COSMO COS-QS75 30-Inch 500 CFM Ducted Under Cabinet Range Hood with Touch Controls & LED Lights - Stainless Steel - Perfect for Modern Kitchens, Cooking, and Smoke Removal

After reading reviews about installation I felt confident in my abilities to install. The hood is a good sized hood and it did take me 3 people to install it. For anyone looking at installing it themselves, I offer up these considerations before starting.1) I hoped maybe I could get away with only mounting it with 4 screws to the underside of cabinet. Once I got it open and lifted the unit and re-read the directions, I realized it needed to be installed to wall and under cabinet for my application.2) I needed to remove (4) 3" tiles from my backsplash in order to mount the 4 screws to the wall. I had the tools to do it and could not tell until I removed my old hood that it needed to be done. The template they supplied help Identify with 4 tiles to remove.3) I read other reviews and found it common to install the 8” duct to a 6” exit duct via a reducer duct found at my hardware store. That was an easy job, again just a little time and tape etc.4) I installed the 4 of the (hammer in) screw mollies supplied in box. Lifting the unit into place and attaching to the wall was a task and I used stacked boxes to hold it near the position until we were ready to lift and attach. (Use boxes that allow access to all the screw holes on rear and upper holes.) Once we installed the 4 rear screws slightly tight, we adjusted the elevation with more boxes until it was tight up against upper cabinet. We then installed the 4 upper screws that pulled the hood up tight. Once installed on upper cabinet, we tightened the rear screws.5) Now the electric hookup. I had a hard wired hood and this unit had a plug. Some reviews had people cut the plug and wire it into a junction box. Instead I installed an outlet in the upper cabinet area where the ducting came up. Again, I have experience in that so it was just a couple dollars and more time. Plugged in the fan and it worked.6) Ducting install was pretty effortless. I installed the 6” portion of the 8”-6” reducer to my existing duct. Had to tweak and bend to make it fit but eventually taped it in place. I used the flex duct supplied with the unit to connect hood to the 8” duct reducer. Easy!7) Loudness. The unit is loud but every review said that. I wanted good suction and moving air makes noise. Even at low setting it makes a lot of noise.8) What I didn’t really anticipate is the size of the unit. It sticks out from the wall enough to encompass my whole range, love it. I ended up having the minimum height from range to hood per their spec. I’m 6’ tall and it is easy to smack my head or turn on touch sensitive buttons on the front of the hood if I’m not careful. Gotten used to it now though and I’m good. My plan was to remodel the kitchen in a few years and use this hood when I do. I will fix some of these issues then.9) I give this unit 5 stars so far. I think I’ll like the baffled, removable, washable filters. I hated my screen on the last hood. It was always greasy and dirty looking. I will remodel with an 8” duct instead of a reducer as it may be contributing to more noise and less evacuation but for now, it works great.