Venting A Range Hood Into The Attic

Range hood venting options.

Venting a range hood into the attic.

A range hood s venting power is measured in cubic feet per minute cfm. Mstankiewicz marc stankiewicz july 10 2011 12 06am 8. Vent your bath and kitchen exhaust fans through the roof through a special roof hood. Connect the vent hood using screws and anchors to ensure a good tight fit.

Ductless range hoods are also known as recirculating hoods and the name says it all. Vern has a range hood on an inside wall and is wondering if he could just use the hollow wall cavity or should he line it and could he just vent into the attic because the attic itself is vented. Chapter 5 section 505 1 exception 1. No other questions need be asked answered to determine that it is improper to vent the range hood into the attic.

First remember that there is a lot of grease and moisture in that exhaust just think of how dirty that filter gets. Cut the hole in the ceiling duration. The best exhaust fan venting is through smooth rigid ducts with taped joints and screwed to a special vent hood. Ideally the range hood should be vented to the outside usually through the roof.

Range hoods can be a stylish feature of a kitchen but sometimes they are just a necessity. Install the fan the filter and the light kit. I agree with jonas. The higher the cfm the more air the unit can move and the louder it will be during operation.

Caulk around the seams between the vent hood and the ceiling. So if you vent. Robert mertens 5 005 views. Here s why a kitchen range hood is better than a vented microwave.

There are actually a lot of interesting questions there vern. Install a stove vent into the attic. International mechanical code imc 2009. If you are adding a new range hood over your stove and plan to vent it out through the roof you will need to get an adequately sized duct that will run all the way up through the ceiling into the attic and all the way up through the rooftop where it will be connected to your roof top vent.

Venting through a roof vent or exhausting them in the attic could cause moisture problems and rot. Cover the exit with a vent cap cover and caulk around the edges to help prevent leaks back into your home. Instead of venting the exhaust outside through a duct system a ductless system feeds it through a filter and back into the room. First we do not have all the facts.