[Pahaska]

There is a better way if you feel you can tackle a minor rewiring job.

I bought two 5-ohm power resistors (you can get them at Radio Shack or any electronic supply). I put one resistor permanently in series with the fan motor and wired the other resistor across the light switch on the hood so that I have either 5 or 10 ohms in series with the motor depending the setting of what was the hood lght switch. I now have 2 fan speeds, one slightly slower and quieter than the original speed and the other speed slower yet and very quiet. The higher speed moves just as much air now as it did before since the fan is not cavetating.

My light is now wired to the adjacent under-cabinet light so that the switch on that light turns on the hood light in addition to the under-cabinet light. I usually turned both lights on at night anyway.

My total cost was in the neighborhood of $1.00.