Mostly great unit

We are on our third of these rangehoods. It fits perfectly over our stove, with cabinets above, glass backsplash tile below, wiring & vent placement which is why we keep going back to the same model. I don't recall why we replaced the first one or how long it lasted. The 2nd one we had for maybe 5 years & developed the same problems others mentioned with the fan speed buttons not working. Other than that we've been happy with them, although I would hope Whirlpool might fix this problem so many seem to have with the buttons malfunctioning. Mostly though I hope Whirlpool will keep making this model as we will likely need to replace it again in the (hopefully not too near) future.

Wonderful hood!!!

Does an amazing job! Actually pulls air off of the stove top! Wish that it was fingerprint resistant tho....

Fan switched stopped working after 1 yr

The hood was working fine for about a year and then the fan switches wouldn't stay on . As soon as I release the buttons it turns off. All three of them. The light switch works. Disappointed !

Great fan but one issue

Have had this unit for some years now. It works great and looks great, nice contemporary look. I am fairly handy so have been able to remove the drum fan to clean, lube and stop a squeak (something most people could not do) which may have been due to fan sliding and rubbing the housing. It's a bit of a squeeze to get the unit down to do the cleaning but not too bad. One complaint I have is the light bulbs. They are difficult to remove and even more so to get lined up to replace with a new bulb with this bayonet base type and the finish housing. You almost cant fit both, and very hard to line up the bayonet without removing the housing which then is difficult to push back in. Like too many appliances these days, I wonder of the designers ever had to try to use the products they come up with. Other than that it's a great fan.

Great Range Hood!

We have had this range hood for a year and couldn't be happier. We upgraded our appliances after 21 years of use. Our KitchenAid dishwasher sprung a leak after 21 years so we replaced it with another KitchenAid, then decided to replace our Whrilpool range of the same age. Both new ones were SS so we had to change the Almond range hood to SS so it would match, This range hood is easy to clean with the Whirlpool SS cleaner. The lighting is excellent and the fan works very well. We mostly use the low setting because the others aren't needed. The one thing i would recommend is to get the charcoal filters for the inside fans to reduce food odors. I still haven't bought mine but i do recommend it. Great product.

Excellent All Around Hood!

I have had this hood for a few years now and couldn't be happier. Not only does it look great but it performs well. I see many complaints about the noise, I could not disagree more. Not only does this fan vent extremely well on the lowest setting (where it spends 90% of its time) it is almost silent! When you need the extra venting it's going to be noisier but it works and it works well. Compared to many other vent hoods I've seen that can do none of these things and are still louder trying to suck up 50 CFM. I will agree that our buttons are falling off too. As for the lights, all halogen lights will get extremely hot, replace with LED if this is a problem.

Good - but noisy on high

Ours is exhausted to the outside and works very well at removing odors, steam and heat. Fairly quiet on low and medium, but high speed is horribly noisy. I woud recommend it only if you don't mind an extremely loud exhaust fan when used on its high setting.

Under Cabinet Hood

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The first showing of the kitchen hood was disappointing as the left light did not work. Then the builder was going to place a new bulb but finally called the service center as it was impossible to do the replacing. Is this on purpose so the owner has to pay for a service call to change a bulb? Then the button on-off for the hood is very noisy. I did not expect this from a Kitchen Aid product. I would recommend with reservations.

Very pleased

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Have been using this for about a month and The only thing I dislike is that the settings are all push button and are kind of loud. But the vent works great and looks nice with our appliances.

Love it!

I've had the hood for about a month now & I love it! It not only looks great, but it works great too. I love the bright light it gives off & the vents are good & powerful. I highly recommend it!

Great Features

As vent hoods go this one is the Cadillac, excellent at removing smell of cooking food.