Stove Vent Hood
Our Bullet 246RBS has a vent hood above the stove that doesn't vent to the outside of the camper. The stove area is on the slide-out. There is a Fantastic Vent in the ceiling almost right above your...
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goducks10 wrote:GrandpaKip wrote:dmullen wrote:GrandpaKip wrote:
Ventless range hoods are mostly worthless. I would remove it or replace it with a functional one that vents outside.
I'd rather not have to cut a vent in the camper. I don't really think I need to with the Fantastic Vent right there.
My fantastic fan is at least 8' from the stove and is more quiet and efficient than that piece of junk over my stove. I'll probably remove it at some point in the future. (The stove vent, I mean).
How can it be more efficient at removing smoke, steam or greasy air when the vent is 8' away up in the ceiling? The fantastic fan draws air from somewhere, an open window or just leaks in the TT in general. So you're dragging that smoke, steam and greasy air 8' away and sending it on the roof.
A stove vent will also draw air from somewhere but it's being pushed out the vent before it goes across the TT to the ceiling.
In 3 years, I have not noticed the roof looking any different around the Fantastic fan, or the ceiling. I periodically wash the roof and wipe down the ceiling. Just did both the other day. I do have to clean the fan often, but usually a wet rag does it. But we don't cook a lot inside, especially frying.
Our hood is about 8 years old and is noisy and grossly inefficient. I may look for a better quality one in the future.
