INSTALLING A RANGE HOOD

By Matt Weber

The homeowners on Windwood Drive in Gardendale, Alabama, had never liked the look of their kitchen’s bulky microwave oven/vent-fan combo, which was mounted right above the stove in the center of the room. During a recent remodel, they decided to ditch the clunky microwave and go with a new range hood.

The lady of the house chose the Hauslane UC-PS38 range hood because it’s packed with features to suit the best cook in the kitchen. The under-cabinet extractor fan cleans grease, smoke, fumes, and cooking odors from the air with its six-speed fans. Although most range hoods have trouble capturing smoke from the front burners, the unique panel design of this model creates suction all around the hood to provide maximum coverage for your cooktop. This pro-style vent hood not only cleans the air but can then clean itself. Using an internal water supply, the exhaust fan steam-cleans and rinses its own hood and ventilator fans at the touch of a button with no water line required.

Out With The Old

Your situation may not require removal of an old microwave oven, but if you do have to remove any overhead appliance, be sure to recruit an assistant, or else devise a way to support the weight once its mounting fasteners are disconnected.