Kitchen outlets horizontal vs vertical
Lynn Lou
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Comments (27)Thanks Circuspeanut! I just adore your kitchen. Looks like the kitchen that's my paint-inspiration (Sally Wheat's) uses vertical plates on subway tile as well! See pic below... Also Circuspeanut, you've just inspired me to possibly do my outlet/light switch plates in nickel! :) I've been wondering whether or not to do a nickel color or a white color, because my backsplash will be mostly white subway tile (the white calacatta marble subway). I was worried the plates should match the backsplash to avoid looking too busy and take away from the tile...and was also concerned that with having a stainless counter, faucet and polished nickel bin pulls/latches, nickel plates might be overkill. But your copper counter w/ copper outlet plates - and non-matching tile - is really pretty. Love it. Hmmm... my countertop will be stainless, my faucet is polished stainless (not chrome, not nickel), but they don't make stainless switch plates. So what will match better - brushed or polished nickel?! :-p As for considering having my plates be white, they don't make plastic plates for the push-button style. However, they do make porcelain white plates (as well as other great colors, FYI everyone) which is another thing I could consider, only they're a bit chunky and probably from the 1940's period...still kinda cool though. Only those have the outlet plates but not the pushbutton plates. But hey - I just found white painted metal ones!: http://www.kilianhardware.com/swreplinwhpa.html Here's that Sally Wheat kitchen (for the thousandth time):...See MoreRange hood: horizontal vs. vertical ducting
Comments (4)The desired air flow velocity in a cooking hood duct is 1000 ft/min or higher. The small effect of either rising effluent momentum or warm air buoyancy re. gravity is relatively negligible. The only advantage of up over sideways is one less bend to cause slightly greater pressure drop in the duct. Also, let me repeat myself from earlier posts: kitchen hoods do not suck anything up that is more than a few inches from the baffles. Instead, they depend on the velocity of the rising and expanding cooking plume (can be a meter/second) to bring the effluent to the hood. The blower induced flow then overcomes the tendency of this plume to reflect from the baffles and hood parts when there is not supplemental air flow. Note that if the hood does not overlap the entirety of the expanding cooking plumes from the pans below then not all grease and odor will be captured and contained when it rises. Instead, the room air will be contaminated and will be slowly cleared over time based on the rate of air flow vs. house volume. Grease settling may occur during this period. kas...See MoreWhat are your thoughts on those pop up outlets for the kitchen?
Comments (44)I am using them only for the island. They will be accessible trhough access in the back of a cabinet should the need arise to replace. We do a TON of work from home work on our kitchen island, and therefore a plug in the island is necessary. Also - I am not a fan of hanging cords over the edge when using beaters or Cuisinart, etc. The will be placed along the centerline over 24" back - less likely to be in the completely messy zone. In the actual counter - I'll use plugmold down low....See MoreKitchen UPPER cabinet pulls horizontally?
Comments (16)Yes, a picture is worth a thousand words. My immediate reaction was no until I saw the inspiration. I thought the same. I still prefer the traditional vertical placement -- for me, I think it's about the long handle matching; that is, matching the door in that it goes in the longer direction. But the horizontal placement is acceptable, even if not expected. I think after a week or two, using the slightly-different handles would feel automatic. The ones pictured should not have issues except in corners. It’s when you do the ones that are almost the length of the doors that bigger issues arise. Do watch the opening arcs before sizing them or drilling for them. With longer pulls closer to edges, you can get some banging into one another and need hinge restricters. This is essential. You don't want to end up with corners that don't open all the way /bump into the next cabinet....See MoreLynn Lou
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