Does it pump to the outside? Are they difficult to install? I do not
currently have a range hood or any type of ventilation system. I am
considering an OTC micro to solve my problem, but am unsure as to
where the smoke/scent/heat goes... can anyone help?

In article .com>,
says...
> Does it pump to the outside? Are they difficult to install? I do not
> currently have a range hood or any type of ventilation system. I am
> considering an OTC micro to solve my problem, but am unsure as to
> where the smoke/scent/heat goes... can anyone help?
>
>

Some of them filter the smoke, to remove grease, and then vent it back
into the kitchen - usually in the cook's face. They are pretty worthless
because the smoke and the heat are not removed. Others vent to the
outside, but then you need a duct leading to the roof or an outside
wall. Even those are pretty poor because they do not efficiently capture
and vent the smoke and heat, but they are better than nothing.

--
Peter Aitken

On Jun 18, 12:33 pm, Peter A > wrote:
> In article .com>,
> says...
>
> > Does it pump to the outside? Are they difficult to install? I do not
> > currently have a range hood or any type of ventilation system. I am
> > considering an OTC micro to solve my problem, but am unsure as to
> > where the smoke/scent/heat goes... can anyone help?
>
> Some of them filter the smoke, to remove grease, and then vent it back
> into the kitchen - usually in the cook's face. They are pretty worthless
> because the smoke and the heat are not removed. Others vent to the
> outside, but then you need a duct leading to the roof or an outside
> wall. Even those are pretty poor because they do not efficiently capture
> and vent the smoke and heat, but they are better than nothing.
>
> --
> Peter Aitken

Thanks for the info Peter, it looks like I need to do a little more
research on the one I'm looking into. I appreciate your help. I
really can't afford a vent hood, so I may be stuck. I had no idea
they were so expensive!

On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:33:57 -0400, Peter A >
wrote:

>In article .com>,
says...
>> Does it pump to the outside? Are they difficult to install? I do not
>> currently have a range hood or any type of ventilation system. I am
>> considering an OTC micro to solve my problem, but am unsure as to
>> where the smoke/scent/heat goes... can anyone help?
>>
>>
>
>Some of them filter the smoke, to remove grease, and then vent it back
>into the kitchen - usually in the cook's face. They are pretty worthless
>because the smoke and the heat are not removed. Others vent to the
>outside, but then you need a duct leading to the roof or an outside
>wall. Even those are pretty poor because they do not efficiently capture
>and vent the smoke and heat, but they are better than nothing.


Mine is vented to an outside wall just a few feet away. It works quite
well for all but the smokiest cooking tasks.

Boron

I must admit I don't get a lot of foods smoking in the microwave. Never
considered the venting of one.

Zippy P wrote:
> I must admit I don't get a lot of foods smoking in the microwave.
> Never considered the venting of one.

But the OP was asking about microwave vents, ie microwaves that take the
place of the stove vent and are then employed to vent the off-gassing by the
stove and oven.

--
Dave
www.davebbq.com

"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:07:19 -0700,
> wrote:
>
>> Does it pump to the outside? Are they difficult to install? I do not
>> currently have a range hood or any type of ventilation system. I am
>> considering an OTC micro to solve my problem, but am unsure as to
>> where the smoke/scent/heat goes... can anyone help?
>
> If you're microwave is smoking, then you're not much of a cook.
> It should be mostly water vapors when done right.
>
> Most municipalities don't have regulations about stove/kitchen
> venting. Most ovens vent right to the stove top. And many hoods
> vent right back into your face. The microwave is usually the
> least of your problems.
>
> -sw

But she is asking about a OTR (Over the RANGE) unit. They have a vent
built into them to take the place of a range hood. It is vented to the
outside, just like a range hood.

On Jun 18, 9:19 pm, Steve Wertz > wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:07:19 -0700,
> wrote:
>
> > Does it pump to the outside? Are they difficult to install? I do not
> > currently have a range hood or any type of ventilation system. I am
> > considering an OTC micro to solve my problem, but am unsure as to
> > where the smoke/scent/heat goes... can anyone help?
>
> If you're microwave is smoking, then you're not much of a cook.
> It should be mostly water vapors when done right.
>
> Most municipalities don't have regulations about stove/kitchen
> venting. Most ovens vent right to the stove top. And many hoods
> vent right back into your face. The microwave is usually the
> least of your problems.
>
> -sw

Yeah, I'm not talking about cooking in the microwave. Some microwaves
are built to be installed over the range and they replace the need for
a range hood ventilation system because the ventilator is built into
the base (or some part) of the microwave. They are called over the
range microwaves and I'm interested in finding out any information I
can on their functionality.

ohhh.. I didn't know that OTC=Over The Range

Zippy P wrote:
> ohhh.. I didn't know that OTC=Over The Range

It also means Over The Counter.

--
Dave
www.davebbq.com

"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
>
> The last three places I've lived all had vent hoods that didn't
> vent to the outside. Or is it by definition, that a "vent hood"
> always vents to the outside? What do they call the ones that
> just vent to the inside, then?
>
> -sw

I image they have both types. Mine goes outside, but it may have been
possible to have it recirculate. I don't recall.

"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
> If I were to try this in my house, I'd have to have the vent go
> route it right through the middle of a second story bedroom, or
> route it over to a wall where I'd have about 5" of space in the
> wall itself for the vent pipe.
>
> -sw

So? Just put wallpaper on it and call it a "feature". Put some hooks on
the outside to hand clothes on.