Kitchen Question....

[F16CrewChief]

So I know this isnt garage related, but most of yall are somewhat carpenters. Would this work for a range hood vent? I want to keep the microwave, but purchase one that has the exhaust vent. My wife wants to route it straight up so I wont have to build a box to hide the exhaust pipe. Also, my concern is how much grease would get caught at the 90 degree turn to go to the exterior wall.....

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[fringeofinsanity]

Mine runs through the soffit to the exterior wall, no problems. Hope that helps.

 

[MN BIANCHI]

Going straight up would work, however going laterally to the nearest exterior wall might be easier than going thru the roof.

I had a client with a similar situation. The solution was to locate the correct spot on the exterior that matched up with the soffit above the cabinets. A hole was cut on the exterior and the pipe pushed into the house from the exterior. You could open to top or bottom of the soffit to add the transition elbow just above the microwave. The micro has a 3-1/4 x 10 in takeoff. Transition that to 6" round.

 

[F16CrewChief]

well we didnt want to see a hose on the top of the cabinet. i was gonna box it in, but it would look weird having half the top of the cabinet with a box covering it. yall are recommending routing the pipe through the cabinets to the wall for a clean look?

 

[DocRocket]

I went straight through the wall for mine (kitchen had an outside wall). Also, watch the clearance between your microwave and the stove top--there is a code minimum of about 18" for safety (not sure on the actual number, but it is close to this--the owner's manual for your microwave may have it). My neighbor's looked about that close and the bottom of the microwave had distorted plastic from the heat of the stove (boiling pasta, etc). From that perspective, you may need a) a shorter cabinet above the microwave, or b) a regular range hood and a microwave somewhere else.

 

[Tim The Tool Man]

Going straight up through the roof isn't that hard a job at all. Depending on the structure of your house, you should be able to go into the wall behind the microwave into a oval or rectangular 14" x 3.5" 90* duct collar, then straight up through the top plate (you'll need to remove most of it with a hole saw and/or sawzall) and on out through the roof via an approved roof vent cap... That way your kitchen cabinets and walls will remain unaffected.

http://m3.e-heatingcooling.com/18210-16055-large/ja-0531-**-roof-vent-cap-for-infrasave-heaters-6.jpg

 

[Falcon67]

That micro should have a 3 1/2 x 10" vent exit - that would be easier to hide in trim than a round duct. Also, you can buy stainless duct covers that are made for the big hoods.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/t/100456...toreId=10051&N=5yc1v&R=100456948#.UT3srVeg39U

We just dumped out big azz over the stove microwave. Kitchen looks 10x better with it gone. Looking at replacements like this

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006ZZ1VQQ/?tag=atomicindus08-20