One question you need to answer before selecting a hood is what type of cooking device is it going over? Pro ranges will require higher CFMs. If you take a peek in your range/rangetop/cooktop's manual, it should give a minimum CFM recommendation for the hood.

Next question, is the vent pipe already in place in the wall? If so, what size/circumference is it? The circumference will also help determine which hood you can use.

Are you dealing with an appliance store for your other appliances? They should be able to assist you and point you in the right direction. If you're using a chain store for your appliances, you may need to seek out the advice of a locally owned appliance store or a Ferguson's showroom if there is one nearby. They are typically better equipped to answer your questions.

Hope this helps!

It's not a pro range. It's a Maytag electric double oven with a smoothtop (5 elements). I looked through the manual and couldn't find anything indicating a CFM. We actually purchased it directly from Whirlpool (by phone or internet) through some employee discount program at my husband's work so we haven't been working with an appliance store.

As for the vent pipe no, it's not in place yet. There was no prior ventilation system.

Thanks for the info. Maybe we will try and check out a local appliance store and see what we can find out.

Heather

You might as well take advantage of not yet obtaining an internal fan and use a roof-mounted blower. This will somewhat reduce the noise present at the hood.

kas

If the hood was meant to hold a Broan insert it should also fit Best and Zephyr products as they all use the same footprint for their insert "power packs". Check out the Best PK series and Zephyr Tornado series.