How Does a Vent Hood Work? — Appliance Repair Tips

Range vent hood light not working or motor making noise? This video provides information on how a range vent hood works and offers troubleshooting tips to assist you in diagnosing and repair.

Here is a list of the most commonly replaced parts associated with each range vent hood symptom:

Range vent hood motor hums: exhaust/fan or blower motor, blower wheel or housing
Range vent hood lights not working: light assembly, switch, light socket
Range vent hood fan and light not working: control and display board, thermal fuse, micro switch
Range vent hood motor is loud or noisy: drive motor, fan motor, blower motor,
Range vent hood keypad doesn’t work: touchpad, user control or display board

How to disassemble your range vent hood:

For more DIY videos including part replacement and help finding your model visit the repair help section of our website:

Click here to purchase replacement range vent hood parts:

All of the information provided in this range vent hood troubleshooting video is applicable to the following brands: Arietta, Broan, Dacor, GE, Kenmore, KitchenAid, Nutone, Thermador, Whirlpool

Connect With Us!

Don't forget to like and comment on this video, and subscribe to our channel!

[Klozhaus]

What purpose do the vent holes seen at the top of the unit do? It seems to me that they push some of the exhausted steam back into the room, but I don't understand that.

[o.h.w-ok]

But HOW DOES IT WORK? like why does it blow air?!

[Crimiknowlogist]

Didn't answer the question - How does a Vent hood work?

[jdesirleo]

Such hood is just a fake.
Just to please one's pschye.

How can the smokey air be cleaned just by 1 mash filter.

[黎建軍]

ONE OF THE STUPID DESIGN I HAVE EVER SEEN