Wolf 36" Gas Range - 650 CFM enough?
Stephanie D
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Stephanie D
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Urgent! Wolf pro wall hood advice for 36' Wolf 6 burner AG range!
Comments (9)First, a warning -- I have never lived in a house that needed make-up air. Not even close. Double-pane glass makes little sense for us since all the heat goes around the sashes in our Victorian. My experience with MUA is related to commercial systems. What follows is an opinion about the kinds of things that would make me consider MUA. Unless you have a Code requirement for make-up air, you have a fireplace you use when cooking (I seem to remember that you are South Bay?), have a "naturally" vented gas appliance in "connected space" (no always-closed doors between the hood and the appliance), or have a "tight" house (recent, energy-efficient construction, most likely), I would skip MUA. Even if you do need MUA, the difference in the maximum hood flow probably wouldn't significantly influence the the cost of the MUA system, which I would think was primarily labor driven. If not significantly more expensive, and you can run at least an 8" duct (preferably a 10"), I'd go with 900 CFM for two reasons: * You have it when you need it -- guests over, and the kitchen fills with smoke... * A 900 CFM blower at 600 CFM may be noticeably quieter than a 600 CFM blower at 600 CFM The 24" will serve you well. Enjoy your new range!...See More36" 6 burner gas range - Wolf or BlueStar?
Comments (12)Have you ruled out the Culinarian for some reason? I've never cooked on either the BS or the Wolf, but after reading so much here and in Appliances and and experiencing the open burners on my CC rangetop, I would definitely recommend BS for what I consider to be better burners with more even heat. As a side note, please consider asking your DH to back off again. You should not be forced to do anything. Choosing a range needs to be a well-thought out decision, not made because someone is throwing a tantrum. You're spending a lot of money and IMHO need to get it right. So what if the decision doesn't get made until your deadline for ordering to receive it in time for install? It's not like the unmade decision sits in the middle of your house screaming at everyone who walks by that it needs attention. My advice is to sit and let the decision percolate in your brain, especially if this is how you normally operate. Don't talk to him about it anymore. Meditate on it in silence for a while without his input. Is DH prepared to store a ginormous box/crate in the garage if you order so early? (lecture over.). :)...See MoreCFM's for 36 Wolf range
Comments (2)Assuming this hood has a filter or baffles, you can perform the following process to obtain what I consider to be adequate flow. Note that this is an extremely shortened description that can be expanded by searching the forum for more hood information. Measure the hood's entrance aperture dimensions and compute its area in square feet. Multiply by 135 cfm per square foot. This is the rated zero static pressure blower to aim for, assuming a nominal fan curve and nominal pressure loss in the path from outside to outside. Slightly lower will be fine, particularly with such a short duct, but this depends on how tight your house is for supplying make-up air to replace what the blower removes from the kitchen, and how dirty you let your mesh filter (if any) get. For example, a 2 ft x 3 ft aperture is 6 square feet, deserving an 800 cfm rated blower. (Your actual aperture may be smaller due to structural blockages.) Due to the nature of capture and containment, the number of operating burners is of secondary importance to required flow velocity at the hood filter or baffles. kas...See MoreWolf 36" gas range - Go or No go?
Comments (14)I also own a Wolf product. I have the 36" dual fuel range. The burners are exactly the same as the all gas is now. I would certainly look at BlueStar. In looking at burners, you will hear the term "open burners" and "sealed burners". Different manufacturers use this term to mean different things but it refers to the burner tray and whether it comes apart for cleaning. Wolf used to have a "semi open" burner with a tray that came apart for cleaning but changed to the sealed burner in 2013 on their gas ranges. BlueStar has some other very important features that some cooks prefer. It has a star shape. This is great for cast iron or steel pans, which are poorer conductors of heat, as it applies heat more evenly if the pan is sized to the burner. This shows the BS and Wolf. Another difference is that Wolf is capped and BS is not. The capped and sealed burner were developed with idea that it would be easier to clean but many BS owners would disagree with that. The cap causes the flame to flare out on highest heat. Wolf has the dual stacked burners so the flare is less than something like five star or even Thermador. With high heat, this can impact performance. I don't mind the flare with Wolf's burner because I am using big frying pans but some want to keep the high heat more to the middle of the pan. BS has burners of different sizes. Service is important unless you can work on appliances yourself. One brand or another may or may not have service in your area. Wolf has great service during the warranty. After the warranty, you must use their service people. In my experience, I had the interior blue chipping at 4.5 years(an issue for at least 10 years) and they would not give me a price to fix it only that it would be a minimum of $800 for labor and would only guarantee the new liner for a year. BS has had some good and some bad reports for service over the years. If you can see these burners live, you can get a better idea but here are some videos that might help. https://youtu.be/MZdZxyOUX58 https://youtu.be/3K2DR2ub1sA...See Moreanj_p
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