Gorgeous addition to our kitchen

The hood fits perfectly into the theme of our 100 year old farm house. The option to add the stainless steel moulding was the perfect touch. We only have 7' ceilings so had to purchase the short ceiling kit in addition to the hood. We went with the recirculating option and while it does a good job we mY end up doing a direct vent as we can still set off the smoke detector! It's not a quiet fan by any means but it is great quality for a very reasonable price.

Nice Looking

Unit looks great and vents nicely. Unit hanging brackets were too long and had to cut and drill new holes to make work. Brackets were probably designed for a 10 ft. ceiling so I may just have ordered the wrong one. No big deal. Problem was the lights didn't work. Customer service was very good and sent me a new light package which arrived a few days later. Hate like heck that I have to pull the unit down to replace as I vented unit to the outside. Not going to be easy. But it vents very well and my wife cooked pork chop the afternoon I installed it and the neibors knew what we were having for dinner.

Will not fit an 8ft ceiling. Very poorly packaged.

The product information on this item is incorrect on the manufacturer's website as well as on build.com. In order to achieve fit in an 8ft ceiling, even with the minimum clearance of 30", you will need to cut the chimney and brackets. The minimum ceiling height for this model should be listed as 98.8". I'm frustrated that I got halfway through installing this product to come to a screeching halt and be told by the manufacturer to achieve a finished look without having to cut the chimney pieces will require an additional "short kit" that is out of stock for a month and a half. Also this is the third of these we received, the first to were scratched, the third has two significant dents, but we decided to go ahead a live with it because sending it back and awaiting a replacement was such a hassle. Wish we had just returned it and gotten something else...

RANGE HOOD IS DARN NEAR PERFECT - HAD IT 2 YEARS

We purchased and installed this range hood, ZLINE 36" Island Range Hood GL14i-36, about 22 months ago. We'd looked at MANY, so many, range hoods before making our decision to purchase this Z-Line model. We'd looked at many different units from many different manufacturers in many different price ranges in many different, but similar styles. We wanted an elegant look, excellent function (who cares how good it looks if it doesn't work - it has to do its job first and foremost) and easy cleaning. Additionally, I'm tall at 6' 4" so mounting it high enough so that the bottom edge would be above my sight line was an important feature to me, so that I could look at someone on the other side of the island without stooping. Therefore, the ability to mount this up to 36" above the stove top was also an important factor. Fortunately, there was a Range Hood Store near us, so we were able to go there and see their products (if you're not as lucky as we were to be nearby a store, know that everything we saw in the store was high quality and looked like the online pictures). We'd been concerned because of their excellent, very competitive prices that their products might be "cheap" in quality, look or construction WE FOUND OUT THOSE WORRIES WERE UNFOUNDED, so you can order online with confidence even if you have no nearby store to visit in person. Additionally, my wife worried that keeping it clean would be an issue, partly because of the glass portion of this hood. Well, it's pretty darn easy to keep clean and the dishwasher safe filter is nice too. Some people's reviews say that it is loud when in use . . . and, when it's on the highest setting, 4, it is kind of loud, BUT we've found it to be MUCH QUIETER than those BRAND X units in use by some of our friends over their islands. Further, our very quiet dishwasher is certainly louder than this hood, it's just not at ear height like our range hood, which I think may make seem folks think it's louder than it is. One last thing is the fact that there's a set of control buttons on each side of unit and I remember thinking, "There's no need for the duplicate set of buttons, I'll only use the ones on the same side as the stove top control knobs." But, now I cannot tell you just how handy it is to have the duplicate set of controls as we use them far more often than I would have ever thought. So, after almost 2 years we're still happy and we wanted to write this review, so you know you can order with confidence.

Love it!

This range hood was installed in my kitchen right before Christmas (December 23, houseful of guests!) I switched from a range with a downdraft to one without and needed a hood, but didn't want to obstruct the open view I had into our dining area. My ceiling was a little shorter than 8' and this was the only hood I could find that could be mounted in such a way that it didn't visually obstruct our opening. I am thrilled! Every time I pass through my kitchen I marvel at how inconspicuous and yet attractive it is --- chalk that up to the glass. It functions well --- much better than my former downdraft. Everything arrived very well packed. It seems solidly made, and was less than half the cost of anything else I looked at --- and those would have created an obstructed view.

Nice product for the price

I bought this model after comparing several similar products. The main things that swayed me were the design, price, and fast shipping.