dilemma on kitchen exhaust
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Comments (5)I can't tell where the big box is or what is behind your gas cooktop. You need to post your plan. we had a similar dilemma. Our architect solved it by dropping the ceiling in the laundry room behind the kitchen down to 9 ft. The kitchen is a 10 ft ceiling. The rangetop will vent out the back then turn and vent out the laundry room to the outside. the same thing could have been accomplished with a soffit in the laundry room. i hope that made sense. Can you do something like that?...See MoreHow to change from downdraft exhaust stove to hood exhaust?
Comments (13)Yes, indeed, the stove is on an interior wall. It would be simple if it were on an exterior wall, but a remodel to move it is out of the question. I am very happy with the current placement of all appliances and sink and storage. The stove currently vents down and under the floor out to an exterior wall. I will seriously consider induction, just wish I could get it with down draft. I have checked my pans with a magnet, and not one pan I have works, other than my numerous cast iron pieces. All the comments (especially the links that show the process) give me a lot to think about. I have to keep some kind of exhaust as I occasionally make a batch of lye soap. I hadn't thought about a portable coil for countertop, but it would allow tea brewing in the 2 gallon pot and would accommodate the steel pressure cooker. I am not sure I would trust the large heavy pressure canner on it. I could always visit a friend to can! Guess I would find out who my real friends are....See MoreDo I need an exhaust in the kitchen?
Comments (8)I see you have a gas stove. Whenever you are using it, you are burning fossil fuels inside your home. If you're not using your exhaust, you are polluting the inside of your home. Opening doors and windows doesn't necessarily fix that, or at least not as well as a vent fan does. That fan is probably rated at 650 CFM, which means it's designed to move 650 cubic feet per minute of air. that would replace all the air in a medium kitchen in about 2 minutes. They are also designed to be turned on just before cooking, so you establish a stream of air right from your stove up through the vent. Opening a door or window will just push that dirty air throughout your house. That being said, if you had an electric or induction cooktop, you could do without a vent fan, but you still wouldn't want to, and it may be against code. They help removing moisture, odors, the occasional smoke from even a sautee. I would leave it alone or get a different style hood, although I personally think your hood is a nice one....See MoreResidential Kitchen Exhaust and Duct Silencers
Comments (2)I have a Fantech LD-10 inline silencer that has been operating since ca. 2012 without issue. I also have an LD-8, I think, between some ceiling registers and a secondary exhaust fan. The question arose on the Appliance forum whether the nature of the muffler (porous sheet metal over sound deadening insulation) would be safety hazard. Fantech specifies these for kitchen exhausts. My thought is that due to the relatively low grease levels in residential hood ducts, the grease would behave like it does in standard ducts -- turn into a varnish. Also, any fires that could potentially start in the insulation zone would be choked. I haven't personally opened up the duct to check it, so I cannot provide direct evidence that there is not a problem. If the hood baffles are performing their task of capturing the large end of the particle spectrum and the air flow is blowing the rest outdoors with minimal condensation or impingement, then I think I'm OK. So does the OP believe that his or her cooking will be at the high end of residential grease generation, or more at more modest levels. If the former, a discussion with Fantech may be in order. Keep in mind that the commercial ducts have to be welded, with access ports, and cleaned yearly. They have a much greater burden then residential systems have....See Moresal2012
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