New Downdraft or Keep Same Cooktop?
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Comments (16)Wow, you all are so helpful. The wisdom you share is really appreciated. Bellsmom, I love the pictures on Houzz. Thank you for sharing. It is so nice to see some chimney style hoods over cooktops, especially in some not-so-modern kitchens. My eye goes to the window, not the hood. How about you all? I also like this https://www.houzz.com/photos/main-street-traditional-kitchen-boston-phvw-vp~41164-Street-traditional-kitchen-boston I would like to have the hood built into a painted wood cabinet. Building to code is an absolute necessity. We will determine the local requirement....See MoreReplaced downdraft cooktop with non-downdraft cooktop...help
Comments (2)If it was a choice between having a recirculating system or venting through the garage, the latter would definitely be my choice. You shouldn't vent into the garage itself. Vent to an outside wall of your garage or perhaps you could go out the garage roof. Can you return your purchased hood vent in favor of something that would work with your existing ductwork? Possibly using an external or in-line blower if that would work? In my situation, my ductwork runs from an interior wall up two flights, attic to an external blower on the roof. It has 3 elbows as well but works well. A better option than reusing my old downdraft or a recirculation system IMO....See MoreHow do you like your Jenn-Air downdraft range or cooktop?
Comments (29)Arezab, I would love to hear your opinion of your new range once you've had a chance to use it. I have been very pleased with my electric Jenn Air downdraft range (original to house, so appx 20 years old), and planned to replace it with a dual fuel model. (Gas lines already exist.) Downdraft on my electric cooktop has done a terrific job - no complaints at all. However, I am concerned about the impact of the downdraft on the gas burners - simple physics indicate at least some impact on flame, whereas that was a non-issue with the electric burners. I am also curious to know if you feel the quality is still as good. Many have reported since Whirlpool purchased the Jenn Air brand, it is just not the same product. Good luck with your remodel. Hope to hear your opinions, once your new range is up and running!...See MoreNew cooktop/downdraft won't fit?
Comments (8)I had to re-cut our granite last year. I will copy my experience below. I am assuming that the new cook top is bigger rather than smaller. If smaller, either a little shim of wood could be screwed in (not sure of method of attachment), or an insert frame can be made by outfits that do it. When I replaced mine, I had to increase the depth because my new cooktop box was one quarter inch deeper, requiring the pop up vent to be moved back. I found that I could cut the granite myself. It wasn't as difficult as I originally expected. I happened to have a little tile/stone/granite cutting saw that looks like a baby skill saw and also a grinder. One needs both and some plastic to hang from your lights or something to catch flying crud from the grinding dust/mud. I used wet cutting by attaching small tubing from my faucet to the saw. This required some plastic below funneling into a bucket to catch some of that water (slow flow)! Actually, it was so little that a towel would have sufficed. Here is the link I just copied from. I have more info further down and others have useful pics. I think that you could actually use a regular 'skill saw'. There are 7" diamond blades for them. It wouldn't spin as fast as a 4.5 or 5" stone or tile type cutter like I had, but it would still cut way faster than you would think. It would probably be better to rent one for a day instead though. Of course, if your handy spouse or whomever doesn't have both the skill saw and a grinder, then the borrow or rental route is needed anyway. BTW, all my crud protection could be skipped with a handy helper to hold a towel in front (and perhaps pump water on the cutting path while you cut. I also had some old granite scraps to practice on and to see that it was much easier than I had imagined. If you didn't keep any, maybe you can get a piece from a second hand store or scrap yard....See Moremcarroll16
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