll have to wait to see about durability, but appears to be a very solid unit.The lights are two candelabra based bulbs. Meaning the kind you'd put in a chandelier. Strange as that may seem. It takes 40 watt maximum and is useful light, but certainly not enough by itself to see what you are cooking.I like it. And it was perfect and easily fitted into our custom built cabinets.BTW- ordering from amazon is so much easier than going to the big-box store - talking to Tony who asks all kinds of questions, learns you're building, so tries to sell you appliances and X # year warranties, before telling you they do not carry them in-store and will have to order it, and since he really doesn't know exactly what you are talking about, you may or may not get what you need when HE orders it.

The media could not be loaded. I went from a Broan 250 to this 400 and it’s a world of difference. This unit has a squirrel cage fan as opposed to a normal fan and you can tell the difference. Installing it took some modifications inside my cabinet. I paid $100 for a carpenter to come put it in because it would have taken me two days and 32 trips to Lowe’s. He installed it in a couple hours. Lights are super bright. 1st and 2nd speeds are quite. Third speed is loudish but it works great. I have no regrets buying it.

I am happy with this fan. Uses two 40W candelabra bulbs. Light has only On or Off setting. I wish the lights were brighter or maybe it's that they are not a focused beam, or maybe the unit sits higher than my old under-cabinet unit. The lights seem to be situated more to the back of the stove than they would be with an under-cabinet unit.Fan has 3 settings. Low is pretty quiet, high is somewhat noisy but not bad. The controls are sliders. The fan has 3 distinct settings: low, medium, and high. This unit plugs in; it is not designed to be hard-wired.I bought this to go with the Broan LB30 30-Inch Hood Liner. I bought an older home that had an empty-inside wood hood (no over stove cabinet) and thought the liner would slip right in there, we pop the fan in, and that's it. I downloaded all the instructions, spec sheets, etc., I could find online ahead of time.The instructions (both from the web and from the box) when utilizing the liner are confusing. My contractor had to call the 800# for advice and that person told him that the liner is not designed to hold up the fan. He said you have to either have a cabinet or build a box. In effect, the liner is just to cover up the wood, protect it, and give a stream-lined look.After some discussion we decided to just use the liner to hold up the fan and it seems very solid. The liner installs with the opening pointing down (concave), so the bottom of the fan unit ends up 4" above the bottom of the hood and is hidden. I posted some photos.It's slightly awkward reaching under and/or looking under to locate and move the switches which are on the bottom of the fan unit. I'm sure it will become automatic with use.For my situation, this unit combined with the liner were perfect. The finished project looks very professional and was way less costly than a custom hood. It was not possible to find a matching cabinet in order to install a ready-made under-cabinet fan unit. The cost for this fan unit, the liner, and labor was less than or equal to what it would have cost for an off-the-shelf fan unit, non-matching over-stove cabinet, and labor.