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Cincydawg

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Re: OT: New Kitchen
« Reply #126 on: August 07, 2026, 09:42:15 AM »
The retractable style isn't an obstruction at all, especially when recessed.  The one we had pulled strongly.

You just need the hole in the floor and exit tubing.

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Re: OT: New Kitchen
« Reply #127 on: August 07, 2026, 09:51:08 AM »
In my experience, they don't work well, and when in use, they are an obstruction.

Bathroom fans are also cheap to install, and also cheap to replace (if needed).
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Re: OT: New Kitchen
« Reply #128 on: August 07, 2026, 09:54:02 AM »
I didn't view ours as an obstruction, and it worked quite well.  It rose about four inches or so.  The house had ten foor ceilings and nowhere in that ceiling to vent anything easily.  I'm not sure super bathroom fans could have worked very well, but maybe.

So, the solution was the retractable.  It's an option, certainly not for every situation.

The thing we have in the current kitchen is nearly useless.

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Re: OT: New Kitchen
« Reply #129 on: August 07, 2026, 09:59:53 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on August 07, 2026, 09:54:02 AM
I didn't view ours as an obstruction, and it worked quite well.  It rose about four inches or so.  The house had ten foor ceilings and nowhere in that ceiling to vent anything easily.  I'm not sure super bathroom fans could have worked very well, but maybe.

So, the solution was the retractable.  It's an option, certainly not for every situation.

The thing we have in the current kitchen is nearly useless.
My in-laws when they were still in Oregon had the downdraft, and it was similar--only about a 4" rise. 

I didn't cook on it enough to know how effective it was. But they cook quite a bit, and never complained about it that I heard of. 
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Re: OT: New Kitchen
« Reply #130 on: August 07, 2026, 10:23:40 AM »
Quote from: utee94 on August 07, 2026, 09:05:56 AM
If you want your cooktop in the middle of the kitchen and not against an exterior wall, and you want something that vents outside, then you're going to have to cut holes through the ceiling or floor to do it.  You can install a hood that drops over the cooktop, and runs to the ceiling, where you have cut holes for the ductwork.  You could just install fans like badge, and cut holes for the ductwork.  Or you could get a downdraft range, which pulls the air across and down, and you'd have to cut holes in the floor and then run ductwork to the outside for proper venting.  Obviously if you're on a slab that becomes problematic.
I hadn't thought of downdraft - we do have a basement. But we do have soffits though, so ideally all the ductwork could run through that. I just mainly didn't want a giant hood and didn't know if they were really necessary. Doesn't seem like they are.
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Re: OT: New Kitchen
« Reply #131 on: August 07, 2026, 10:29:15 AM »
If you are using a gas stove, I've been led to believe that you really should have something to clear out the fumes. Since learning that, and paying attention to it in my own kitchen, I agree. Like anything else, before you pay attention to something you often miss it; once you are aware of something, you notice it everywhere. (This happened to me after I tiled two bathrooms; I started noticing tiling mistakes--or at least field expedient modifications--everywhere.) 
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Re: OT: New Kitchen
« Reply #132 on: August 07, 2026, 11:18:05 AM »
Our ceiling in the kitchen is 8 feet - the lowest in the house.
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Re: OT: New Kitchen
« Reply #133 on: August 07, 2026, 11:19:10 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on August 07, 2026, 09:42:15 AM
The retractable style isn't an obstruction at all, especially when recessed.  The one we had pulled strongly.

You just need the hole in the floor and exit tubing.


I thought you were talking about this.


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Re: OT: New Kitchen
« Reply #134 on: August 07, 2026, 11:25:39 AM »
That is one version, the one we had was much lower.  I just googled to find something that would show up clearly.  Here is another example:



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Re: OT: New Kitchen
« Reply #135 on: August 09, 2026, 07:25:44 PM »
Discovered one of my neighbors, whose house is very similar to mine, redid their kitchen, so I paid them a visit. They have a big island, then the counters and appliances go around the outside. Not exactly what I had in mind, but it looked very nice. I had a hard time envisioning an island in the space, so that was helpful.
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Re: OT: New Kitchen
« Reply #136 on: August 09, 2026, 08:58:41 PM »
I had one of those retractable vents in my old house island.  They are OK.  No match for a traditional overhead hood imo.
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