Hello ,

From what i can see , you are looking for a under cabinet range hood, with more power but less noise. May i ask what is the distance from the top of your stove to the bottom of your cabinet , to which you will be attaching your range hood?Please keep in mind that for a good range hood , you need to have your cabinet about 38-40'' away from the stove. From the link you provide i`m able to see that you are purchasing a 5700 BTU Range , which will require you to have at least 650 CFM .

We have model called Elite-30 , this is our own unique range hood , which comes with 900CFM double motors ,two dimmable lights, stainless steel baffle filters, and 7'' round duct outlet. This model comes with 5 years , parts only warranty on all the components which are , only two rotary switches and two motors. Here is the link for it

http://www.kitchenhoods.ca/range-hoods/professional-series-under-cabinet--p-647.html

Seems to me that either the Broan or the Zephyr could work okay for your application. There won't be any code requirements for hood power -- the "needing more CFM" is simply a rule of thumb for a worst case scenario that assumes you have all five burners running on the maximum possible heat. Are you figuring on running five woks at a time or five pasta pots on full boil at once?

Where regulations may apply is with make-up air (MUA). For places that have . codes requiring MUA, the requirement generally kicks in at around 400 cfm. Even without regulations, it is a very good idea to check out your house to be sure that when you "really suck up the air out of the kitchen" you are not backdrafting fire places, gas furnaces or gas water heaters.

I do not have any first hand experience with Broan QP430 but I note that it is a couple of inches less deep than the Zephyr, so it won't extend quite as far over the front burners. (Actually, if you can swing the space, the recommendation here would be to get a 36" hood for better capture over a 30" range.)

I have had a 36" 650 CFM Zephyr Cylcone for about 13 years without issues. I used it over a GE dual-fuel range for the first 10 of those years and then over pro-style NXR since then and it has been pretty much good for my needs. Curries are about the only thing that seems to have lingering aromas, but that is pretty hard to control no matter how good your hood. The old Zephyr is similar to the current Hurricane except that the Hurricane is a couple of inches taller and has a bit of a canopy form that will help a little with collection of vapors. My Zephyr uses the same of grease capture system that bobbykauaiboy describes for the current Hurricane, and I can testify to its effectiveness. About three years ago, when I had to relocate the ducting run (long story, don't ask) and the ducting had been in daily use for decade, I found no real grease build-up. There was barely even a thin grease film in the ducting upstream from the hood. So, I agree with bobbykauaiboy on the effectiveness of Zephyr's grease capture design. My older Zephyr also fits in the category of "not the quietest" so I'm not sure how meaningful that 2 sones rating is for the Hurricane.

Not sure what to make of the Spagna Vetro manufacturer blurb above. Apparently Houszz is encouraging this kind of thing. (Oh-oh, there goes the chronic-old-fart warning alarm.) Been years since I recall seeing any gw posts about the brand. Try a search using "gardenweb + spagna vetro" and see what turns up. If you are not Canadian, note the "ca" web address. The only other thing I can recall about the brand is that, like many Euro-style designs, they only project about 18" out from the wall, barely more than an OTR. With a 900 CFM fan, you will definitely want to look into MUA.

Zephyr is the winner for sure out of these two.
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I purchased the Zephyr Hurricane today from Pacific Kitchen & Home (inside Best Buy). They price matched AJ Madison's in-cart price at 422 vs 469 on Amazon vs 509 as their regular "factory direct price." With tax it came out to 444 but delivery is also free. It will arrive in a few days and once it is installed I will post thoughts and hopefully photos to help out anyone who is thinking about purchasing the same hood.

Hey brewcat,

I was just
wondering how your hood install went and if you’re liking the Zephyr?

We just installed the Zephyr Hurricane in our kitchen remodel based on our trusted local appliance shop's recommendation. It's early yet, but we love it. You can certainly turn the lights on (high or low) on the one we have without the fan running. The confusion I think is that if you turn the fan *off* it automatically turns the lights off as well. But you can always turn the lights back on by themselves. It's surprisingly quiet, especially on the first power level, which is all we've needed so far.

Haven't needed to utilize the special cleaning feature yet (I did rinse out the grease traps which seemed to have just a bit of film collected through brief use) but I think the lack of a filter may be a plus in the long run. No need to run one through the dishwasher and eventually wear it out. It looks great, and we actually like the round grille apertures -- you don't see them all the time, but they look cool, like jet thrusters.

Overall it seems to be a handsome, sturdy unit that really pulls air. I have cooked burgers and even salmon fillets on a cast iron skillet, and just running the vent on the lowest power setting, there wasn't a trace of lingering odor in the air when I was done. I may actually miss that, but we won't miss the grease deposits on the cabinets or the occasional smoky kitchen we had with our old microwave/recirculating vent situation.

@jstlawrence Does hurricane handles grease well? What is your expereince with it?