quiet, effective, wall mount range vent hood suggestions?
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Vent-a-Hood or Kobe hood for GE Cafe range
Comments (1)Hi Jenny - I know this post is old so I wanted to ask you which you decided to go with and how you like it?...See More42" wall mount hood, baffles, quiet end of noise continuum
Comments (13)Thanks, RChicago! I've narrowed my choices to either a VAH or a Modern-Aire hood. They offer 600 cfm and smaller hoods that I can vent directly out the back wall. It's too costly and way too complicated to vent the hood vertically (there's a large bedroom window in the way). I had to rule out a number of others because they either were ridiculously overpowered for my needs - no way could I avoid MUA costs - only vented vertically or required at least 24" of vent pipe to vent to the rear (couldn't accommodate), or were too expensive. I've read through dozens of old threads about ventilation, plus I've consulted several experts (ventilation reps and CMKBDs) and I've concluded that 400 cfm will fulfill my needs. I know that's going against GW wisdom that bigger is always better but oh, well. :) Our 20 yr old pop-up downdraft is rated at 500 cfm for our standard gas cook top (rarely used it on high, too danged noisy and it sucked the flames sideways). And yet I'm quite sure that a 400 cfm hood will easily beat the ventilation pants off that old pop-up downdraft. I'm leaning towards the Modern Aire. I like its appearance plus, at 24" deep, it has a better capture area than the 300 cfm VAH (only 21" deep). In case anyone else is on this same quest, here's the list of possibilities I compiled, in no particular order: Imperial Prestige DCS Wolf Modern Aire Viking VAH Kobe ZLine A few brands never made the list because they were poor qual1ty. I looked briefly at Best but their baffles were backed with mesh (what they apparently call their hi-low filter system), which is not what I wanted. This post was edited by lisa_a on Fri, Sep 26, 14 at 11:31...See MoreQuiet, Quality Range Hood for under $650? Any Suggestions
Comments (4)It isn't the model you listed but we are very happy with our Kobe. It is baffle model (something like 179?) On the quiet mode & low you can hardly hear it. Totally livable on the mid mode and the high I can hear but only needed it once in 3 years....See MoreQuiet and effective Range Hood?
Comments (5)The Fantech duct silencer mentioned by kas does a great job of reducing noise from the remotely mounted (on roof, or in attic) motor/blower. You will not get away from the noise of air flow though the hood baffles/screen, but blower noise will be pretty much gone. If you are in a cold-weather area, or have gravity gas appliances (old fashioned water heater or furnace, for example) in the heated envelope or fireplaces, you need to understand the makeup air issue. The concern is that you don't want to back-draft your chimneys/exhaust ducts with a large fan in a well sealed house. Colder regions tend to have codes restricting the capacity of exhaust fans, above which you have to provide "make-up air" from outside. From a practical viewpoint, you can just open a window when using the fan at full blast, but regulations will not allow that. Here in San Jose, the two largest fans (hood, bathroom) combined cannot exceed 15CFM per 100 sq ft of house size without makeup air, if there are any gravity devices -- so I moved my water heater to a closet sealed from the house/vented to the outside, and my furnace to the vented attic....See MoreAglitter
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