5 Kitchen Vents You Should NEVER Buy

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In this video, you will learn about 5 kitchen vents you should never buy. You will also learn about the dangers of a poorly vented home, and how to ensure you are venting properly. In the end, you will know how to properly vent your home, and how to make sure your living area is safe for you and your family.

Here are the 5 ventilation types you should avoid:
1. Downdrafts
2. Over-the-Range Microwaves
3. Slide-Out Hoods
4. Wood Hoods (in some cases)
5. Ceiling Blowers

First, you should know that internal air quality is a problem in many homes due to poor ventilation. Plan your ventilation with the right CFM and capture area. Then vent properly. After that, do not buy a downdraft, slide-out hood, or over-the-range microwave. Wood hoods need to be planned. Once you know, venting is not hard to execute.

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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:37 Ventilation Basics
2:12 Downdrafts
2:48 Slide-Out Hoods
3:09 Over-The-Range Microwaves
4:12 Wood Hoods
4:41 Ceiling Blowers
5:28 Key Takeaways

[lorrilewis]

I love this channel, but it's harder to hear you over the background music.

[brettster]

This is the best advice I have seen on YouTube, this is what I preach to my clients and have for many years.

[jackalclone]

I love how educational and honest your videos are. They're seriously underrated!

[krisy-in-italy]

Thank you! I am just thinking about kitchen design for my new build and was very attracted to the downdraft vent it seems all the kitchen outfitters are pushing. Also seems everyone is pushing the cooktop on the island. Now I know to say no thanks to both! This video has easily cleared up my ides!

[denishood]

Your videos are very well done. This takes time and you deserve great success. Ty

[Lasertrac]

Very good general explanation about venting and hoods.. Some individuals seem so focused on appearance rather than function. I always enjoy your videos.

[pf]

Any “ vent” that doesn’t vent outside is not really a vent and are the worst. They blow all that bad smelling air right back into your home and eventually gets grease all over everything even if you change filters regularly. Worst invention ever.

[averagealice]

Thank you for this video. I didn't really know any of these measurements and we have a gas/propane stove.

[patriciat]

I agreed with most of what you said about venting except for the negativity regarding downdraft. I had a Faber downdraft with a remote motor put into 2 of the homes that I owned. Because the motor was outside all you could hear was the sucking of air. It was so good that I once put beets on the stove and forgot about them and they incinerated to ashes, When I went back in the kitchen, I realized there was no smell of burnt food or smoke in the room.

[umemomosakurafuji]

Excellent advice - backs up and amplifies what my local appliance store advised me.

[brendabrown]

Love your video your w wisdom is greatly appreciated the best video I have seen

[Lobsterdollar]

Informative video. I am getting my first range hood ever and i am doing research.

[badgn]

What a fantastic series of videos rich in detail and deep in information. Impressive.

[ophthodawg]

love this channel … I understand the interior air quality issues (exacerbated with high btu gas burners and improper specs of hoods), however downdraft combined with induction is the only viable (if not ideal) solution in my kitchen island. Currently I have a JennAir electrical cooktop with a central downdraft that functions well, the duct is 8” and the extractor noise is muted… functionally not as good as a properly sized hood but the space doesn’t allow for an overhead duct due to subfloor proximity and second story living above the kitchen space. Appreciate the heads up on downdraft limitations… ill be replacing the old JennAir with Meile, still researching what downdraft options are available for my installation…

[GilliMarieMoody]

Thanks. After much research, I made up mind to buy a hood not another over-the-stove microwave. Your video today read my mind. Still, most people don’t talk about these things. For some reason, people like the Property Brothers regularly promote the mid-island stove, for example. Thank you. Cheers.

[togume]

Going to do a downdraft, and then, in part thanks to this video, nixed that idea. Thanks for the good content!

[anushathirkettle]

Our new build in Cambridge UK comes with a Bosch recirculating hood on the induction hob in the island. I’m thinking of swapping it out for recirculating induction BORA pure - is the air quality going to be bad? Should I spend to try and vent it outside the house?

[bchmrk]

Regarding over-the-counter microwave/air vent combos, I could not agree more with you, Steve.
There is one fact that many, if not almost all people overlook, these over-the-counter combos are dangerous. I know that some will think I exaggerate, but the microwave just nukes the water molecules inside food to crazy levels. Getting food out of the microwave one has to reach upwards, sometimes even above eye level. That is not really safe to do.
Just get a proper one in a kitchen island or on countertop level.

[chrisceecee]

If the recommended maximum vent height over the range is 36”, and you’re recommending getting a 24” deep vent—how does one not hit their head bending towards the stove top?
Also, if the vent hood custom enclosure is as big or bigger than the stove top, but the actual vent face is smaller, doesn’t the dropped edges of the hood help with the “catch” of the smoke rising up?

[teajaydc]

We already own an old Jenn-Air cook top with a built-in downdraft. Since the vent runs thru the cabinet and under the floor, we don't see another method, unless we scrap the ceiling canned lights and the current vents. We'd like a new cook top, but we're not sure the next move.