Product Description

Broan NuTone QP130SS QP130SS

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #145906 in Major Appliances
• Color: Stainless Steel
• Brand: Broan-NuTone
• Model: QP130SS
• Released on: 2011-10-21
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 6.75" h x 20.12" w x 30.00" l, 24.00 pounds

Features

• Stainless Steel Evolution 1 30 inch range hood
• Full filter design with antimicrobial protection inhibits odor-producing bacteria
• 2-level blower speed control
• Four halogen lights (lamps not included)
• Centrifugal blower provides increased performance and quieter operation

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Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
not too great with non-ducted installation
By sports fan
the product looks great and is well built. I don't have a duct leading outside the house so i followed the instructions to recirculate the air into the kitchen. Installation wasn't too bad but not easy (one of the four screws needs a very long(8"+) screw driver to reach into, it is in the corner so it is essential to install, expect to scratch your hands reaching it), our kitchen cabinet had issues and i had to custom cut a thin sheet of plywood.... one major issue i have now is the noise, on 'high' setting it becomes unbarable, the air rushing out of the vent and into our kitchen area generates high noise, i put a short piece of scotch tape covering a small part of the duct to make it less noisy. And don't expect that no matter what you cook it will be sucked in, the cfm rating is high but the squirrel cage is on the left side not in the center, so you have to cook under it to have better results(but it is never as you want it, which is watching everything sucked in with force into the filters). Also, if you install it without a duct don't expect to eliminate the food smell in the house as you are recirculating the air, only moist and some particles would stick in the filters (which is important), but the smell will still be there....

this is my experience with non-ducted installation, i am assuming all hoods have the same issue and maybe this is the best out there. We had to put something in that space and this hood fits great with our stainless steel appliances.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Powerful ducted range hood
By NJer
This is a replacement for my microwave/hood, which is next to useless when removing greasy air from the kitchen. This one looks very nice. When the fan is running at high speed, it creats a powerful suction, I can have a napkin to be sucked to the filter, that powerful. The installation was a bit pain. Once installed, it works great. Wish I have done this earlier.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
A Good Light
By B. Mullins
I live in a condo and the HOA did not allow me to install a hood which vents to the outside, so my only choice was to go ductless, and after looking around a little I bought this one based on price and style. It was not hard to install, the instructions are straight-forward. Also, this one is not exclusively ductless---you can connect a 7" diamter vent exiting vertically from the top or a 3x10" rectangular vent out the back.

Contrary to what some may say, in the ductless configuration a hood like this one does nothing for air quality. If you think otherwise you are only fooling yourself. The hood's replaceable carbon filters perhaps catch some grease, but I still end up having to clean above the unit every month to remove a thin layer of oily scum. The carbon filters do not eliminate odors. All the moisture generated from cooking is simply getting blown by the fan up towards the cabinets and ceiling above the unit. The purported 300cfm is laughable---at the highest speed it hardly pulls in half the smoke from grilling steaks (not that it makes any difference, air- quality-wise). However, if you can run a duct to the outside, consider going with a 600cfm one at least (taking into consideration duct length and back-draft, of course).

In short, the only thing I like is the clean, modern design and the bright lighting (4 halogen bulbs, two brightness settings). That's basically what you're buying here.

One last thing: Recently, Vent-a-Hood has come out with a ductless hood and filter that they claim really filters odor and absorbs moisture. But at over $2k, it wasn't an option for me. Those with no other choice but to go ductless may want to take a look at it, though.