30" Range Hood Info and Recs

[caleb]

I'm in need of a vent hood for a 30" range. When I say "hood," I mean something vented outdoors, not a filter. It needs to have enough capacity for a couple 18,000 BTU burners.

The space above the range is currently framed for an over-the-stove microwave.

Any tips or recs?

[htwoopup]

I am sure that there are quite a few folks more versed in this than me but I'll chime in the little I experienced....

When I had a house built a few years ago, I asked one of my friends who worked designing and building commercial kitchens to help me in figuring out mine. As I remember, he said that you have to size up on the hood. In other words if it is say a 30 inch range or cooktop do a 36 inch hood. Reason is that even though the fan is sucking the smoke and fumes up, because the hood is above the stovetop, the smoke spreads a little. Also, the vents don't go to the edge of the hood and you want them to cover as much of the area above the stovetop as possible. He also said size up in the size of hood (cfm wise) vs what I thought I would really need. At that time, I got a Franke hood based on his recommendation. It vented through what is essentially like the hose used for a clothes dryer to a vent that was installed in a soffit outside that was about a 20 foot run. It was very quiet relative to its size (I think because we could usually run it on low and it handled what was thrown at it due to the oversizing). You can also cover it in all kinds of ways. We did it in the same cabinetry as the rest of the kitchen.

Sorry, this is the only picture that I could find that included it (albeit in the background) of how it looked in the end. I think you can see that there is probably a way to fit the thing in with the framing you currently have if you hang the hood below your current space with the machinery in the microwave space and the hose fits in any space you can run say 4 inches diameter or so. Ignore the Great Dane puppy counter cruising.

sinkcruising by Jon Mandel, on Flickr

[rwsaunders]

This is a decent brand of hood and they have some sizing sheets on their website. Capacity is one thing but it’s important as well to address the lighting and the ability to clean the filters and the interior.

Buyers Guide – FAQ << ProLine Range Hoods

[rydesteel]

I had a 30" Broan at the old House. I don't remember the model # and I'm sure they've changed but it pulled 600cfm or better and required an 8" exhaust pipe. I could sear a steak and watch the smoke curl into it. Make sure you wont need some type of air intake as well, mine would pull smoke from the fireplace occasionally :>). Where I'm at now just has the filter and I have to put a fan on the kitchen table and open a few windows to get the smoke out. I just checked RW's site and it's full of good information!

[glepore]

I've had really nice hoods (viking etc) but price for dollar this thing rocks: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E4O0R10...ing=UTF8&psc=1
700 cfm, removable filters that are dishwashable, lights, timer etc. Much nicer than you'd imagine at this pricepoint.

[Too Tall]

We have >> Zephyr Anzio Island Range Hood - Core Collection | Zephyr

This is mounted at the max. recommended height for the stovetop spec. and it works well.

You can really go nuts with this eg. spec'ing for more venting than you really need and such. If you are reasonably comfortable with the fact that if you burn a pot of food the smoke detector is going to go nuts than follow the guidlines prev. mentioned.

We did not install makeup air kit. Don't tell the county ;)

[dogrange]

We have whatever the Zephyr in the $850 range is. It sucks air well, but in general is a POS, the switch indicators are laughable and fell off in a month, the lighting appears to be connected to some stupid computer that has failed 2X in less than 2 years. I would go another way.