basic range hood

17 years ago

I have been living with an atrocity of a kitchen for 19 years now. We are about to start a complete renovation to change that. We already have our appliances. I have a basic 30" 4 burner gas range with one "super high capacity" burner, one "high", one "normal", one "simmer". I have not had a range hood in the kitchen at all and have had no problems. We will install one with the kitchen reno. I've read through numerous threads here about hoods and am fairly lost. I am looking for a basic 30" QUIET hood. If it's noisy I just won't use it! My husband is asking about a hood that doesn't need to vent to the outdoors, is that possible?

Feel free to direct me to an existing thread that can answer this. I don't mean to ask a repeat question, but can't seem to find the answer I need!

Thanks in advance for any help!

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davidro1
17 years ago
Search " VAH " inside this forum and in the Kitchen one. Using VAH brings up lively discussion threads. The search field for each forum is at the bottom, hard to find. Do not search the entire site: I don't know why this never works.

You are in good company. Everybody wants quiet fans. They are available. A wide-diameter duct configures in a clear shot straight line helps make the least noise. Unfortunately the small noise made by air moving is hard to measure and the deciBel scale is not reliable for human ears to use to compare and contrast noises at the low end of the scale. Sones are also not good units of measure either but they are at least an attempt to deal with the problem.

Personally I find it hard to believe that you know someone who kind of sees "little need" for a vent to the outdoors, but I can imagine it is possible, depending on what climate you live in, how your house is built, what you cook, etc. ((Where I am, windows are closed and remain closed for months.)) If you never grill or fry, fine. Smoke contains grease particles of all sizes and some are so small they can go anywhere they want to in your house: curtains, clothing, carpets, furniture, ceilings, walls, etc.

David
ya_think
17 years ago
Sorry, but in MY experience VAH is not the place to steer someone asking for "basic" and "QUIET".

I have no experience with Kobe, but I've never seen them be called loud.

And for really basic, I would also say that my mom's 360CFM Broan 88000 series was just a few hundred bucks, and while it's not exactly quiet at it's highest setting, it rarely needs to be up high enough to be obtrusive. For someone accustomed to no vent at all, I believe something like that is more than adequate.

And yes, vent to the outside if you can.
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davidro1
17 years ago
"ya_think" I agree wholeheartedly.

"Sprengle1", on the highest setting, all vents are loud. None are quiet. For you a good vent would be one with a variable speed controller, or with four settings so that the lowest two settings would be quiet. Any mid-range Broan could do. Inside the vent motor you want a squirrel cage (centrifuge) not blades.

Search on "VAH" to uncover good threads that discuss the subject fully and that have links in them to other threads...

David
ya_think
17 years ago
David - I get your angle now, sorry!

Sprengle - BTW the reason why I mentioned the 88000 series over one of Broan's cheaper ones was not as much because of higher CFMs so much as the fact that they stick out from the wall farther. I actually bought this one accidentally when replacing a most basic Broan due to peeling paint, and the it was a fortunate accident as the improved effectiveness was very noticable.
paddy_99
17 years ago
Not all hoods are loud on high but you can not get one for a few hundred dollars. A good venting system is certainly worth the extra money.
davidro1
17 years ago
To get a hood that is quiet at high speed too you'll need a wide diameter duct.

I just looked at the 88000 series and I am impressed, since it has two blower wheels (i.e. centrifugal) on the smallest possible duct (a 3Â½" x 10", or a 6" round duct), and it has a deep sump (umbrella space collecting air).

David