Have you checked vent-a-hood they are alwys my go to for good ventilation

If you use an exterior wall blower instead of an internal blower, the hood should be easy to modify (by a sheet metal shop) to adapt a rear duct interface.

Vent-a-hood can, but they require an elbow running out the top for all wall-mounted models. I need to run directly out the back. Due to a roof soffit, the highest I can cut the hole in the wall is around 44" above the range.

It looks like I'm going to have to go the under-cabinet route, unfortunately. I can't find any wall-mounted styles with direct rear venting.

Here's one that can be direct rear vented with a chimney available separately: https://www.therangehoodstore.com/48-inch-under-cabinet-range-hood-zl527.html

It'll end up looking something like this. There are no cabinets next mine either. Pretty chunky looking, I'm kind of bummed.

From the Wolf design guide:

"Pro hoods accommodate a 10" (254) round duct. Low-profile

hoods allow for an adjustable discharge. All other pro hoods

are vertical discharge. For the 24" and 27 deep wall hoods,

a horizontal discharge kit is available through an authorized

Wolf dealer."

I don't have any drawings to confirm that these hoods, in horizontal discharge mode, don't penetrate the cabinet above with any ducting. See your Wolf distributor or call Wolf. Subzero/Wolf at least answers telephone calls.

Thanks kaseki. The Wolf low profile you mentioned is an under-cabinet style hood. There seem to be many brands/options if I wanted that style, but no 48" options if I want a normal style wall hood with a smaller chimney, like this one: https://www.subzero-wolf.com/wolf/range-hood/48-inch-pro-wall-chimney-hood

Anyone else know of any?

Victory for the win!! Looks like this one can: https://victoryrangehoods.com/catalog/product/view/id/519/s/professional-range-hood-48-high-cfm-victory/category/89/

Never heard of Victory, thank you ejoe326!

25% customs fee for shipping to the US. Ouch.

Now I don't understand. If you use a chimney hood, you can pull a 90-degree turn anywhere in the chimney area and go out the wall, so a top of hood interface port would be fine. Or you can use the adapter kit for the Pro Wolf hood and put a fake chimney above it instead of cabinets. I must have missed a key detail somewhere in the thread.

Modern-aire will make whatever you want.

https://modernaire.com/

I had a 48" hood made by them last year and I'm very happy with it. Mine vents to the rear. Due to a sloped ceiling I put a trim piece across to connect to the cabinets on either side, but could have left it without. Bonus, they make their hoods in the US, Los Angeles area.

chispa . Thank you I'll take a look at Modern-aire.

kaseki . I need a direct rear vent due to a soffit/roofline outside. The highest the hole can go is only about 44" above the range. Most hood manufacturers require at least 10-12" of vertical duct before the 90* turn, otherwise they won't perform nearly as well. I don't know why exactly.

Perhaps increased turbulence at the fan blades is to be avoided. I again suggest an exterior blower unless the other side of this wall is your favorite spot to sit on a deck.

Modern-aire is kinda pricey, around 3-4k+. I'll probably go with Victory unless I can find another I like more or feel the need to splurge on a totally custom hood.

kaseki . I still don't think an exterior blower is going to help. I don't have enough height even for an immediate 90* at the top of the hood.

What I meant was that you can use a type that can take [is compatible with] a dummy chimney hood cover above it. Duct out the back of the hood (generally requires no blower in the hood) directly through the wall. Put the blower outside.

I don't work for Wolf, but have a catalog that is convenient for illustration. The item below should allow, either by design or gorilla engineering, to vent out the back if empty of a blower.

If the baffle tilt tends to limit the duct diameter at the back, then a cutout shape that can interface with the blower can be fabricated by a HVAC distributor with a sheet metal shop.

I see. I guess I'd rather buy a hood that's capable of direct rear exhaust than modifying one that isn't. Seems like it could get pricey and unnecessarily complicated. I do love the look of the Wolf hoods though.

Do let us know what works for you when you get it.