What kind of kitchen ventilation do you like???
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norgeway
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I get it!!
Someone is always thinking up new rules..LOL
Someone is always thinking up new rules..LOL
In one house (in a very temperate area of California, I removed the motor from a 48" ceiling vent hood which had been illegally vented to the large attic space. I had a vent run through the roof and had a restaurant size motor and fan installed on the roof. It was not pretty (only visible from the backyard), but it was the best vent I have ever experienced. When it was on high, and the windows in distant bedrooms were open, the drapes would blow into the room because so much air was moving. It really acted like a whole house fan. It was so efficient as an exhaust fan that I could fry bacon, and I would not smell it in the kitchen. Even though the motor was on the roof, it was not silent as I thought it would be.
That house has been sold, but if am ever in charge of a exhaust vent, I would try to get a good one.
Now, I have a friend who cooks a lot and uses the recirculating vent. I changed the filter, but it does just about nothing that I can see. Fortunately, this is also a very temperate area, so the door and window is open most of the time when he is cooking.
My son has a downdraft vent. They are powerful to counteract the heat rises thing, but it is so strong that it distorts the flame on his gas range. I am not a fan of that set up.
That house has been sold, but if am ever in charge of a exhaust vent, I would try to get a good one.
Now, I have a friend who cooks a lot and uses the recirculating vent. I changed the filter, but it does just about nothing that I can see. Fortunately, this is also a very temperate area, so the door and window is open most of the time when he is cooking.
My son has a downdraft vent. They are powerful to counteract the heat rises thing, but it is so strong that it distorts the flame on his gas range. I am not a fan of that set up.
dartman
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Our manufactured home has a recirculating fan, so did our old rental, hate them, just sorta loops the air around and house smells like whatever is cooking. Luckily the range is on a outside wall so may do a through the wall setup or one through the roof if I ever get over not wanting to punch holes in the new roof that came with the house.
The hood we have now is a Kenmore Stainless Steel and matches the stove nicely. There is a box in the cabinet above it like it could take a vent hose, and no clue if the hood can be switched to outside vent of some type.
Both bathrooms also have roof vented fans, and there is one extra ceiling to roof vent in the small halway
so don't know why there is none in the kitchen.
Probably just being cheap when it was built I guess.
The hood we have now is a Kenmore Stainless Steel and matches the stove nicely. There is a box in the cabinet above it like it could take a vent hose, and no clue if the hood can be switched to outside vent of some type.
Both bathrooms also have roof vented fans, and there is one extra ceiling to roof vent in the small halway
so don't know why there is none in the kitchen.
Probably just being cheap when it was built I guess.
The exhaust blowers in my old and new GE Advantium ovens do well in exhausting what I need to cook.The vent goes to the outside.The blowers will exhaust anything cooked on the stove.I don't cook liver&onions!!!A babysitter I had as a kid did!!!
philr
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I got this 48" Nutone V-50 vent hood that I have never installed some time ago. I just like it's looks! It has two single speed turbines and the "Blowers" switch selects either one or two turbines.
Here's what it looked like in the kitchen it was removed from.
Here's what it looked like in the kitchen it was removed from.
philr
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To avoid hitting your head, some models have retractable panels, so when they're not in use, they're away and flush with the cabinets.
That one I want to install at home but I haven't done it yet (the tiles on the wall would need to be extended).
That one I want to install at home but I haven't done it yet (the tiles on the wall would need to be extended).
brucelucenta
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I have a microwave vent a hood that is ducted outdoors that works reasonably well. I think just making sure it is vented is most of the problem. So many in newer homes are not even vented, which is useless.
philr
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My Flair vent hood, while making it a pain to remove the range from it's location or to service it from the top has the advantage to be out of the way when it's not in use just like the Nutone above. The single speed turbine blower starts when you lift the cover.
And I also have two small vent hoods for 24" wall ovens. The one pictured above my 1970 self-cleaning wall oven came from a home that had a huge Nutone hood with the blower motor outside above the cooktop. I got the cooktop as well as the Nutone Food Center but not the vent hood and blower or the Nutone intercom!
And I also have two small vent hoods for 24" wall ovens. The one pictured above my 1970 self-cleaning wall oven came from a home that had a huge Nutone hood with the blower motor outside above the cooktop. I got the cooktop as well as the Nutone Food Center but not the vent hood and blower or the Nutone intercom!
The Amana microwave over the stove has an exhaust fan to the outside. Also, the JennAire has the downdraft system. Combined they do an excellent job especially with the grill on the JennAire.
Harry
Harry
midcentnurse
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That flair vent built in is cool! We are betting on our new vent-a-hood to get it done. Installing it will be an interesting project but am excited to be able to cook for real again. The homemade frankenfanstein we cobbled together now is ridiculous.
fan-of-fans
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To me anything that actually vents to the outside must be decent. This house had a recirculating hood with a mesh filter and it would just blow grease across the room. When we redid the kitchen in 05 we installed a vented hood, and planned to add a duct to the roof at some point later. So we currently have no ventilation at all. At times I've thought about putting a little box fan in front of the window next to the stove to blow out the air when cooking things particularly odorous. Things like fried fish smell good when cooking but now when the smell lingers for 2 or 3 days.
Those through the wall fans worked very well I recall, I've never used the ceiling type so I can't say. I don't see how they would capture the smoke or smell as well as a hood, but I can't say either way.
The crazy thing is local codes require vented bathroom fans but no vented in the kitchen. Hence so many houses with unvented microwave hoods that just blow it around.
NuTone still makes those round exhaust fans you used to see but with a plastic grille. But they are not rated for kitchen use any more I don't think. Blah. Probably liability concerning grease buildup. You can still get the round aluminum filters for them last time I checked though.
Those through the wall fans worked very well I recall, I've never used the ceiling type so I can't say. I don't see how they would capture the smoke or smell as well as a hood, but I can't say either way.
The crazy thing is local codes require vented bathroom fans but no vented in the kitchen. Hence so many houses with unvented microwave hoods that just blow it around.
NuTone still makes those round exhaust fans you used to see but with a plastic grille. But they are not rated for kitchen use any more I don't think. Blah. Probably liability concerning grease buildup. You can still get the round aluminum filters for them last time I checked though.
When I remodeled this kitchen in '99 I put in a Kenmore TOL stainless hood. We actually use it as a whole house fan when the windows are open. My only gripe is that it doesn't stick out as far as the power burner on the right front of the range. But for the most part I'm happy with it. I can cook bacon or make lasagna sauce and only the neighborhood can smell it...I can't in the house. I installed this same model hood in my parents' kitchen a few years ago too.
Folding Nu Tone!
The folding Nu Tone hood is the one I have! The wood graining on yours is stainless steel on mine. How do you like living with it? Mine isn't even installed yet.
Dave
The folding Nu Tone hood is the one I have! The wood graining on yours is stainless steel on mine. How do you like living with it? Mine isn't even installed yet.
Dave
Jenn-Air Hood
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: 12pt;">I have this Jenn-Air number that I picked up a few years ago on eBay, Brand New in the Box for something like $60. It was the deal of the century. I actually think I paid more to have it shipped.</span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: 12pt;">It is either a 400 or 600 CFM. I don't remember but it will clear the air of smoke pretty darn quick. I mostly use the downdraft vent on the cooktop as it seems more convenient but if I'm doing something really smoky or running the oven cleaner or something like that I'll use it to clear the air.</span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: 12pt;">I have this Jenn-Air number that I picked up a few years ago on eBay, Brand New in the Box for something like $60. It was the deal of the century. I actually think I paid more to have it shipped.</span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: 12pt;">It is either a 400 or 600 CFM. I don't remember but it will clear the air of smoke pretty darn quick. I mostly use the downdraft vent on the cooktop as it seems more convenient but if I'm doing something really smoky or running the oven cleaner or something like that I'll use it to clear the air.</span>
