cooktop/hood off center, please advise
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Slide-out range hood? Please advise!
Comments (4)Newbury Kitchens 617 247-1234 has imported from Italy a Rex Electrolux slide-out far more discrete / invisible than the ones you have seen above. They may get you or another GW'er in to see it in operation on a job site if you move fast. The one in the showroom is not wired. I always think hearing the blower in operation is better than buying "sight unseen' or noise unheard. When pushed back into the dormant position, its front angles up into the cabinet. When slid out to capture smoke it angles down slightly so it could be positioned as low as a sneeze guard -- between your eyes and your hands. Many upper cabinets are installed 18" above the counter so this design makes sense to me. If you are tall, it will naturally end up below your eyes anyway whether it's installed low or not. The others you mentioned above all slide out horizontally, at eye level or at head level, so you still have the same obstacle to work around as if it were a solid headbanger, although they are less likely to give you a concussion since they move around when you hit them. The shape of the capture canopy counts for a lot, so this design (angle) makes sense for this reason too. About sizing. For many people, 300 CFM is plenty, adequate, fine, acceptable, a-ok. For others, they feel they need double that. High end manufacturers, such as those antss referred to, make some vents that pull as much as 550 and 600 CFM but not many models that pull more than that. Some people want quadruple that, and American and Canadian vent manufacturers sell them what they want. Feel free to say no to having more CFM, and feel free to say yes to having more. A lot depends on your duct size. How much make-up air are you able to provide? The more air is sucked out of the house, the more "make up" is needed. Air is not compressible (unless under a lot of pressure) so you need to replace every cubic inch you send out of the house. Make-up air (MUA) could be provided by opening up a window. If your house is well built and well sealed, you may be limited by the MUA factor and not by your duct size. In your climate, is it an option to open a window in wintertime? If you have a full house air exchanger like an ERV or HRV, you may have enough MUA without opening a window. Your duct size. How big is the diameter of your round duct, or what dimensions is your rectangular duct? E.g. if round: 5", 6", 7", 8"? If rectangular; 3" by 10", 3.5" by 14"? HTH -David Here is a link that might be useful: See sweeby's remark Feb 14 on MUA, in this range hood duct size question...See MoreHood for Bluestar 36 inch cooktop - please suggest
Comments (9)I have the Zephyr Monsoon DCBL series, but that is an insert not an full hood. But I like the brand and have no regrets going with it over my 36" BS Range Top. It is not wider than the range top and probably could be deeper, but for our cooking style it has not been an issue. Prior to our kitchen remodel we only had a OTR microwave and the vent from that, which was vented to outside. But any time we cooked almost anything in that setup we would set off the smoke detector in the kitchen. And, since our town home has the smoke detectors all hardwired to each other, they all went off. The smoke detector is about 15 feet or so away from the cooking surface, maybe a littler farther. Since we have gone to the BS range top and the new Zephyr hood we have not set it off even one time in 6+ months now. I know that an OTR hood and a real vented hood are not the same, but just wanted to point out that with the higher heat output of the BS compared to our old wimpy 4 burner GE range, we have not had any issues to speak of and I would recommend the Zephyr brand based on that. Phil...See MoreWorkaround for off-center range hood vent?
Comments (10)If you didn't want to go full-width like Anthony's example, VentAHood and others have duct covers that will let you mount the wall hood then use an off-set attachment and a little angle if needed to get you to that opening, then hide the odd angle/offset. This shows a 12" cover but I'm sure there is larger, and a box of matching custom SS in the size you need is an easy custom order. VAH and others do custom. see example: https://www.ventahood.com/index.php/products/premier-magic-lung/ml-wall-mounted/ml-wm-cs?id=361&model=CWEH9-136...See MoreMore clearance for cabinets vs. off-center range hood
Comments (6)I just designed a kitchen with a certified Kitchen designer and learned that most stock cabinets are sized in 3" steps. So you can get them in 6", 9", 12" etc. So for instance you cannot go from a 9" cabinet to a 10" cabinet, the next size bigger would be 12". By the way there was no charge for the services of the kitchen designer from Lowe's that I used and she gave me a ton of good advise....See MoreMags438
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