[Shop-talk] installing a gas stove

[Jim Franklin]

An opposing opinion- I have rebuilt entire houses and cutting round holes in a roof is one of the first checks I write. A side vent out a wall is easier, if you can do that, but it'll be noisier especially at higher CFM.

I super highly recommend a unit that has at least 3 speeds, preferably a variable speed rheostat. A low low is great for things that just generate a bit of smoke (like slow cooking bacon like I'm doing now) and won't suck all the heat from your house. And if you can find the $$ to separate the hood from the blower motor and mount that outside, even better, but they are pricy. 

I bought a Frigidaire arched glass unit, 400 CFM, for $300. It sounds like a jet engine on low and gets worse from there, and the MR16 lights are such a tight fit I can't turn them without a duct tape tab. But hey, it looks pretty :-\  Pay attention to the sone rating and spend money for quiet. If you're lucky you have a good appliance store that can recommend one with the features you're looking for.

Broan/Nutone is a good manufacturer with a large product line. Years ago they made a model called the Allure, I had the Allure III, and it was great for what it was. A quiet low, acceptable mid, and a "sorry honey" high that cleared out the room but with a lot of noise. I also had a 1100 CFM exterior wall mount that would suck the pots off the stove but that was a $2000 Fantech unit. 

Here in MA anything over 400 CFM requires a makeup air vent to prevent sucking combustion fumes back down the chimney. 

More information than you probably wanted :-)  Good luck!

jim

> On Jan 26, 2019, at 10:59 PM, Scott Hall via Shop-talk <shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> Tim,
> 
> It's got to be a local code thing. My house in Illinois had a gas stove and its hood did not vent to the outside. So it's not a national thing.
> 
> You might look into DIY-ing the vent. I did mine and it was one of the easiest DIY things I've done to the house. 
> 
> Scott
> 
> On Sat, Jan 26, 2019, 9:22 PM Tim . via Shop-talk <shop-talk at autox.team.net <mailto:shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:
> We are going to get a new stove this year if it frelling kills me. We are switching to gas. The current hood vent does not vent to the outside (and i bloody hate it). I will have a professional do the gas line install. 
> 
> My question is, does anyone know if it is mandatory to have a hood that vents to the outside when a gas stove/oven is installed? I am in WI if that helps. I want to have one that vents to the outside but that money does not exist at this time. Nor do I know anyone that I can trust to cut a hole in my kitchen wall. 
> 
> shop content: the old oven is going into the shop to be used for powder coating. It is a pretty decent sized oven for its age.
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