Hood & Venting for Bluestar Rangetop...Zephyr or Bluestar?
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Vent hood for Bluestar RNB 36'with CharGrill
Comments (3)Someone about a year ago had a problem with their wood hood installation. Although it had a stainless liner, the wood edge was too close to the range and she couldn't get it to pass inspection. I think the choice was to raise it, or have some stainless fabricated to cover the edges....See MoreNoise from Bluestar vent hood
Comments (0)I am considering a few different vents to put above a 30" Bluestar rangetop. I had mainly been looked at vents with external or inline blowers. But I'm intrigued by the Bluestar vent, which apparently only comes as an internal blower. I talked to the distributor for Bluestar in my area (Chicago) and he said the vent probably would be slightly louder than one with an external blower. So I'm curious to hear from people who have the Bluestar vent (esp the 1200 cmf blower). Do you find it particularly loud? Was the potential noise a factor in your decision to buy, or not buy, this hood? Thanks!...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 MoreModernaire vent hood or other to vent out back above a 36" bluestar?
Comments (14)Hmmm. The most powerful blower that will fit, operated at lower CFM, should be quieter than a less powerful blower operated at the same CFM. However, if the difference between blowers is only the motor and not the size or design of the fan blades, then the sound levels would be expected to be the same. We are discussing Modernaire here, so consult with them. They are competent to address your concerns and/or provide noise data vs. CFM. I don't know if they are willing, however. No elbow is better than one elbow for reducing pressure loss. However, even if a 10-inch elbow could be fitted, hood baffles will dominate the pressure loss in the hood system path, and make-up air (MUA) or lack thereof could easily dominate the entire air path unless properly designed. In any case, I don't see here any effort to define requirements before homing in on particulars. I have addressed this in many messages. Please specify the intake aperture size or area you plan to use so the required flow rate can be determined....See Moregoin2swim
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