Countertop Downdraft Exhaust Fan

The only downdraft ranges must be a range not a cooktop available kitchenaid and jennair don t look great to me.

Countertop downdraft exhaust fan.

Hurricane inline centrifugal fan high performance commercial grade for ventilation 435 cfm etl listed 6 inch black 4 5 out of 5 stars 114 121 24 121. Often the most practical way to vent an island or peninsula cooktop is with a downdraft vent. Popular on kitchen islands downdraft vents are slim retractable designs inserted at the back or sides of stovetops as an alternative to bulky overhead range hoods. Thermador is built upon a legacy of firsts and downdraft ventilation is the latest product to make history.

Downdraft gas cooktops have an exhaust fan that either lifts automatically out of the back of the range at the press of a button or is installed into the range top behind or to the side of the. Downdraft vents that have intakes flush with the surface of the burners have been built into ranges and cooktops for years but several manufacturers now make pop up units that can be installed behind virtually any drop in cooktop. This 30 inch kitchenaid electric downdraft cooktop has stainless steel knobs for lasting use. A perfect complement to thermador cooktops downdraft ventilation disappears out of sight when not in use.

These pop up vents earned their name from their most distinctive design feature. Its integrated ventilation system uses a three speed fan to remove odors steam grease and smoke and two even heat cooking elements let you control high and low heat. At the press of a button downdrafts raise and lower allowing them to remain blessedly out of sight except when needed. Some are built into the range top directly while others can be used to complement range tops and built in ovens.

It worked at least as well as this downdraft did. In our old house when we remodeled we also had a range in the island and we just had an exhaust fan and just a small one at that in the ceiling.