where to buy a retro kitchen exhaust fan?
yellowpups
13 years ago
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Exhaust fans versus 'normal' fans?
Comments (5)Thanks for your replies and useful information. The typical box fans available locally are rounded ones, so I would have to had padded/filled in around them too. And I came across some more information about air stratification which got me to thinking about air flow, humidity and venting- some people have vents opening in the roof to release the hot air. This is a discussion where some one talks about horizontal air flow removing 'good' air with hot air staying up the top- though if you had the exhaust fan up at the highest point you would get more of the hotter air being removed I think: http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:AsuB1xJiPZYJ:www.orchidsafari.org/ghse/ghse1.html+greenhouse+exhaust+%22high+velocity+fan%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=au This is interesting in that I read about someone who installed a the exhaust fan on the opposite end wall to an evaporative cooler or wet wall which worked well to remove heat but also removed a fair bit of humidity. In contradiction I've read turbine ventilators do remove humidity and are installed and used to not only remove heat in summer but to remove moisture from under the roof/ceiling or in attics. I know some one who uses whirly birds/turbine ventilators though they have said height is really important for them to be effective. So I ended up not going with fans for exhausting air on the opposite end wall to the cooler and instead got a 30cm turbine ventilator whirly gig thing. I also found a few more exhaust fans [for bathrooms, etc] and got one [25cm AUS $49.00. that will fit under the whirly, extracting air keeping the turbine spinning. The exhaust fan is not on a thermostat but I figure I could just turn it off and maybe cover it in winter to stop heat escaping. I will be placing it in/on on the roof nearer towards the highest point where hot air should rise to. I don't know how effective it will be but with misting under the benches, the evaporative cooler and trickling water down the shadecloth/matting against the fence I'd be happy if it only reduced temps just a few degrees. Where my masies, dracs, pleuros, oncids, miltonias etc are at the moment is a mucher small potting shed, which I kept totally closed up last summer but I did set up a hose in there to release a small spray of mist [slightly dripping] and have the evaporate cooler in there [+ fan inside circulating air around]. Despite some days with temps going past 35 degrees celcius I didn't lose or have any plants visibly suffer or have masie leaf drop except for one plant that was a newbie. I think it was keeping the humidity up around 80-90% [+ shading] that helped. My main concern really has been about ondontoglossums and hybrids with the cooler/cold ones like crispum, I have been told and read too that they do better if temps can be kept lower in Summer. I will post back later on how it works out and put some pics of my turbine/exhaust fan up in my Pleurothallidinae and Oncidiinae Grow House photobucket folder. Damian. Here is a link that might be useful: My http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b253/daemondamian/Orchids/Pleurothallidinae and Oncidiinae Grow House/...See MoreKitchen Wall Exhaust fan. Help
Comments (5)we did one of those in our last kitchen remodel, but the main reason we did it was because once we opened up the walls, we saw that there was already a hole and we figured that's what it was originally used for. we bought a retro-style fan that mimicked the style of these fans that were once common in older houses and it was only about $60 or so and a bit more for the outer flap thing. i doubt that punching the hole in the wall would be all that difficult. if your house is masonry construction, it'll be a bit more, but the whole project is probably something you could do yourself. and those fans really work well....See MoreProblem venting kitchen exhaust fan in a condo
Comments (3)I live in a highrise and have just finished remodeling my kitchen. I, too have to change out the old micro with a new one that comes with the recirculting vent. It was the only option I have because of the house rules and the lack of space in my kitchen. Not sure if your condo's association would allow you to open up the ceiling to install an exhaust vent. If you live in a condo its likely your kitcen may not even have any ventilation system build in. Check with your resident manager or the association and obtain a floor plan for your unit or building. It will help you see the electrical and piping of your unit and gives you better idea what can or cannot be done. Hope this helps....See MoreAdding an exhaust fan where you have no external ductwork
Comments (12)Every case is different, and some routes will be less costly than others. There is nothing wrong with going out a side wall, so long as it doesn't dump cooking effluent onto an open window, a deck, or annoy the neighbors. I just wanted to raise the point that there can be more than one option for routing ducts. A roof penetration always has some risk of leaking. Ice dams are another possibility, but one which proper roofing should ameliorate. A very steep roof should tend to shed snow on its own. In some hip-roof ranches, for example, there is no path from the attic to the house side, as the roof edge and soffit is below the top of the wall of the floor below. Such structures are pretty much limited to roof exhausts. The Wolf, Abbaka, and similar designs are intended to be relatively low profile and not require a curb. The up and down blast blower configurations assume that a curb is used with its bottom sloped to match the roof. HVAC is a HVAC project, but the exhaust duct is not a very complex project if the only issue is connecting duct properly and integrating a cap into a roof properly. It is more of a roofing competence project that small builder and renovation craftsmen should be able to do. I can only wish you good luck in an education culture that depreciates trade-craft and promotes low-employment-demand college degrees for the sake of selling college degrees, even if the result is graduates lacking practical skills living in their parents' basements and owing a lot of money. kas...See Morepalimpsest
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