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Hauslane UC-PS18 30 Inch Under Cabinet Range Hood vs ZLINE BSKBN-36 36 Inch Wall Mount Range Hood

Which is the better buy? Side-by-side on rating, price, strengths, and watch-outs — with the published ratings we averaged to get there.

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The short answer

Hauslane UC-PS18 30 Inch Under Cabinet Range Hood and ZLINE BSKBN-36 36 Inch Wall Mount Range Hood score essentially the same (4.0 vs 4.0). Pick the one whose trade-offs match your priorities — the strengths and watch-outs below are where they actually differ.

Ranked #2 in Best Range Hoods

Hauslane UC-PS18 30 Inch Under Cabinet Range Hood

4.0

1 sourceall derived$499.99as of Oct 12

The Hauslane UC-PS18 is a 30-inch ducted under-cabinet hood with two motors, six fan speeds, a touch panel and dishwasher-safe baffle filters. In video reviews, Jay Rules bought one for his own kitchen, tested it with boiling water, wok smoke and a styrofoam plate, and found the suction short of the advertised figure until, two years later, he discovered the installers had left the duct connection unsealed. With that fixed he gave it a thumbs up. He still wanted a stop button and a second light level.

Strengths

— After the duct connection was fixed it held styrofoam plates against the filters even on speed one, per Jay Rules
— Pulled steam from a boiling pot on the lowest speed in Jay Rules' test
— Two baffle filters lift out and go in the dishwasher, per Jay Rules

Watch-outs

— Frying smoke escaped past the hood on the top speed until an installation fault at the duct was corrected two years later, per Jay Rules
— No stop button: the fan has to be powered off each time, per Jay Rules
— The light is on or off only, with no dimmer, per Jay Rules

$499.99 · Buy at hauslane.com Full review →

Ranked #3 in Best Range Hoods

ZLINE BSKBN-36 36 Inch Wall Mount Range Hood

4.0

1 sourceall derived$629.99as of Oct 12

The ZLINE BSKBN-36 is a 36-inch wall-mount chimney hood in black stainless steel with a four-speed, 400 CFM motor and push-button controls. In a video review, Joe's Phenomenal mounted one over an induction cooktop and smoke-tested each speed: speed one let smoke slip out the sides, speed two became his everyday setting, and speed four cleared everything but was loud and made his studio vibrate. He judged it a happy medium between price and performance and found the light a little dim.

Strengths

— Speeds three and four cleared heavy pan smoke in Joe's Phenomenal's test
— Three stainless steel filters release with one lever and are dishwasher safe, per Joe's Phenomenal
— Five-minute timer keeps the fan running after cooking, then shuts it off, per Joe's Phenomenal

Watch-outs

— On the lowest speed quite a bit of smoke escaped off the sides, per Joe's Phenomenal
— Speed four is loud and vibrated the reviewer's studio, per Joe's Phenomenal
— Light has high and low only, and the high setting is on the dim side, per Joe's Phenomenal

$629.99 · Buy at zlinekitchen.com Full review →

Derived means the reviewer published no score, so one was inferred from their written verdict. Everything else is a number the publisher printed. How we rank.

How they stack up

Hauslane UC-PS18 30 Inch Under Cabinet Range Hood

The Hauslane UC-PS18 and the FOTILE Pixie Air UQS3001 are both 30-inch under-cabinet hoods, and the Hauslane's listing price is about half the FOTILE's. The ZLINE BSKBN-36 and IKTCH IKP02-30 are wall-mount chimney hoods. Hauslane lists six fan speeds against four on the ZLINE and the IKTCH.

ZLINE BSKBN-36 36 Inch Wall Mount Range Hood

The ZLINE BSKBN-36 is the widest hood here at 36 inches; the Hauslane UC-PS18, FOTILE Pixie Air UQS3001 and IKTCH IKP02-30 are 30-inch models. It and the IKTCH are wall-mount chimney hoods, while the Hauslane and FOTILE fit under a cabinet. ZLINE lists 400 CFM, less than half the 900 CFM IKTCH lists for the IKP02-30. Its controls are push buttons, where the IKTCH adds gesture sensing.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Hauslane UC-PS18 30 Inch Under Cabinet Range Hood	ZLINE BSKBN-36 36 Inch Wall Mount Range Hood
Type	Under cabinet, ducted	Wall mount, convertible (ducted or recirculating)
Airflow	860 equivalent CFM (500 laboratory CFM), per Hauslane	400 CFM (120 / 240 / 320 / 400 by speed)
Width	29-3/4 in	35.375 in
Depth	22 in	19.875 in
Height	8-1/8 in	12.375 in plus telescoping chimney
Fan Speeds	6	4
Filter Type	Dishwasher-safe stainless steel baffle filters	Dishwasher-safe stainless steel filters
Lighting	LED, GU10 bulbs	2 LED lights
Vent Type	3-way venting (top round, top rectangular, rear rectangular)	—
Warranty	2-year limited, lifetime on motors	3 year parts, lifetime motor
Weight	—	42 lb
Noise	—	51 / 55 / 58 / 61 dB by speed, per ZLINE
Duct Size	—	6 in
Material	—	Black stainless steel

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