An Unusual Find...Vintage Kenmore Range Hood

[stricklybojack]

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it looks better without painted lettering..great work. I wish our apartment, and even more so the guy below us, had a hood for the stove. Thank god he doesn't smoke. Apparently there are no laws regarding this in NYC. In a gut rehab it would be high on the list of to do's around here.
Getting grease out of that mesh is murder. I second the charcoal refill idea. Also perhaps the mesh can be bought and cut to fit. I think buying replacements gets pricey if i recall correctly.

 

[Ultramatic]

 

 

Thanks! I think it looks better too. One thing about the paint for the lettering, it seemed way too "black". The older paint seemed to be a more grayish black, perhaps due to age. Anyhow, while many in this building have hoods, they are all interior venting.Sometimes you get the "aroma" of frying fish or garlic.

 

Grease, oh God, don't remind me. That was the most time consuming, messy and difficult task done. These things were NOT designed to keep clean easily. So many nooks and crannies and SHARP edges! The only thing that helped remove the grease was ZEP degreaser. And of course a lot of scrubbing. Thankfully, I don't fry much, so a major cleaning won't be in the cards for the next 12 months or so.

 

[Ultramatic]

Just when I thought I was done.

 

 

The fluorescent light has developed a loud humming sound.  It's currently using a T8 bulb. As far as I can tell, it is still using the original magnetic ballast. I plan to replace it with a new electronic ballast. Should I also replace the starter? 

 

 

[washer111]

@ultramatic

You might want to try running a T12 if you can find it.

Due to the age of the unit, it might simply be thats the sort of bulb it prefers. There isn't much difference in energy use between T8 and T12, or between ballasts. The only difference is the Mercury content of the bulbs, the T12's have more, which can make the starting easier.

 

[combo52]

Humming Ballast

I am not sure how easily you will find an electronic ballast to replace your orignal ballast, I would just replace the ballast with a new magnetic one, these are normally almost silent, but if some of the iron lamenations get loose they can become quite noisy.