Vent hoods for a gas kitchen range. Suggestions?
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My wife and I bought a new construction house in 2017 and one of the questions I asked when it was being built was, “Is this going to have an external vent hood above the stove?” The builder, who was a complete crook BTW, said no, but he could do it. We would just have to sacrifice the microwave above your stove. That was a non-starter for the wife.
Now, five years on, our kitchen is painted with a yellow hue from all of the grease that has been circulated by the piss-poor fan on the beloved microwave. We tried to buy a decent range hood that vents externally early during the pandemic, but it was nearly impossible to find a contractor with an open spot on their calendar. Now we’re extra eager to pull the trigger on this project.
I figured this would be a great location to ask for suggestions on range hoods since many of you most likely cook frequently and get smokey. We have been told by most contractors not to go above 400 cfm because in the nanny state of Massachusetts, anything above that requires the installation of a makeup air system. A cursory reading of range hood info makes it seem like anything in the ballpark of 400 is basically a pinwheel.
If you have any suggestions or would just like to share what you use, I’m all ears.
JayFatCity I have a proline and love it
I crack a window for make up air
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JayFatCity I have a proline and love it
I crack a window for make up air
TomKat1962 Oh man, I wish I had that stove!
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Gorgeous. That is one nice setup.
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JayFatCity I have a proline and love it
I crack a window for make up air
TomKat1962 wow, thats a nice set up
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JayFatCity I have a proline and love it
I crack a window for make up air
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JayFatCity I have a proline and love it
I crack a window for make up air
TomKat1962 holy cow. Very nice
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JayFatCity what kind of stove do you have? Gas or electric? How many burners? Depending on the location of you HVAC system putting in make up air us no big deal.
The hood i have over my 6 burner Thermador stove is a Vent-a-Hood, it works well and is fairly easy to clean. You definitely don’t want to skimp on CFM’s.
Isaiah 5:22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks
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JayFatCity what kind of stove do you have? Gas or electric? How many burners? Depending on the location of you HVAC system putting in make up air us no big deal.
The hood i have over my 6 burner Thermador stove is a Vent-a-Hood, it works well and is fairly easy to clean. You definitely don’t want to skimp on CFM’s.
Tex_77 said in Vent hoods for a gas kitchen range. Suggestions?:
JayFatCity what kind of stove do you have? Gas or electric? How many burners? Depending on the location of you HVAC system putting in make up air us no big deal.
Interested to know how the HVAC of a residential system influences make up air? Our furnace system is high-E and brings in combustion air from an inlet duct and the combustion exhaust is piped out through a different duct. The whole combustion system is isolated from the rest of the living space air.
I don’t really worry about an open gas or LP range top as far as combustion byproducts.
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JayFatCity what kind of stove do you have? Gas or electric? How many burners? Depending on the location of you HVAC system putting in make up air us no big deal.
The hood i have over my 6 burner Thermador stove is a Vent-a-Hood, it works well and is fairly easy to clean. You definitely don’t want to skimp on CFM’s.
Tex_77 Thanks, Tex. I have a Samsung four burner gas stove with a large griddle burner in the middle. I’m not sure on the total BTUs, but I’m going to look it up. The HVAC was put in by a complete hack, so I don’t know how effective it would be tying in to that to solve our airflow “problem.”
I really think the contractors who have given us estimates so far really underestimate how much I cook and how I cook. They seem convinced that 400 cfm will be plenty. I know that CAN’T be the case.
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Tex_77 said in Vent hoods for a gas kitchen range. Suggestions?:
JayFatCity what kind of stove do you have? Gas or electric? How many burners? Depending on the location of you HVAC system putting in make up air us no big deal.
Interested to know how the HVAC of a residential system influences make up air? Our furnace system is high-E and brings in combustion air from an inlet duct and the combustion exhaust is piped out through a different duct. The whole combustion system is isolated from the rest of the living space air.
I don’t really worry about an open gas or LP range top as far as combustion byproducts.
processhead for my system they just put another vent from the outside into the return air system.
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Tex_77 Thanks, Tex. I have a Samsung four burner gas stove with a large griddle burner in the middle. I’m not sure on the total BTUs, but I’m going to look it up. The HVAC was put in by a complete hack, so I don’t know how effective it would be tying in to that to solve our airflow “problem.”
I really think the contractors who have given us estimates so far really underestimate how much I cook and how I cook. They seem convinced that 400 cfm will be plenty. I know that CAN’T be the case.
JayFatCity you might look at Broan hoods as well. Its better to be overpowered than under.
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processhead for my system they just put another vent from the outside into the return air system.
Tex_77 said in Vent hoods for a gas kitchen range. Suggestions?:
processhead for my system the just put another vent from the outside into the return air system.
Ok, got it. Sounds like its part of your kitchen vent system and not part of the heating or A/C. Makes sense now.
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Funny I literally just took the grease filters down from my vent and last pic on phone is the model details as I wanted to order new filters. We have an Air King Seville 30” which is likely an old model.
One thing to look into is how noisy it is. Always dreamed of an external vent after always having the recirculating microwave above past stoves but have to say even in lowest speed this one is loud. Though even on low speed it pulls a TON of air. So we use it sporadically.
Ours is built into a cabinet above has 6-burner JennAir range .
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Tex_77 said in Vent hoods for a gas kitchen range. Suggestions?:
processhead for my system the just put another vent from the outside into the return air system.
Ok, got it. Sounds like its part of your kitchen vent system and not part of the heating or A/C. Makes sense now.
processhead no its part of Hvac. Hood is vented to attic and outside.
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JayFatCity I have a proline and love it
I crack a window for make up air
TomKat1962 Envious of the stove maybe,
I’m envious of what I can’t see, Your Whole Kitchen!! -
Funny I literally just took the grease filters down from my vent and last pic on phone is the model details as I wanted to order new filters. We have an Air King Seville 30” which is likely an old model.
One thing to look into is how noisy it is. Always dreamed of an external vent after always having the recirculating microwave above past stoves but have to say even in lowest speed this one is loud. Though even on low speed it pulls a TON of air. So we use it sporadically.
Ours is built into a cabinet above has 6-burner JennAir range .
Jamieson22 I think you can get them at a restaurant supply house or from the original mfr. How long have you had yours that you are needing to replace them? We have what looks to be the same & have had them forever it seems & still a long way to go. Margaret cleans them regularly in the Dishwasher & then I put them back in the vent hood.
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JayFatCity I have a proline and love it
I crack a window for make up air
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Jamieson22 I think you can get them at a restaurant supply house or from the original mfr. How long have you had yours that you are needing to replace them? We have what looks to be the same & have had them forever it seems & still a long way to go. Margaret cleans them regularly in the Dishwasher & then I put them back in the vent hood.
calldoctoday 8 years or so. Main issue is the dishwasher oxidized the aluminum so figured I’d find a replacement set. They are model BCGF-03 and only place I found was a Canadian website for $25 each. I ordered 3. Wasn’t sure how generic they are and was surprised to have such an issue finding a place to buy them.
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JayFatCity
Our home and kitchen was setup much like yours but it was that way when we bought it, unfortunately.We dealt with the cooking fumes that comes with poor ventilation until a few years ago.
I bought a real exhaust fan and mounted it on the ceiling over the gas range. Not ideal, but still better than nothing.
I had to do a lot of planning to route the duct through several walls and out an exterior wall. Then I framed and sheet rocked the soffit to cover up the duct where it ran in the corners of ceiling. It worked out well though and I have no regrets. It is a huge improvement.
Good thing it came with a remote since there is no way to reach the controls on the unit.
As kyle said, just crack a window or door for make-up air.
processhead that is simply genius. Man I wish you were my neighbor. “Hey Paul, I got this problem, can you come over and take a look at it it”.
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calldoctoday 8 years or so. Main issue is the dishwasher oxidized the aluminum so figured I’d find a replacement set. They are model BCGF-03 and only place I found was a Canadian website for $25 each. I ordered 3. Wasn’t sure how generic they are and was surprised to have such an issue finding a place to buy them.
Jamieson22 OK, ours are stainless steel. It looked like yours were about the same. We need to find you some SS Filters so you can keep them longer & wash them when needed. I just cannot imagine them costing that much, but everything these days is shocking me. I am in a constant state of shock!
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