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Decision time: Wolf or Bluestar Hood

malabacat_gw
9 years ago

I'm getting a 36" Bluestar RCS range. Six burners, 5 at 15K btu, one simmer. I need to make a decision by next week as to my vent hood. I've narrowed it down to these two, basically because I need to make a decision.

I plan to go with a 42x24x18 hood. I wanted 42x27 but my dh felt it was too deep. So 24 it is. I do plan to mount it 33-36" above my range so having a more powerful hood might be better to compensate for the extra height, but I'm not sure about that.

There are very few reviews of either Wolf or BS hoods, so if anyone has one, or has considered one, I'd love to get your opinion.

Pros I see for Wolf: 16 gauge SS, infinite speed blower control, rounded edges.
Cons: Only offer 900 CFM in the 42" with internal blower. (Can get higher CFM with external or in-line but I don't want that). A little more expensive.

Pros for BS: 1200 CFM, variable speed blower (I think this is the same as infinite??), can't tell from pics, edges could be rounded, a little less expensive
Cons: 18 gauge SS, could have pointy corners

Anything I'm missing? Both vent vertically which is what I need. It will be on an exterior wall and vent straight up, no turns whatsoever, so I won't have turns affecting the CFM performance.

Thoughts? Thanks!