you will be looking in the area of $2300 for the Independent hood, another option would be Prestige for $2700

the Prestige does not have heat sensor...... but does have a heat rod and variable speed

I too am looking at a Independent Incline hood for my Blue Star 36" range. I am an advocate of buying a range hood from a company that ONLY manufactures range hoods. It makes sense that if they only do one thing, they probably do it better than most (if my sources are correct, and I believe that they are, Independent was manufacturing range hoods for Wolf up until February 2008). You might want to contact Independent directly to ask specifics about their hoods. I did and was educated not only about Independent hoods, but hoods in general. To my surprise, I was told to save my money and bypass the remote blower. I know that there are different philosophies regarding this subject, however what I heard made sense. Additionally, I was tipped on the 3 speed vs. the variable speed scenario. Fixed speed has its advantages, not to say that a variable speed unit should not be considered.

Hope my 2 cents helps. Looking forward to seeing what you select.

mjb 55, Please expound on your following statements 1. "To my surprise, I was told to save my money and bypass the remote blower." 2. "I was tipped on the 3 speed vs. the variable speed scenario. Fixed speed has its advantages". I would like to know what you were told.

agree. I firmly believe otherwise on both.

Having had both fixed speed (past) and variable speed (now) I strongly prefer the variable speed. By oversizing the CFM's slightly we can run the fan in the lower end of the spectrum most of the time which is a quieter operation with great performance. We have the Prestige 1200 CFM remote blower and high capapcity liner over a 6 burner wolf rangetop. Your 1000 CFM seems in the right range.

Okay, I am now inclined to find something with variable speed. How important is it to have the 27" depth in my case? I can't go wider than my rangetop due to the cabinet configuration.

I am now looking at Prestige and am confused because their website only lists onlh 24" depth, but a ajmadison.com appears to list a Prestige hood that is 27" deep. Anyone know what's going on? Did they stop making those?

Also, is 1000 CFM enough given the length of my duct?

We have some 36" x 27" prestige hoods in stock, they used to be a regular production run but now are special order only. Prestige I would go with 1200 cfm remote blower.

I have never had a single customer come back to me and say they wish they would have gone with the internal blower as opposed to the remote or a set 3 speed as opposed to variable speed.

In 5 years we have sold countless Prestige hoods and have never had a problem once installed.

In your case 27" is not vital but it is much better.

The depth really depends on how you cook. If you sear and stir fry on the front burners a lot, then you may want the 27". My liner is housed in a 42"wide (36" cooktop) and I stuck to the 24" deep. Interestingly enough, my KD said she had never designed a hood deeper than 18", even though many of her clients used Wolf and other high end rangetops. If you do a lot of high heat searing or stir frying on the front burners, you may want to consider the deeper hood. From my experience, we would have been hitting our heads on the 27"---DH even manages to catch the corner of the 24" at times.

The 1000CFM seems ok. My duct run is longer and has one more turn. I have the 1200 cfm and have yet to run it over medium speed.

Another consideration for you---I had read somewhere that roof mounting the blower may make it difficult to have it serviced (only servicers with insurance to go on roofs would be willing to do it??), so we ended up mounting ours on the outside of the garage wall. Works well there. I'm not familiar with the hood dimensions since we have one of the high capacity liners housed in a custom wood hood, but the few times I called Prestige when I was making the decision on the liner their customer service was very helpful and responsive.

We're going with Independent's chimney hood at 42 x. 27 over our 36" BS. Chose to go deeper b/c the range will be pulled out a few inches owing to deeper counters, but otherwise I would have gone with 24".

For what it is worth, we were told there is no price difference between 24" and 27", which surprised me.

Thanks, everyone, this is helpful. I am thinking that I will definitely bump my head on the 27" hood, since are cabinets are standard depth.