Clearing Your Kitchen Air: How to Install Kitchen Vent Hoods

Kitchen vent hoods in above your cooktop is the best solution to deal with smoke and heat while you are cooking it makes your kitchen’s air clear and fresh. The vent hoods have internal filter and fan to clean the air from smoke and to keep the air circulation goes well. Some range hood is designed tandem with the stove, but you can also buy them separately. So, how could we install the rang hood?

Get ready for the hoods

First, you have to get the area above the cooktop clear. Remove the old vent if there is any. Second, purchase a new vent hood. The best size is the 400 cfm, for smaller kitchen you can purchase the 250 cfm vent hood. Make sure the vent hood will be fit to your kitchen, especially if you have cabinet or rack around it. And then you have to prepare all tools that you need like hammer and screw driver, check all of screws whether they are enough to attach the vent hood to the wall. It is also important to check the electricity installation. Make sure the it is safe and you can easily connect the cable of the vent to a socket.

If everything’s done. You can start installing the vent hood on your own. Check the rang hood layout and instruction. Though, installing vent hood is generally similar, some designs might need careful consideration, especially if you are planning on cutting some part of the vent. Make sure you are familiar with electronic tools you are using, such as the electric drill. Install the kitchen vent hoods carefully. Don’t forget to always make sure that it is attached well.

Safety matters

At last, there are some safety matters you have to pay attention. First how it attaches to the wall and ceiling. To make sure you drill in the perfect spots, you have to carefully measure the vent and mark the wall and the ceiling with some pen before drilling them. Second, electricity matters. There are black and white wires inside the hood for the fan and the hood. You have to carefully attach them together and run them out of the hood. There will be clear instruction how to hold the wires, it can be different for each vent hood. At last, you have to reset the vent hood system and attache the filter. The last, make sure you test out your new kitchen vent hoods.