Kitchen Rangehood Ventilation Solutions

Kitchens are a very important part of the home to ventilate for health and safety. Most kitchen exhaust ventilation system are not well thought out and their implementation can be very problematic.
In this video we discuss do's and dont's of kitchen ventilation, for energy efficiency, health and well being.

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[MrHomer]

I like this video, I wish there were more resources and good products available for handymen to tackle these issues.

[blobfishking]

You guys are completely right. I just vented mine to the outside rather than the roof space. I needed to remove old oil soaked insulation. This area also attracted mice and rats where there is evidence of rats trying to eat insulation and roof rafters soaked in oil. If you want a cheap fix for rat infestations and damage to insulation vent your range hood directly outside.

[RiderReview]

Excellent information. Leant alot here. Thank you

[electroteque]

I am trying to tighten up my house also. Getting UPVC windows with 0 air infiltration hopefully. So which product is suitable for this situation ? Any of them ? I was considering inline extraction to reduce noise further. I have one going out the wall and makes a mess of the eaves. The vent is badly sealed and bringing air back inside even if its ducted. Is a roof exhaust with flashing best and do I need a roofer to do that ?

[asprague]

Do you have any insight on how the ductwork installlation can affect grease trapping and CFM efficiency? I see installations where the M to F are installed in AND against the direction of airflow. Some argue that grease slides down into the crimped edge, others argue that it gets trapped when pulled up through...I'm having a hard time finding literature on it.

[syfodias-jedimaster]

Hi theres is it possible to redirect in attic as close as possible to the attic air vents?

[blackericdenice]

I bought a house 9 months ago. All the cabinets are sticky and greasy. I just removed my exhaust fan and now I know why. It only recirculated the exhaust. The house is 28 years old and grease is all in the duct work.

[zenastronomy]

what kind of worker should i hire to install a vented hood?

i need the hood to be vented through a double glazed window in kitchen. so i think I'll need some kind of glass worker.

but i don't know what qualification worker i should look for?

[locks]

Thanks guys for the info.
But do you stop, the grease dropping from the exhaust motor fan because, I've had enough of cleaning it every 3rd day.

[kelvynbettridge]

This is a pet hate of mine as we have recirc type kitchen fan. Very hard to get plumber to retro, they just are not interested. Any links to suitable sites for components appreciated. I’m off to watch again. Thanks.

[gregogrady]

I haven't got to the stage of selecting a suitable rangehood for our house rebuild... but after watching this video it's made me wonder whether there are any rear exhaust air exit rangehood systems?
The stove top is *generally* located up against an outside wall, and hence there's an opportunity to make the penetration through the wall for the rangehood exhaust air, rather than go through the ceiling and roof.
Any feedback on that thinking?

[mjahangir]

That’s exactly the problem I am facing in my brand new home

[soniawoolley]

How would I go with a flat roof house built along passivehaus principles ie sealable building HRV unit ? Would I be best just having extraction over the cooker into the liveable air space (I haven't cooked chips or deep fried for about 20 years now!) ...

[silviofontana]

with today's technology world, the noise from most extraction hoods is insanely loud. I am now swapping over to a external mounted motor, but most people are not aware of how to effectively match an exhaust system to their house. Roof pitch, length of extraction pipe all counts

[dianeibsen]

Hi, thank you for your video. I was trying to find a video on a stenchy/stale smell coming from both the gas fireplace as well as vent above the stove. I am in apartment, and I called maintenance. I have not heard back from them, and it's been over a week 🙄 I have never used the gas fireplace. I moved into this apartment 3-4 months ago these are not brand new apartments maybe 2007? I also do not have pets and do not use any toxic, lab-made scented products of any kind.
I covered gas fire with reflectix to try and stop stency smell from blowing in as much as possible 🤢 I am wondering if you have any ideas or anyone I could ask about this? I'm in Washington state thank you so much for your help and time.
Diane

[dustycups]

Our electric kitchen stovetop is in front of windows and we don't have the option to put it against a wall in order to utilise a normal rangehood. What are the recommendations for this scenario?

[Ariccio]

1:05 WHAT THE HELL??!? I actually shouted when you said that. Who allows that?!? That's insane! If you find that you should sue the builder!

[cathrynm]

Australian vent hoods duct into the attic? That's pretty weird, I've never seen this here in the USA.

[paulredinger]

If it vents into the roof through a grease filter there shouldn’t be any grease getting into the attic. If it does the filters are garbage and don’t do what they’re supposed to be doing making them redundant. If it makes grease stains on the ceiling your house is 200 years old or someone is dumping it up there.

[windturbineclimber]

A roof plumber… Where do u go to school for that? 🤣🤣