Pinch,

I'd love to say that you found a bargain. I can't comment on the hood itself, as I haven't seen it. I can supply some tangential information that makes me concerned:

prolinerangehoods.com is registered using GoDaddy, which is the cheapest registrar out there and held with little respect in the Internet services community.

The SSL (security) certificate used is RapidSSL which is also a "discount" provider -- the "cheap version" of GeoTrust/Equifax certificates, and uses a signature (MD5) that is no longer considered secure enough by many people and organizations. Better quality certificates are only a few hundred dollars, as opposed to this $69 special.

There is no "800 number" available. You can get one for $10 a month these days.

They chose a brand name that is very close to that used by both BlueStar and KitchenAid for their hoods.

There is no statement of origin, nor warranty/manufacturer contact information in their owner's manuals (there is space in the PDF for the latter, but is blank). The owner's manual states a one-year warranty, in contrast to the web site's statements.

Caveat emptor...

Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: PROLINERANGEHOODS.COM
Created on: 20-Aug-07
Expires on: 20-Aug-11
Last Updated on: 08-Aug-09

Administrative Contact:
Zuro, Mark mzuro@xmission.com
3640 Highland Dr
Salt Lake City, Utah 84106
United States
(801) 277-6534 Fax --

That phone number also belongs to "Guild Hall" and Mark Zuro leads to "SmartHomeLuxury.com" which sells the same hoods through a different storefront.

Thanks, sfjeff. I've crossed it off.

What excellent detective work. Shady dealers don't have a chance with you on the case sfjeff.

Since when does using the #1 domain registrar, which happens to also be the least expensive, make a hill of beans difference when it comes to the quality product a company makes?

I recently had the opportunity to tour a Mercedes Benz plant. Believe it or not, they were actually using disposable Bic pens instead of Cross or Mont Blanc. Based on your assumptions, I should cross them off my list since saving money equates to poor quality products.

I've had a ProLine hood in my home for nearly 3 years and it is the high quality, high performance product I expected. I also considered it to be fairly priced. There are less expensive hoods out there but you get what you pay for. I imagine that's the one sfjeff settled for so he had some change left to pay his over priced ARIN registry fees.

Go with ProLine, you will not be disappointed.

No comment on the range hood, but the "detective work" is ludicrously dumb. Web hosting has no correlation to quality of their actual product.

nice to hear - probably going to get a proline 54" island hood. May go with their newer ProS $1800 which looks nice (not sure I want all the CFM that one can produce but you dont use high much) or the pro version which costs more $2200 and then you need to add the blower ($3-900) bit speed is infinitely adjustable, or one of the "regular" ones $1900 1200cfm....

If it's helpful to anyone... We have been in business now for 15+ years...

We know we are biassed but we have a 4.9 rating out of 1500 Google reviews you can read for yourself right here if it is helpful: https://www.prolinerangehoods.com/google-reviews

Thanks for all your comments in this thread.

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I strongly urge that you do not buy Proline. I recently purchased a Proline insert for my custom hood. I had the hood built around the specs for the Proline insert. After speaking with a Proline rep they convinced me that this would be a good liner. I was concerned about the low price, but the rep assured me that was a promotional price, and they wanted to get reviews on the product.

My review: TERRIBLE, MISTAKE, CHEATED. Model: PLFL CL 3416D.

The description of this liner is that it is quiet. FALSE. Stand next to a jet engine during takeoff...that is how loud it is. If you intend to have a conversation in the same room, be prepared to yell at each other and even then you might not be heard. This liner is unusable if you intend to be in the same room. It is so loud you can hear it outside the house.

When I contacted Proline and asked for help with a solution to the problem their attitude was "too bad, you bought it, it's your problem".

I remodeled my kitchen and bought a custom hood. The hood was built around the dimensions for this liner. Now i am stuck with it. IT ABSOLUTE GARBAGE. Buy a Venta Hood or Z-Line...don't buy a Proline. Junk and no support. Beyond disappointing.

My plan now is to gut this piece of junk, purchase a remote blower and figure out how to install it into the attic since I am stuck with this junk.

Seriously, do not buy this liner and don't do business with Proline...they make false claims on their website, they do not stand by their products and their customer support is no help at all.