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Any of the home stores will have what you need. Is your range hood going to on an exterior wall? If not, it makes routing the vent significantly more difficult. Range hoods vary greatly in quality from $50 to $5000. Depends on what you want. A decent venting hood will probably run you $150 for materials.
If you are replacing your stove as well you can potentially install a DOWNDRAFT model easier, assuming you don't have easy access to an outside wall. It looks like that's what the previous owners of my house did. There's no outside vent for the over-the-stove microwave so it just recirculates. So they opted for a downdraft installation which vents through he floor, into the crawlspace, then to the outside. It was apparently a LOT easier to drill a hole in the floor itself and missing all joists. Note that downdrafts don't work as well as an over-the-stove solution. They do a pretty good job, and it's neat to watch, but not a super great job.
I'm not sure how you'd install an over-the-stove on an inside wall due to the joists for the walls. But I'm sure there's a way. Maybe run the venting down the inside of the wall, then pop back out of the wall under the stove, then through the floor.
Just curious, we have a gas range and a range hood vented to the outside. We would like to put a microware over the range...there are microwaves that vent to the outside, right? Because we have a gas range, is it required to vent outside by code?
I purchased mine from Sears, paid extra for installation AND the extended warranty. I have had them out twice to fix something on it and didn't have to pay a dime.
Just curious, we have a gas range and a range hood vented to the outside. We would like to put a microware over the range...there are microwaves that vent to the outside, right? Because we have a gas range, is it required to vent outside by code?
yes, there are microwaves that vent outside and yes it is required with a gas range. There also has to be a minimum 18" between the gas cooktop and the bottom of the microwave.
Our range hood shall lean against an interior wall. we are lucky that the vent tube run straight to a dead spot in the attic which can reach the roof in a very short distance.
I would like to leave the tube expose instead of hiding it in a wood frame enclosure.
what material should I use for the vent ? I see some black vent tube in some restaurant but I do not think that shall go with our kitchen color scheme.
Where can I find coper or coper look alike vent tube ?
I rule out the downdraft range. I do not think it does fair job of getting all the cooking fume out. My wife is a pro-chef. She is very creative and some time love to "kick it up a notch" in hot stuff. It can stay in the kitchen for couple day and I can't stand it. I need a 400 to 500 cfm exhaust fan.
Anybody has experience on installing a roof top exhaust range hood fan ? Please advise.
Our range hood shall lean against an interior wall. we are lucky that the vent tube run straight to a dead spot in the attic which can reach the roof in a very short distance.
I would like to leave the tube expose instead of hiding it in a wood frame enclosure.
what material should I use for the vent ? I see some black vent tube in some restaurant but I do not think that shall go with our kitchen color scheme.
Where can I find coper or coper look alike vent tube ? Go to a sheet metal shop to fabricate copper.
I rule out the downdraft range. I do not think it does fair job of getting all the cooking fume out. My wife is a pro-chef. She is very creative and some time love to "kick it up a notch" in hot stuff. It can stay in the kitchen for couple day and I can't stand it. I need a 400 to 500 cfm exhaust fan.
Anybody has experience on installing a roof top exhaust range hood fan ? Please advise. I suggest you call an electrician and a roofer. The roofing is easy. The wiring is easy, except for fishing wires, and getting into the panelboard.
Thank for your help
This is also a good DIY project, if you have the skills necessary.
You can find a sheet metal shop in the Yellow Pages. Ask if they will do a small job for you.
There is one in N Raleigh on Departure Drive, but I can't remember their name. Good folks.
I agree with the downdraft, it leaves a bit to be desired as far as evacuating all of the cooking smells though I've read some of the telescoping ones work excellent compared to the typical consumer-grade JennAir products which happens to be what I have.
I'd be interested to hear how you end up routing your ducting to the outside as I'd eventually consider hooking my microwave to vent to the outside for better ventillation when frying or grilling which is what usually stinks the house up the most. It sounds like you'll just pop it through the ceiling in the kitchen instead of trying to run it up between the joists hidden in the wall. That could work for me as well as I believe our master closet is directly above my stove and I could easily deal with seeing some exposed duct, or even framing it in with drywall.
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Maybe run the venting down the inside of the wall, then pop back out of the wall under the stove, then through the floor.
