IKTCH IKIS01-36 S01-36, 36 inch range hood, Stainless Steel-IKIS01

This is an attractive range hood that can be turned on hands-free. Compared to a couple of other range hoods I've used it's certainly quieter, which is a plus. The downside is that turning it off is not straightforward. The light is bright and the amount of light can be adjusted. That may be helpful for kitchens that don't have enough lighting. Be careful adjusting the height, so a tall person doesn't turn it on just by walking past.

I needed a hood to suck grill smoke out of my outdoor kitchen area. It is under a flat roof section against a window into kitchen. So very important to NOT have a lot of smoke as the wind will push it into any opening on this side of house. Everything I read said to get a 1200+ cfm fan, but I found none with such a nice low profile as this one, although it is 900 cfm. It does an adequate job of removing most smoke, but not all of it as is probably to be expected. To further reduce effectiveness, It would have blocked our views if set the recommended 33" above grill surface, so we are quite a bit higher.The fan is truly quiet and no issues with gesture controls or using remote. The lighting is more than adequate. My biggest challenge was having to mount closer to the roof than the included square duct covers would allow. I had to cut metal brackets and shrouds down with a metal cutoff saw, which turned out being much easier than it sounds. So if you are at all handy or have a handy person assisting, do NOT let this factor stop you from buying. It can be done!I feel this is ideally suited for over a standard range, but also works okay for over a grill. Problem is when grill lid is closed, the smoke comes out the back well behind the vents and when grill lid is open, the smoke comes out well in front of the vents. I added Plexiglas to divert the smoke from back up into vents that I remove after cooking. (not shown). I am working on a more permanent solution for basically expanding the hood wider and lower with plexiglass to not block window AND capture more smoke.Bottom line is I would buy this again. It is beautiful and well made and great stainless steel. It gets 65% of the smoke out of the area and my wife loves it. The latter being very important! Oh, and the price was right too.

We needed to replace an old ceiling vent over the island in our kitchen. After reviewing various options, we chose this IKITCH mainly for its sleek, attractive look and max fan speed of 900CFM. It has 4 settings for the fan level which is nice when you don't need the full power. It's very quiet at the lower setting and not horribly loud at the highest. Other desirable features include 4 dimmable lights, and for the fan both touchless and remote control. I had several questions before purchasing. Another factor in my choice of this hood from this company: Cindy in customer service was very helpful in responding to my queries immediately and thoroughly. She also followed up to make sure I was satisfied before and after my purchase. This contact with the company is importantly assuring when purchasing an expensive appliance over the internet.

Replaced an old island vent from a major brand paid $$$$ a while back. This one looks better and performs better than the one I replaced for 1/4th the price. Installation was fairly simple and easy. The inner sleeve was a little tight with their screws, but I used some very flat sheet metal screws and that solved it.

Update: the customer service for this company has been excellent, making every effort to make things right with their product. We love the hood and use it every day. would recommend due to their quality customer service.Original:Love this vent hood looks good works very well. Installation was a major pain though, had to cut down the stainless steels finished duct which was a big pain to get done. This was a normal ceiling height, range height, and distance from range so why would I need to cut it down to make it work??

The media could not be loaded. Purchased this island range hood and had it professionally installed. It sounds like the fan blades are whacking the metal sides! Definitely metal noises, and not just airflow sounds. I put a decibel meter up to it and got 75 dBs on high fan settings - so loud that I couldn’t hear anything else.Maybe I got a defective or returned unit; I would typically chalk it up to just getting a lemon, but I’m posting this because IKTCH has been incredibly unresponsive and unhelpful. I first emailed them on Sunday (no phone numbers are available). IKTCH responded once on Tuesday, saying that if the hood can suck up a napkin, it was working as intended. Metal on metal sounds! But working as intended. I’ve sent follow-up emails every day (it’s now Friday); this thing is installed above my range, totally unusable, and I need to know what to do with it!STAY AWAY!Edit: it’s been about a week now. I email every day just to see if I’ll ever get another reply. Will update if and when I do.

Function is great, but the fan is rather loud. Installation was easy.

The IKTCH hood range is fantastic—powerful, stylish, and works great in my kitchen! Highly recommend for anyone looking for a quality range hood. Also, a big thanks to Emma for her outstanding customer service—she went above and beyond to assist me!