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Need Quick help for professional range hood!

11 years ago

We are currently building and I am having trouble deciding on a range or vent hood to go over a 36 inch professional range. It has a grill on it and I really want something that is powerful. It needs to vent through the ceiling. Does anyone have suggestions for me? Thanks so much!

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numbersjunkie
11 years ago
Post on the kitchen forum. Those folks will be able to help.
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Alex House
11 years ago
How air tight is your home? The more air tight the home, the more energy efficient and this means that mechanical devices need to bring in make-up air rather than relying on a leaky building envelope. A big powerful kitchen fan will expel a lot of air. When you expel air then your house needs to replenish that air, which means pulling in outside air through the cracks. Expelling heated/cooled air and replacing it with unconditioned air is not free of expense.

Keep this issue in mind and think of the whole house rather than just the fan and design the house for the fan, or vice versa,
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