600 cfm hood with Blue Star 36' RNB
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Can 36" BlueStar RNB + hood be on same circuit?
Comments (5)The BS guidance used to be that the range needed to be on a dedicated circuit. The idea was to prevent the igniters from randomly sparking due to electrical noise (also an issue if fluorescent lights on same circuit, IIRC). That was more the issue than the load on the circuit. Don't know if that's still the case. If at all possible, I'd do it to be safe....See Morewhat hood over your 36' Blue Star
Comments (17)Trevor's point is well taken and sounds like he's got great suggestions for much improved ventilation at modest extra cost. But...to restate, a liner that is narrower than the range, and only 15'' deep is way short of adequate. Trevor and ya think point out that the hood surround itself can function as the actual capture area, with the liner acting more as the conduit out for the smoke. That's only partially true. First, realize that the vertical walls of the hood liner will create "dead spaces" inside the hood surround but outside the walls of the liner. For these areas to be vented out, smoke would have to be drawn first downwards to clear the bottom of the liner, then back up through the duct. Since smoke etc naturally want to rise, that's asking a lot and I think you'll find stagnant air and fumes in those areas. More importantly, the area inside the surround not covered by the liner will have no baffles or filters to collect grease. The result is over time there will be a truly yucky buildup of grease and nastiness in the areas of the hood surround not covered by the liner. These will be next to impossible to reach to clean, and if it's a wood liner, it will never come fully clean anyway. Bleah! I'll say it again: if you are going to do a custom hood surround, far and away the best option is to get a custom hood liner that will fit as close to flush with the surround as is possible. I'd also insist on a surround that is at least 24'' deep, as 15'' is just too shallow to be effective. Several companies dedicated to hood production can do exactly that, it's what we did with Modern Aire and is I think the optimal solution....See MoreRange hood/cfm recs for a BlueStar cooktop?
Comments (5)With hoods, it's always best to get the highest cfm rate you can afford. As to the cooktop itself, people who have it complain about its difficulty to keep clean. I'd recommend getting the 36" rangetop which is just like the top of the 36" full range. I have the full range and cleaning the top is a breeze....See MoreThor 36" vent for BlueStar 36" RNB?
Comments (7)A 300/600 cfm ventahood with no makeup air is fine for all but very tight newer houses. You certainly can just buy a 36" stove without overpaying for a whole system design. The vast majority of home stoves have hoods of the same width. Somehow the world has survived with kitchen designers over the top input....See Moreantiquesilver
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