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Downdraft vents
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Instead of being placed over the cooking area, a downdraft blower is built into a base cabinet. It exhausts air by pulling it down through vents placed on the sides and back of the cooktop or you can buy a separate blower with a vent that raises up behind the cooktop while you’re cooking and then lowers out of view when you’re done. This vent is great for cleaning air around island cooktops, where a hood wouldn’t work. They also enhance decorating possibilities by providing a more subtle ventilation method than an overhanging hood.
Do you use your downdraft vent in a kitchen island? Do they take up lots of cabinet space around your range? Share your experience with the rest of the Kitchen and Bath Ideas community.
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| scorpyowmn | Downdraft Vent in Island | 0 | Sunday, 5:44 PM EDT by scorpyowmn | |
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We are remodeling our kitchen in a mountain home. The ceiling is 14' vaulted, and an overhead vent is out of the question. We have already purchased a slide-in stove. The problem is all the downdraft vents I have looked at say they can only be used with a cooktop because of the space taken up by the blower box.
Two questions: 1) Can the blower box be mounted on the reverse side? (loss of cabinet space behind the stove is not a problem.) 2) Is the internal blower box completely removed when using an external blower? I assume the external blower would be the way to go, but with the cost be nearly twice as much, a way to use the internal one would be great. Thanks in advance for any and all advice.
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