Why does your husband disagree? If it is specified for between 26-34 it will work, and 30" is not really a magic number here because it is not a flammable surface. It can be installed according to manufacturer's recommendations and meet residential code.

He wants 30'' - I want less - he thinks 28-29 it's too low - thank you!

You are only disagreeing about 1-2 inches. I would side with the person who's worried about hitting his head against the hood. If it's about aesthetics, it's hard for anyone to judge without seeing pictures, but 1-2 inches is probably not something to worry about.

Our hood is 32" above the range and works for my wife who is 5'2".

Our hood is 26" above the top of our Bertazzoni. We did not have a choice about this--strict requirements of our city's building code. I am 5'8" and my husband is 6'3" and it looks good and functions well.

Thank you all! The shorter one - me 5'2 - cooks more so I will go with 28 probably.

We have 8' ceilings and we put our hood at 32" above the stove. It works fine for me. I am 5'2". My husband is 6' and he was happy with 32" above the range.

I am 4'11". My hood is 30" above my range. I have no difficulty turning it on or off, which would be my only reason for wanting it lower. DH is 5'11" and I think it would be "in his face" any lower than it is.

Where does the 2" put the knobs relative to your reach? My parents replaced a range hood and while my mother could easily reach the knobs on the old one, she could not on the new one and they were really only a couple inches higher. (But critical inches).

Ours is 28.25. 8 ft ceiling, 6 inches trim (36 in standard uppers), 15 in upper above hood, small trim spacer to allow proper hood attachment (not exactly sure what, but GC said we needed it), and 9 in tall hood results in 28.25 in clearance.

I was hoping for 30, but it's really plenty high enough to avoid, even at 22 in deep. We are 5'4" and 5'6".

Mid reno, but best pic I have at the moment.

Thank you all! 28'' is the number.