Janet wrote:

> Are you sure that the hood is going to be strong enough to cope with the
> output of your gas range? I suffered with an inadequate fan in my hood for
> years, and recently replaced it with a 400CFM one--the strongest that the
> existing ductwork would support. It's a HUGE improvement, but certainly I
> could have done with a stronger one. As a result of ten years with a feeble
> exhaust fan, I'm kind of obsessed with having one that enables Asian cooking
> and so forth without making the whole house reek and the smoke alarm go
> off.

yeah, that's been a concern but the bottom line is the 300 CFM is
probably still more than we have now with our cheapie hood. The one we
have might be about 220 CFM based on what I've seen in Lowes. The duct
goes outside so we wanted to use the same stack. I'm just not willing to
give up counter space anymore for the microwave, yet am nervous about
the microwave over the range making me feel boxed in?