<sf> wrote in message ...
> On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:35:07 -0500, Goomba38 >
> wrote:
>
>>Chris Marksberry wrote:
>>
>>> I love my control placement. It was one of the reasons I picked out
>>> this
>>> cooktop. Of course now it's been discontinued, but something similar is
>>> still available.
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/yu6j8o
>>
>>I was wondering how that microwave/hood works out for you over the
>>stovetop? Do you like it? When we re-do our kitchen I'd like that so
>>that it frees up counter space, yet can't stand feeling "closed in" over
>>large pots or pots on the rear burners. I like to be able to see down
>>into large pots as they simmer away.
>
> I would *never* put a built in microwave/fan/filter over my stove. I
> want strong ventilation that vents to the outside.
>

When we installed one last fall, I bought the most powerful I could for the
place of installation. And it vents to the outside.
It also has filters which tell me when to clean. This feature works well;
the light went on today for cleaning; and each time the filters aren't very
dirty at all. In fact, DH says they are not dirty, but I wash them anyway.

There are standards as to height of installation over the cooktop. If
venting hoods have standards for not having too high over the cooktop, I
would suppose there would be standards for a microwave hood being not too
far away from the cooktop, as well as not being too close.

I would check to see if these suggested proper measurements would fit into
my configuration.

Dee Dee