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Over the range convection microwave hood

12 years ago

We have our wish list for our kitchen renovation. Due to the small size of the kitchen, we are considering an over the range convection microwave hood. We have heard about the "Dacor" 30 inch over the range convection microwave hood. We do not have the option of a separate vent hood in our reno. We will appreciate some advise. Thanks!

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alwaysfixin
12 years ago
The Dacor OTR MW is made by Sharp. There is a Sharp OTR convection MW that is identical, except for the door appearance, that's all. But the Dacor will cost double what the identical Sharp will cost. You could save a lot of money by buying the Sharp instead.

Like you, we have a small kitchen and could only do an OTR MW. If we could have, we would have done a hood for sure. We also don't have the ducting to the outside. From what we saw of convection MW's they didn't do such a good job on the convection part. So we chose instead the GE OTR Advantium. Much better than a convection MW, and I would recommend it. However, it comes in two versions, the 120 watt and the 240 watt. We chose the 120 watt which was much less expensive, and we also didn't want to pay for the wiring needed for the higher wattage Advantium. Some people believe that the more expensive Advantium is superior, but we have been very satisfied with ours.
weedmeister
12 years ago
You mean 'volt', not 'watt'. There is a 120v unit and a 220v unit.
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Nadine--I think those slide out hoods are going to require a lot of the space in the cabinet above so you're going to lose that space anyway. So you might want to consider a more conventional undercabinet hood, too. Depending on your situation, you may be able to vent directly out the back of hood into your existing vent and not lose any of the cabinet space. It won't be quite as accessible though as you realize. I'm assuming that your rectangular vent is 3.25 x 10" which is roughly equivalent to a six inch round duct. So you need to look at hoods with CFM's sized for that size of duct. Unless you know exactly how your vent is situated, you need to remove the microwave. A lot of hoods will be adaptable to horizontal rectangular, vertical rectangular vent and vertical round exhaust. I know that my Zephyr hood had all three options. Zephyr Typhoon I disagree that you will get 'tremendous' noise. Not going to be whisper quiet but will most likely be substantially less noisy than most micro hoods. Here is a link that might be useful: Slide out range hood
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The saddest part is as of my first post, which was probably 4 or 5 yrs ago, this had been going on for 10 years prior. With all the complaints about the size changes, I guess they don't care to go back and make then "fit". I have not priced them in ages, but when I was looking the GE Spacesaver was the smallest one you could buy and they even changed that one. Back then, it was about $100 more than a countertop model but the new microwaves were about $600 in Canada (plus 13% tax)....and then you not only have inconvenience, but also alot of remodeling. , I opted for a countertop model. I was hoping tings would have changed by now cuz I debated about replacing my microwave and being a month without one, I realized I still need one, so when this one bites the dust, I guess I get another countertop model. I even appealed to 3 manufacturers telling them to read these posts and another site I was on and see if they go back to the original designs, they can corner the market on them and have many who want them. They didn't even bother to reply. So much for customer service, eh? lol
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alwaysfixin
12 years ago
Oh, Weedmeister you are right! I was typing too quickly, and didn't preview before posting.

To the OP - we bought ours online and saved a bundle that way.
aprince
12 years ago
Alwaysfixin.......How did you find out that the Dacor is made by Sharp? I know it's true, I'm just curious to how you got this info.
To quote John Wooden, "Everything we know we learned from someone else."
fauguy
12 years ago
I have the GE Profile convection microwave that is the over-the-range configuration. We've had it for a year now, and do use the convection cooking part quite a lot. It can do microwave only, convection only (heat up to 450 with fan), and fast bake that uses the convection heat element with the fan and some (40%) of the microwave power.
We would of got the Advantium 120 volt last year, but didn't like how that older model looked. But the newer Advantium model that came out this summer (PSA1201RSS) looks almost like my convection one, and is only $200 more, so I'd say that's the one to get.

Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.ajmadison.com/cgi-bin/ajmadison/PSA1201RSS.html
Nunyabiz1
12 years ago
We went with the LG LMHM2017ST Microwave.
Does NOT have convection though but personally I don't need that in a microwave.
It does have a very nice vent and a Warming Element though plus it is a great microwave at 1100W.

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