Range Hood Height - How High is Yours?
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Comments (5)Your contractor has no clue what he is talking about. Building and Mechanical 'Codes' do not address residential range hood installation requirements...and instead defer back to the manufacturer's installation instructions for vent termination heights and clearances in cases like these. Your contractor obviously did not read those instructions. So find a new contractor who can read them, and install your range hood duct termination as it was intended to be installed....See MoreHow wide is your range vent hood over a 48' cooktop?
Comments (3)Gopack: the standard measure for a hood over the range is 3 inches longer on each side than range or cooktop. Kitchenchaos is correct. 48 inches +6 inches = 54 inches. Now, some think that is not necessary and may be overkill but I have actually read in several places that using this measurement will take care of the grease and fumes plus on an aesthetic level it balances the range/cooktop more evenly on the wall. This is what we're doing. FWIW...See Morehow high off the floor should range hood duct be? how big?
Comments (2)The ducting must be installed based on the specs of the hood you purchase. And the size of the ducting must comply with the requirements for the hood. Most of the "professional" hoods seem to require 8" solid (NOT flex) ducting). Pic our your hood, determine the height off the range it will be (usually 30") and then figure out where the ducting must come to....See Morehow high is your vent hood?
Comments (13)Go visit several showrooms, big box stores, or model homes today. Take a tape measure. Higher is often better aesthetically, lower is better functionally. How wide and deep the hood is relative to the cooking surface matters, as does blower cfm. Kaseki is the expert on this, his discussion on the expanding cone of effluent was very helpful to me. Here is a link that might be useful: relevant recent post by Kaseki...See Morefriedajune
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