When remodeling your kitchen take the time and care to install proper ventilation.
Kitchen vent microwave. My microwave is installed on a wall adjacent to the garage. We have switched the mw from recirculating to venting and added the metal flange on the back. We have cut the drywall in the garage and now just need to add the proper vent piping or ductwork to get it to the side of the garage to cut an exterior vent with vent cap and bird screen of course. Install microwave adapter with.
The ventilation system may lead to an exterior vent or it may simply recirculate air back into the kitchen. The vent in the video is a magnetic wind defender vent galvanized. If your microwave has a physical vent installed the appliance pushes the removed air through a series of ducts eventually porting the air outside. Today s homeowner with danny lipford 109 764 views.
Running a kitchen vent fan without makeup air can create negative pressure that pulls exhaust gases from water heaters or other gas burning appliances into the house an effect called backdrafting. 2x4s for reframing wall opening. Remove range and microwave 2. In consumer reports tests range hoods were better at venting than the fans in over the range microwaves.
Since a range hood protrudes further it also does a better job of capturing smoke steam and cooking odors and venting them outdoors. Shopping list for how to install a microwave hood with exhaust fan. Microwave oven with fan hood. 1 2 inch plywood for covering hole in wall.
A microwave oven designed to be mounted over a cooktop is usually equipped with a ventilation system to cope with the cooking odors smoke and moisture that rise from the cooking surface. Over the range otr mounted microwave ovens can save space in your kitchen but the exhaust fan in a microwave often just recirculates the air rather than venting it to the outside. The exhaust system doesn t get the air it needs and operates at a lower efficiency. Rotate roller to circulate upwards 3.
Here s why a kitchen range hood is better than a vented microwave. Cheap metal vents can be very loud and obnoxious in the wind.