I have an old cottage and a very low budget. We "renovated" our kitchen a couple years ago but never installed a range hood and the cabinets above it get very greasy. I don’t want to deal with the hassle of running ducts up the wall (the stove wall is opposite a bedroom), through the attic and out the side of our house, so I’m considering ductless.
Do these work well? Or even pretty good? I’d be happy to just avoid the grease above the cabinet. I have a large ceiling fan and a window right next to the stove, so its not so bad. I’ve also considered an old style pull chain vent model that just sucks it out the side of the house. Can you even get those anymore? Our house was built in the 20s, so I’m sure it wouldn’t look out of place.
My only concern is electrical. Can I run a wire from the range hood to the stove outlet? I’ve dabbled in simple electrical stuff, but I’ve never run a new wire. Any advice would be great, except please not "call an electrician!!" …..they’re too much money! If it seems to dangerous, then I’ll just use the ceiling fan more often….if its simple enough, I’ll give it a shot.
Thanks for any advice!
Thanks very much for the advice, I think I understand the procedure…. I have a double outlet next to my stove, plus the outlet behind my stove which my stove is plugged into. Can I hook up a wire to the outlets by my countertop? Its only about 3 feet tops, so it would be the shortest connection. I’m not sure exactly what the confusion was regarding the stove outlet and extension cords…I might have used the wrong words in my question. I plan on hardwiring it, I just wanted to know if it is okay to hardwire it to a nearby plug. Sounds like it is….? Seems really simple though! I bought 50 feet of 14-2 NM B with Ground. I hope thats the right stuff! Attach to fan, hook up fan to cabinet, run wire through wall to plug, hook up to plug (gotta check my wiring book for specifics on that one) Does this all sound about right? Thanks so much!!!
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