Kenmore hood with heat sensor?

[fan-of-fans]

In the early 90s catalogs, Sears had a Kenmore range hood that was very deluxe. It had touch controls and a heat sensor that would turn the fan on and increase if needed. It also had an alarm that would go off if necessary. I believe it was variable speed. The cloeset hood they seem to have now has a variable speed control but no touchpad or sensor. I was wondering if these were unreliable. I never saw any in person, only their more standard hoods.

There were also some slide out hoods in the catalogs that seemed to be made of glass and could slide in or out when needed. Seemed interesting, but again I never saw any.

 

[circlew]

To the best of my knowledge, the Sears hoods were made by NuTone.

I worked in a place that sold NuTone products in the late 80's, and remember those features on some models.

 

[jkbff]

Broan has that in most of their high-end products.

Advanced Heat Sentry™ detects excessive heat and turns blower to high, prolonging product life and ensuring your confidence in range hood performance - See more at: http://www.broan.com/products/product/54a3420f-da8c-4ba7-8aea-9327cafd77da#sthash.m1yXevOh.dpuf