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| We're in the process of planning a kitchen remodel. Wife wants to put in an island with a slide in range in an island. Problem is ventilation as she really doesn't care for the large chimney hood vents. We're considering a downdraft range but have read some negative comments about them. For those of you who have them, what are your thoughts ? For ventilation, did you just exhaust them into the crawlspace or did you duct the fumes through the outside wall?
Another option would be a pop up ventilation system. Most ads show them being used with a cooktop only. Anyone put one in with a range and if so how was it done? She wants a dining bar on the backside of the island. Would this give us the room to put the blower on the backside of the range. Has any one offset the blower unit into a cabinet beside the range? House has a narrow crawl space so that pretty much leaves that option out.
She did find a wooden vent hood that she liked . They offer it in cherry which would match our cabinets & wood trim. Anyone with experience with them? Looking at ads it appears that you have to purchase the ventilation system separate from the hood. If so that really runs up the price though that's not a major deciding factor. Also, would you purchase a hood the size of your range or wider. If wider how much? Currently we're considering a 10' wide island with either a 30" or 36" range.
TIA,
boog
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island range ventilation- downdraft ranges?
