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Which design of exterior end cap is most effective for a stove vent?

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

We are trying to decide on our outside end caps for our cooktop vent, dryer, bath fans, HVAC exhaust/intake etc. I started a thread on the laundry forum to get opinions on venting the dryer. We are leaning towards this end cap for the dryer. I do hope it will be critter proof:

dryer wall vent.

As per the cooktop vent as well as our bath vents and HVAC vents we need to decide which of the below linked vent caps would be most effective. Our priorities are function, critter proof, long lasting and looks (looks are the least important -- hopefully if we go galvinized we can paint vent cap to match siding).

Does anyone have any opinions on a suitable vent cap for either the stove, baths or HVAC? Here is our short list for these locations:

hooded style from Luxury Metals (we would use the galvinized one and paint to match siding.
Flush mount louvered style from Luxury Metals

Thanks.

Carol

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homepro01

8 years ago

I like a vent with the cover better. Although the dryer wall vent is aesthetically pleasing, I don't know that small animals won't try to get in and water could get in when it rains or snows and the unit is open. I am getting the Galvanized steel vent with magnetic damper from Luxury metals.

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teachmkt1
8 years ago
we put in 10" Famco wall mount, galvanized, spring damper with a screen. Primary concerns were critters and keeping good energy seal. So far is working well.
ontariomom
Original Author
8 years ago
Thanks teachmk for your suggestion. Glad to hear the hooded style with damper/screen is working out well. Your vents looks to be very similar to the Luxury Metals one above, but in aluminum. Did you get it painted?

Carol
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8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
I have two louvered vents, one each for my dryer exhaust and my cooktop hood exhaust. However, both exhausts exit out of my home's wall, not the roof. My bathrooms' vents exit out the roof, and I have not seen them, so don't know what type they are. I have never had one insect or critter enter through any of the exhaust caps. However, I am not sure if you have a vent that exits out of the roof, it can use a louver style? I imagine it fights gravity to have the louvers be open when exiting from a roof (vs. a vertical wall).
ontariomom
Original Author
8 years ago
Thanks sahmmy for your input. I appreciate your vote for the louvered style. Almost all of our vents (except one bath) are exiting through the side walls. So, I am not looking to evaluate roof vents in this thread.

Carol
homepro01
8 years ago
I am not sure the louvered vents are code compliant for vent hoods. Anything with a damper will be sufficient. I currently have a louvered vent for my dryer and it is on a side wall. I am going to replace it with a dampered unit. Dryer vents are also not allowed to have screens on them. The current louvered vents gets lint stuck in it and it is pvc. I would not recommend it.

Good luck!
ontariomom
Original Author
8 years ago
Thanks homepro01 for your helpful comments. On second look I don't think the flush mount louvered one I linked from Luxury Metals has a damper. There hooded one certainly does. I did not know there was a code against using the louvered ones for a cooktop vent, but that does make sense. I know you can't use one with a damper for HVAC air intake vents (e.g. HRV intake vents).

I do see that Luxury Metals sells a separate butterfly damper that perhaps can be paired with their flush louvered vent.

Carol

separate damper for duct run
homepro01
8 years ago
Ontariomom,

Thanks for linking to luxury metals. I am going to order the replacement dryer vent from them. I am also looking at the new chimney caps since I am having my fireplace replaced. I also like the plumbing flashing. I have always detested my plastic plumbing housing.

Good luck!
ontariomom
Original Author
8 years ago
What style of dryer vent will you use from Luxury Metals, homepro? It seems they make quality vents. What makes you want to choose their design of dryer vent over the one below?

dryer wall vent
teachmkt1
8 years ago
Ontariomom. No, we haven't painted ours, will just let it weather; it's aluminum, not galvanized as I had initially written.
ontariomom thanked teachmkt1

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