Hello ckinchen,

When you install a range hood ventilation system within cabinetry, even a recirculating type, it will require some duct work, which can be done internally, since you are basically cutting off the air flow.

You should have ordered a Broan ventilator power pack as your working range hood with the additional interior conversion kit (here's a link with a great sketch): http://www.omeganationalproducts.com/php/products.php?p=pi&pid=526

You can always position the small metal grille where its least visible and paint it white.

Karen

Thank you! I have 3 parts, the liner, the vent machine part, and the recirculating thing you mentioned that has the tube. So your saying just put the vent on the side, on the wood, and paint it. I guess that would be my only option. There really isn't a place to hide it, it will show but painting would help. Thank you! Had not thought of that!

I've also had my installers mount the grille in the ceiling as well with a little bit of duct trickery!

my cieling is a bonus room, otherwise I would do that in a heartbeat!!

Grey Heron Interiors is there any trick to mounting the grill on the side of the hood? The Broan kit the tube piece that goes to the grill will only fit if I mount to the front where everyone will be able to see, there isn't enough space to turn it to the side and the grill itself is a little too long for the side. I imagine I can find a smaller grill, but not sure. Also do you happen to have a picture of how you have done this? I don't think it will look so great if the grill is on the front part of hood where everyone will see, but I have not seen any pictures so not sure. I can't vent to cieling since it is a bonus room.

What if you split the output duct air flow into two and vented them out the sides with smaller grilles? You would still be satisfying the output air capacity and it would not be so obtrusive on the sides. You might even be able to use a wooden grille painted white since your filter will be on the bottom where the air input is drawn from. I'm sorry I don't have an image to show.

oh, that is a good idea. I will have to go to Home depot to see if I can find the the piece that turns to the grill..not sure if the sell anything like that since angled.

I won't go so far as to claim that they make every conceivable register and diffuser, but Hart & Cooley is the source of most.
http://www.hartandcooley.com/grilles-registers-and-diffusers-grd

I am going through this now so I am following. Thanks.

Would LOVE to see the final results of anyone who has ever had to vent through their lovely kitchen cabinet hood. Not talking about venting through any soffit. I’m in an apartment. And the hood goes all the way to the ceiling.

Would LOVE to see the final results of anyone who has ever had to vent through their lovely painted wood kitchen cabinet hood— sides or front!

Not talking about venting through any soffit. I’m in an apartment. And the decorative hood goes all the way to the ceiling. No, there is no way to duct back down through the ceiling.