Island Kitchen with downdraft, need to replace electric with induction
Swiya J
4 years ago
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Induction cooktop & downdraft in 24" island cabinet?
Comments (3)I installed a GE Monogram 30" in a 24" with downdraft in a 24" island. Looks and works great. Google monogram induction specifications, which ensure it can be done!...See MoreInduction oven and telescope downdraft in our Island
Comments (12)Afarzin - when you are talking about a "24" cabinet", do you mean front-to-back or side-to-side? When you say "oven", do you mean "range"? (a range is a cooktop and oven combined in one appliance). Re the Oberoende hood you linked - I am not a fan of hoods with glass, because they show every splatter. Even though you think a glass hood will look "lighter", if you have to be cleaning it all the time, or looking at last night's splatter on it, the lighter look won't matter. I'll also link this one at Costco which can either exhaust to the outside, or recirculate - it does not have glass, and a pyramid shape is more effective than a flat shape: Island Hood at Costco Re the question of whether a downdraft exhaust that exhausts to the outside is better/worse than a ceiling hood that just recirculates: it kills me to say it, but I guess the downdraft is better of those 2 Evils. It's always better to have the smoke and grease exit to the outside. I just do not like downdraft exhausts compared to overhead exhausts, because as I said, they go against the laws of physics - smoke and grease travel upward, not sideways and down. Have you explored the idea of exhausting an overhead hood to the outside? Depending on your setup, it may not be that difficult or too expensive. It just depends on what your house is like. If you decide on a downdraft, look for the telescoping model that pops up the highest. Look for 12" to 14" telescoping height. Prices range from $1000-2000. I've seen Thermador downdrafts recommended on this forum. Thermador Downdraft...See MoreReplacing Downdraft Electric Cooktop
Comments (6)Thanks for the replies, everyone. The wife read comments somewhere that people had problems with the connection on one of them, but I was never able to figure out what the actual problems were. I found an installation manual for the other cooktop I found that was compatible, and I didn't see anything that would lead me to believe it will be too complicated. I ordered that one and will get it in next week....See MoreNeed ideas for replacing cooktop - gas vs induction
Comments (18)@Patricia Colwell Consulting You're right I should have posted some photos of the space. There isn't much wiggle room and behind the cooktop there's only about an inch or so which isn't enough room for a pop up vent. The end goal is to replace the cooktop with either induction or gas and do as minimal reworking of the cabinets and venting as possible. Unfortunately it's not as simple as just replacing one-for-one. I wish it was! And of course, our relator told us it was simple when we bought this house. The cabinets aren't what I would choose if I was designing the kitchen but it works for now until we can redo the entire thing years down the road. These photos make the room appear quite yellow but that's just the light balance. Everything is white. The floor is more of a neutral brown. The cooktop is at the far end adjacent to the double oven. Behind that wall is the washer/dryer. Currently the GE electric cooktop has a downdraft blower built into the cooktop itself. It works great but I can't stand cooking with electric especially after having gas in our old house....See More- PRO
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