Robinhood RCA3 (90cm)

The best part was that it was a perfect match for old 40-year old dilapidated nominal 900 mm wide Robin Hood and fitted snugly between the cupboards that were above and on each side of our gas cooktop. I was also able to use the existing retangular exhaust duct that discharged into the roof cavity above the ceiling. The new stainless steel hood now matched the rest of the kitchen decor - Refrigerator, wall oven and microwave so she who must be obeyed loved it. The fan and light buttons have a crisp operating feel to them but there are NO LED's to show the fan in operation. The replaceable light is LED type and globe has a very high Kelvin type and discharges a weird natural sunlight luminescence that we are just starting to get used to. The LUX is much lower than our old unit. The light is at the back of the appliance (wall side) and is not central so it's all a little unusual to us at first but we're slowly getting used to it. Installation was a bit awkward and took me (74 YO broken down burnt out retired Chemical Engineer) a full day to remove old unit (very simple job) and fit the new unit (a bit fiddly). Firstly, the through-ceiling exhaust duct required me to make a cutout has in the top of the range hood using a cut off wheel in the angle grinder because there was no press out panel installed in the new unit for a vertical discharge duct. Then, 4-holes had to be drilled for self tapping screws to fix the flange of the old discharge duct to the top of the new range hood. Again, a very simple job. One word of caution, it's imperative that you accurately mark out the position of the exhaust duct for the cut and fix to avoid a conflict between cupboard side and the hole in the ceiling for the exhaust duct. If the duct alignment is not correct you will have problems when you come to position the appliance as it must fit between the cupboards whilst simultaneously allowing the exhaust duct to pass through the hole in the ceiling. It took me two goes. Good luck - use a sharp pen when marking out the exhaust duct cut out and fixing it to the top of the appliances. Also be wary that there are electrical wires in the vicinity of the cut out. You can get the full installation and operating manual from the web site that includes all dimensions.