Copper range hood: which finish?
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Comments (9)Here are the facts: Our crates are solid 7/16" plywood wrapped with structural 2x4's all round, internally. We get nothing but compliments on our crating and I have a list of many clients who can attest to that. We bolt our projects to the crate, wrap them in plastic and put numerous stickers and markings on the crate to ensure the forklift driver cares for what he is transporting/moving. We have had somewhere in the range of 6 damaged crates over the past 6 years, with some crates going as far as Alaska. On 350+ shipments that is a margin of 1-2% damage, which is quite good. 2006-2008 0 damaged shipments, I had 3 in 2008, this one in 2010 and I have had 2 in the past 2 years. Almost all of the damages were the result of a fork being driven through the crate. Now, let's put this in perspective, Imagine a forklift, that can weigh well over 1000 lbs, with two forks on the end that taper off to about 1/4" in thickness at the edge of the fork, which are made of hardened steel. If a guy drove that forklift into a concrete wall at 3 mph, what do you think would happen to the concrete wall? Do you think the concrete would absorb the shock? No it wouldn't I have done it. The point I am trying to make is that there are some things regarding transportation of goods that you just can't control and accidents and damage will happen. Moving on... we have a terms of sale that clearly states to check over contents and the crate prior to signing for them; unfortunately the freight industry is full of workers who don't put "taking care of their crates" at the top of their core values. I have learned my lesson in the past by not operating with a terms of sale and notifying, prior to shipment and throughout the course of doing business with us, that you MUST look over everything before signing. This is exactly what our terms of sale currently says in regards to shipping: "Customer is responsible for acceptance of shipment regarding initial inspection of product at time of delivery. Once product is signed for from the shipper, the customer accepts all responsibility for any damages to product. However, if damage to the item is noticed after the shipment has been signed for, the customer needs to let all items remain in their place and call VCW immediately. We will do our best to resolve the issue, but once the item has been signed we make no guarantee to how the matter will be resolved. Please inspect carefully before signing for delivery." In this particular case, several weeks had passed before the client realized that the bottom of the crate had been compromised, resulting in a slight dent in the back top portion of the hood. I never saw pics of the actual crate where it was damaged, but I did see pics of the damage itself and here is what I suggested: First, considering this was signed for as received in good condition and a considerable amount of time had passed, filing a claim was out the window and beyond the point of possible. I tolld the client to ship the hood back to me and I would repair for free assuming I didn't have to rebuild the entire hood, which judging from the pictures, it looked like it would be an easy fix. In my opinion, that seems like a rather fair gesture in itself. I worked with client to make several suggestions to resolve the issue after they decided they didn't want to send the unit back to me, the words "that's how we pack them, your on your own," never came out of my mouth or any other of my employees. All of this could've been avoided if 1 the crate and its contents were thoroughly check, like we ask in our terms of sale that the client had signed. I don't think that it was my responsibility to absorb over $600+ in shipping costs over something that should've been handled the way that we asked and clearly stated in our terms of sale, prior to shipment. Lastly, CKS hoods are not handcrafted in America....See MoreRange Hood Help - in-line fantech but which hood?
Comments (21)In principle, any hood with an internal blower could be gutted of the blower and operated with an in-line or roof mounted blower. (GreenDesigns may have meant that using it while leaving the blower inside would be a poor plan.) I can imagine construction details that might cause non-optimal internal hood flow patterns, but I have no detailed knowledge of the internal construction of myriad hoods to know whether such are prevalent. There may be nanny jurisdictions that would claim that code approval of the hood was violated when it had its blower removed. Any hood available for order without a blower likely is fully compatible with an external blower. This, of course, can be confirmed with the manufacturer. The most important adaptation requirement is that the blower be continuously controllable, and that the hood control be a continuous motor control. A hood with just a few motor speed positions on a switch might require a compatibly-wired motor. While a multi-position hood control could in principle be replaced by a continuous control, par. 2 may apply. When I was doing my kitchen reno, I chose a compatible hood/roof blower combination (supplied by Wolf) because the entire scope of the project (gutting and reconstructing part of a house) made playing with the details of the blower circuit a side project of tertiary importance that I couldn't afford the time to deal with. As it happens, inside my Wolf (Independent) hood is a diac/triac motor control circuit, about the simplest design available that goes back to the '70s. The compatible Wolf (Broan) roof blower uses a typical induction motor that is easily controlled by this type of circuit. The cost versus time value trade-off needs to be considered when dealing with issues like this. kas...See MoreNew construction, opinions wanted for range hood and sink finish
Comments (10)Agree about moving the DW to the other side of the sink. The move gets the DW out of the way of the secondary Prep Zone b/w the sink and cooktop. While it's not as crucial as it would be if the only Prep Zone was b/w the sink and cooktop, it's still better design to keep the DW out of both Prep Zones. Disagree about moving the refrigerator. If you move it, the island becomes a barrier island b/w the island Prep Zone and the refrigerator. In addition, you would have to cross back & forth through the Cleanup Zone to get to the refrigerator. It will cost more for all drawers, but I strongly recommend them. Is that the Artesia door style? I love that door, especially the drawer fronts! I originally had selected it, but due to budget constraints I ended up with the Anson door. The Anson has the same drawer front as the Artesia and since I had more drawers than doors, it worked out fine. (I picked out a rather expensive counter and we had do a lot more work than anticipated on the infrastructure, so I had to cut somewhere - I changed the door style since I could still have my drawer fronts and the finish I really liked.) ETA: Looking closer at the elevations, it doesn't look like the Artesia door style....See Moreopinion about which range hood for electric range
Comments (3)Just replacing the hood. I’ll just take a picture and upload instead of trying to figure out how to share my idea book...See Moresudsmaster
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