Vent hood - cabinet insert vs chimney style
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Comments (3)@sarina: I have had the Kobe RA02 for about 8 months now. Being an engineer, I did the install myself, although the chimney cover is still not in place, as I need to redo the crown molding behind it (procrastination is the name of this game). Overall I like it, but that doesn't say much, as my previous ventilation was just a fan-in-a-ceiling-hole. The quiet setting is quiet, but the other two are noisy; without previous experience, the "sones" numbers don't translate well into actual noise levels. Otherwise, on High, the hood is pulling out all the smoke and airborne grease steaks in a cast-iron skillet produce. You will have to open a window or install a MUA to help it pull all that air volume. The baffles need scrubbing every month or so, but that's a very small price to pay for not having cabinetry and walls smeared in grease. The model you're looking at is a little more elaborate, as it has some sort of electronic control. The RA02 is bare-bones, just two rotary switches....See MoreVentilation Hood Advice: Vent-A-Hood or Miele Insert Liner
Comments (26)I am the resident expert only because real HVAC systems engineers don't frequent this forum, as far as I know. Noise introduced into the kitchen will be significantly reduced if an external blower with silencer can be fitted. A lot of the high frequency blade tip turbulence caused noise will be removed. This is also true of an in-line (duct mounted) blower. The issue of the neighbor is difficult to assess. What is the configuration of his or her windows relative to your potential external blower (1500 CFM I assume you meant). Your own window sound transmission is also an unknown. Generally, the external noise could be abated by (a) using a silencer on each side of a duct mounted in-line blower, or (b), using a deliberately under-driven* "up-blast" commercial blower (mounted as a side blast). (I think opaone is using an under-driven blower for his new system.) It is also possible to use a chase to move the blower up to roof level. I have a 1500 CFM nominal Wolf (Broan) blower on my roof. Its sound level is detectable but not obtrusive from the ground, but it might be if in a wall location where the sound is "trapped" between two houses. Possibly a more expensive but similar in design Abbaka downslope unit would be marginally quieter. ------ * commercial blowers of this type can use a pulley system between motor and fan that allows for different ratios. By choosing a ratio that operates the fan blades below their rated speed when the motor is receiving maximum voltage, significant turbulence noise can be avoided. The physical cost is a larger unit than would otherwise be required for the desired flow rate. Residential blower fans are directly coupled to their motors....See MoreCabinet over a chimney style hood - too strange?
Comments (21)mama_goose - Thank you again! Definitely no cabinet above, I can see that now. LOL A part of me doesn't even want upper cabinets, but I do think we need a tiny bit more storage. If I can convince DH I"d like to do mullion window cabinet doors (they'd have to be a more opaque glass) just to lighten it up more. The chimney hood really does help it not look so crowded by opening up that area above the range more. That will be a super long chimney though! eam - Originally I wanted white cabinets because our kitchen just doesn't get enough light. All kinds of windows but the areas outside those windows are all covered. DH was determined to build the cabinets himself, so I decided to go with natural wood because I have been hesitant about how well a DIY paint job would do, but I have considered doing the upper cabinets white more than once. The tricky part in our set-up would be that the pantry and surround around the fridge would butt up against the lower cabinets so I just wasn't sure that would look good. That picture is awesome, but there is a definite separation between the upper and lower cabinets, in our kitchen they blend together, so I'm not sure that would look good. This was one of my original inspiration pictures. I love the way the shiny white tile makes the wood window trim pop! My window isn't so nice but I'd still like to get that contrast, which means needing to have some space around the window. My plan is to do a white tile over all the exposed wall to the ceiling help brighten up the kitchen since there will be so much wood. A lot like in this photo: I do like this picture with the white hood. Maybe that would work. Instead of the window on both sides you'd have a cherry cabinet on one side and a window on the other. I don't know. I can say posting all these pictures that I can't wait until I actually have doors, drawer fronts and side panels on things. My kitchen is so much more functional than it was at only half finished and I'm so grateful we've made it to this point now that I'm home all the time, but I can't wait to see some of the finishing touches, they still feel so far away!...See Morehood insert or chimney style?
Comments (9)For me, the questions were "how does this thing vent" and "what do I want to look at". Do you connect through the ceiling or the wall? Do your cabinets go to the ceiling? Would cabinets cover where it vents? Personally, I don't like the look where the chimney goes up through the celing but the cabinets stop two feet below or where they try to hide the vent in the cabinets but there is still a covered vent box above the cabinetry up to the ceiling. If going with a chimney, what style do you like - flat, curved, glass, all stainless, rounded, more triangular/pyramid? There are a lot of choices. If you do a chimney, where do you stop your backsplash - bottom of the chimney, top of the cabinets, ceiling??? Also, what size are the ducts you're connecting to, does it match the venting size of the hood you like? Does the hood you like vent to the top or to the back, can it be adjusted to match your connection or will you lose power due to an additional bend?...See Morelmsscs
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