Range hood on new Escapes

[sallemann]

Hi all...

In looking at photos of the new Escapes, the range hood looks a lot different than the one in our 2016 19. Question: does anyone know if Escape has upgraded the hood fan and vent cover. The fan is pretty loud... and the little plastic "hinge pins" on the vent cover outside are really cheap and broke almost immediately.

Thinking about getting a 21 and wondering if we should forgo the hood. The vent area allows a lot of cold in and heat out in shoulder seasons... the fan is noisy... and the vent cover is cheap. We can probably vent by opening the kitchen window and sucking air out through Maxxfan.

Thoughts?

Thanks!