It was not possible to find a matching cabinet in order to install a ready-made under-cabinet fan unit.
The finished project looks very professional and was way less costly than a custom hood. I'm sure it will become automatic with use.įor my situation, this unit combined with the liner were perfect. 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. 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. In effect, the liner is just to cover up the wood, protect it, and give a stream-lined look.Īfter some discussion we decided to just use the liner to hold up the fan and it seems very solid. He said you have to either have a cabinet or build a box. 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. The instructions (both from the web and from the box) when utilizing the liner are confusing. I downloaded all the instructions, spec sheets, etc., I could find online ahead of time. 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 bought this to go with the Broan LB30 30-Inch Hood Liner. This unit plugs in it is not designed to be hard-wired. The fan has 3 distinct settings: low, medium, and high. Low is pretty quiet, high is somewhat noisy but not bad. The lights seem to be situated more to the back of the stove than they would be with an under-cabinet unit.įan has 3 settings. 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. ( More customer reviews)I am happy with this fan.