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kitchen range hoods

7 years ago

Any advice on a quiet range vent hood?


I have an slim, under cabinet mount, Zephyr now. It works fine, is easy to clean, but the push buttons are cracked (but still work), which I could live with, but it is so noisy even on the lowest setting. I have to turn it off if I want to talk to anyone else in our small kitchen.


My quick look didn't show ratings for the decibels of different hoods? It would have to come with lighting also. Hate to assume that is a given.

Comments (4)

  • 7 years ago

    Ventahood.

  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    Often hood noise is due to the duct connected to the hood, not the hood itself. If the duct is too narrow, and/or a lot of turns before it exits outside, your hood will be noisy. If that is the case, it won’t matter which hood you get with respect to noise level.

    Also, if by “slim”, you mean that your hood is a low-profile one, you may have to stay with another low profile hood. GreenDesigns’ one-word post of Ventahood would mean the hood will be a minimum of 9” tall. In that case, what would be the distance between your cooktop and the bottom of the hood? What is the distance now with your low-profile hood? A distance of, say, 22”, would be too low and cramped.

  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    Hi, I am a little confused....but from the stove top to the range hood is 28 inches. Honestly the noise just sounds like the fan???? But you may be right about the vent. I'm certain the vent just goes straight up...no turns prior to exiting.

    I will try to post a picture.....I've wasted 30 minutes....failure with the photo

  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    @Wendycarolceleste - your OP had talked about how your hood is so noisy, so I was explaining that could be due to ductwork, not just the hood. If your duct is very small, you might not get as much noise-level improvement with a new hood as you want.

    I think because you said your current hood is “slim” that I was concerned that if you replace it with a not-as-slim model, like a Ventahood, the new hood would be too low. So, if the current distance between your cooktop and hood is 28”, and your current slim hood is (idk) 4” tall—if you replaced it with a new hood that is 9” tall (a common undercabinet hood height) that means the distance between your cooktop and hood would be reduced by 5”, and only be 23”. That would be cramped. However, if by a “slim” hood you meant 9” tall, then there wouldn’t be the issue.