Hello; We are interested in doing a custom range hood. We have a family member who can manufacture the custom part, my question is; what do I do for the ‘guts’ or the actual fan? Do you buy a no frills fan to place in the hood? a commerical hood? Thanks for your help.
Jim
Wake Forest, NC
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Broan/Nutone makes what they call the "power module", which is the fan or fan/light unit......
Recently I did a new custom kitchen for a guy that is in the food business and I would call a chef. He looked at alot of hoods and settled for a european style hood that had a two-piece stainless duct cover at the top. the two cover pieces slid apart to reach the ceiling, however the joint looked terrible! The reason he went with this hood was that it had all the controls on the outside of the hood where they were easy to clean. The custom shop we use to make the stainless countertops would have made him a custom one but the fans they buy are to powerful- made for resturaunt use. The shop's quote was about $1200 for the custom unit but not varing the speed low enough was the problem.
Our resolve was to buy the hood with the cover we didn't like for around $700 and pay the shop $150 to make a custom duct cover that dropped right into the groove at the top of the hood where we were supposed to put the manufacturer's 2-piece. The custom made cover has a nice rounded top that goes back to the wall about an inch below the ceiling (the duct we were hiding did a 90 degree turn behind it out the wall). Everyone that sees it thinks it's all custom and the customer has the benefit of a quieter residential fan that doesn't suck all the heated air out when he only needs a little power. Also it's really quiet too.
Byrnsie;
I was thinking that buying a fan/hood combo and dismantiling the hood for the custom work would be an option. I like your thoughts on the controls...and there are probably benefits on being able to use the hood atttatchments for the new hood. (maybe...LOL )
Thanks for your inputJim
Why not use a remote, inline blower. Dacor makes one. You get great CFM, you can install the switch in a standard box on the wall, and it is MUCH quieter.
Your fabricator should be able to install brackets for the filter, and lighting is also pretty straightforward.
We just did one of these last week. Go to Range Hoods.com and look at the Fujiyo(spelling?). I was impressed with the quality. Way cheaper than the 400.00 plus Broan. We used the stainless liner and then surrounded it with plywood and later tile and brick veneer.