MY RANGE HOOD IS FINALLY INSTALLED! This has been such an odessey, I
am ecstatic.

I bought the darn thing last July. I carefully researched hoods for a
month. When I picked out the one I wanted (Broan Allure III), there
were a number of distributors, but no one to install it. I called all
sorts of appliance and home renovation places. No one wanted to
bother with a range hood installation.

Undaunted, I decided to buy it anyway and worry about installation
later. I had to drive out to a Lowe's on Long Island to place a
special order, then back again when it came in. I wanted it vented,
and that was the big hassle. I was having some masonry work done
(supposedly in August but not started until January) and arranged for
the masons to make the hole in the brick wall when they did the other
work (which they finished last week). While waiting for them to be
ready, I couldn't find a nice wall cap locally (the ones in hardware
stores were tinny), so I had to special order an enameled steel one.
Next, inside... how to trim the existing backboard, which is made of
some invincible laminate material. This is where strong friends with
saber saws and determination come in handy :> Break through the
plaster and there is a stud impinging on where the duct should go!
Argh... more angst, but cutting the stud was out of the question.
Off-center ducting was the way to go after considering other
possibilities. I had to keep taking the hood out for reference and
measuring, that I just left it out in my living room for the past
month.

Two weeks ago a friend with electrical skills spent 4 hr fishing
through the wall and setting up the electrical connections. In the
meantime, I had to find where to get a custom duct made (answer: a
central air conditioning shop, but it wasn't cheap). I had to do the
measuring etc. for the masons to break the wall in the right place
(yikes!) and having the duct and wall cap was a big help.

They finally did their thing last Friday. Somewhere along the way I
got a reference to a contractor who would install it. I took today
off from work because he worked on it this morning. We got around the
stud. The wall cap, duct, and hood damper lined up (whew!) and were
"encouraged" to nest properly. He also came with a stainless steel
wall shield to cover up the mangy wall behind the stove (including
the irreparable hole where the old fan was).

It's going to be so nice to finally have my vented range hood (with
lights!) and to get that huge box out of my living room. And, I did
learn a lot in the process.

Maybe I'll fry onions tonight!

Now, my stove looks shabby :<

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

Curly Sue wrote:
> MY RANGE HOOD IS FINALLY INSTALLED! This has been such an odessey, I
> am ecstatic.
>
> I bought the darn thing last July. I carefully researched hoods for
a
> month. When I picked out the one I wanted (Broan Allure III), there
> were a number of distributors, but no one to install it. I called
all
> sorts of appliance and home renovation places. No one wanted to
> bother with a range hood installation.
>
> Undaunted, I decided to buy it anyway and worry about installation
> later. I had to drive out to a Lowe's on Long Island to place a
> special order, then back again when it came in. I wanted it vented,
> and that was the big hassle. I was having some masonry work done
> (supposedly in August but not started until January) and arranged for
> the masons to make the hole in the brick wall when they did the other
> work (which they finished last week). While waiting for them to be
> ready, I couldn't find a nice wall cap locally (the ones in hardware
> stores were tinny), so I had to special order an enameled steel one.
> Next, inside... how to trim the existing backboard, which is made of
> some invincible laminate material. This is where strong friends with
> saber saws and determination come in handy :> Break through the
> plaster and there is a stud impinging on where the duct should go!
> Argh... more angst, but cutting the stud was out of the question.
> Off-center ducting was the way to go after considering other
> possibilities. I had to keep taking the hood out for reference and
> measuring, that I just left it out in my living room for the past
> month.
>
> Two weeks ago a friend with electrical skills spent 4 hr fishing
> through the wall and setting up the electrical connections. In the
> meantime, I had to find where to get a custom duct made (answer: a
> central air conditioning shop, but it wasn't cheap). I had to do the
> measuring etc. for the masons to break the wall in the right place
> (yikes!) and having the duct and wall cap was a big help.
>
> They finally did their thing last Friday. Somewhere along the way I
> got a reference to a contractor who would install it. I took today
> off from work because he worked on it this morning. We got around
the
> stud. The wall cap, duct, and hood damper lined up (whew!) and were
> "encouraged" to nest properly. He also came with a stainless steel
> wall shield to cover up the mangy wall behind the stove (including
> the irreparable hole where the old fan was).
>
> It's going to be so nice to finally have my vented range hood (with
> lights!) and to get that huge box out of my living room. And, I did
> learn a lot in the process.
>
> Maybe I'll fry onions tonight!
>
> Now, my stove looks shabby :<
>
> Sue(tm)

Sometimes what should be the simplest of tasks present the most
complications. You did good!

On 25 Feb 2005 12:32:18 -0800, "Sheldon" > wrote:

<snip>

>> stud. The wall cap, duct, and hood damper lined up (whew!) and were
>> "encouraged" to nest properly. He also came with a stainless steel
>> wall shield to cover up the mangy wall behind the stove (including
>> the irreparable hole where the old fan was).
>>
>
>Sometimes what should be the simplest of tasks present the most
>complications. You did good!
>

Thanks Sheldon.

( I was talking with one of my friends today and he noted that I had
all of my ducts in a row :>).

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

On 25 Feb 2005 12:32:18 -0800, "Sheldon" >
wrote:

> > It's going to be so nice to finally have my vented range hood (with
> > lights!) and to get that huge box out of my living room. And, I did
> > learn a lot in the process.
> >
> > Maybe I'll fry onions tonight!
> >
> > Now, my stove looks shabby :<
> >
> > Sue(tm)
>
> Sometimes what should be the simplest of tasks present the most
> complications. You did good!

When you open up walls in old houses, you're opening a can
of worms. It's always more than you bargined for, even when
you do it with your eyes wide open.

sf

Curly Sue wrote:
> On 25 Feb 2005 12:32:18 -0800, "Sheldon" > wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> >> stud. The wall cap, duct, and hood damper lined up (whew!) and
were
> >> "encouraged" to nest properly. He also came with a stainless
steel
> >> wall shield to cover up the mangy wall behind the stove
(including
> >> the irreparable hole where the old fan was).
> >>
> >
> >Sometimes what should be the simplest of tasks present the most
> >complications. You did good!
> >
>
> Thanks Sheldon.
>
> ( I was talking with one of my friends today and he noted that I had
> all of my ducts in a row :>).

Oboy... what a straight line! hehe

"Curly Sue" > wrote in message
...
> MY RANGE HOOD IS FINALLY INSTALLED! This has been such an odessey, I
> am ecstatic.
>
> I bought the darn thing last July. I carefully researched hoods for a
> month. When I picked out the one I wanted (Broan Allure III), there
> were a number of distributors, but no one to install it. I called all
> sorts of appliance and home renovation places. No one wanted to
> bother with a range hood installation.

Quite a story for what you'd think would be simple until you actually get
started. Now your neighbors will be enjoying the scent of your meals.

(Curly Sue) wrote in news:421f7212.23791077@news-
server.nyc.rr.com:


>
> Now, my stove looks shabby :<

Isn't that always the way, though? <g> You get something new, and suddenly
the things around it which always looked perfectly good, no longer measure
up.

Congratulations on getting the hood sorted out, and on not going round the
twist whilst getting there! Enjoy.


Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia

"Curly Sue" > wrote in message
...
> MY RANGE HOOD IS FINALLY INSTALLED! This has been such an odessey, I
> am ecstatic.
>
> I bought the darn thing last July. I carefully researched hoods for a
> month. When I picked out the one I wanted (Broan Allure III), there
> were a number of distributors, but no one to install it. I called all
> sorts of appliance and home renovation places. No one wanted to
> bother with a range hood installation.
>
> Undaunted, I decided to buy it anyway and worry about installation
> later. I had to drive out to a Lowe's on Long Island to place a
> special order, then back again when it came in. I wanted it vented,
> and that was the big hassle. I was having some masonry work done
> (supposedly in August but not started until January) and arranged for
> the masons to make the hole in the brick wall when they did the other
> work (which they finished last week). While waiting for them to be
> ready, I couldn't find a nice wall cap locally (the ones in hardware
> stores were tinny), so I had to special order an enameled steel one.
> Next, inside... how to trim the existing backboard, which is made of
> some invincible laminate material. This is where strong friends with
> saber saws and determination come in handy :> Break through the
> plaster and there is a stud impinging on where the duct should go!
> Argh... more angst, but cutting the stud was out of the question.
> Off-center ducting was the way to go after considering other
> possibilities. I had to keep taking the hood out for reference and
> measuring, that I just left it out in my living room for the past
> month.
>
> Two weeks ago a friend with electrical skills spent 4 hr fishing
> through the wall and setting up the electrical connections. In the
> meantime, I had to find where to get a custom duct made (answer: a
> central air conditioning shop, but it wasn't cheap). I had to do the
> measuring etc. for the masons to break the wall in the right place
> (yikes!) and having the duct and wall cap was a big help.
>
> They finally did their thing last Friday. Somewhere along the way I
> got a reference to a contractor who would install it. I took today
> off from work because he worked on it this morning. We got around the
> stud. The wall cap, duct, and hood damper lined up (whew!) and were
> "encouraged" to nest properly. He also came with a stainless steel
> wall shield to cover up the mangy wall behind the stove (including
> the irreparable hole where the old fan was).
>
> It's going to be so nice to finally have my vented range hood (with
> lights!) and to get that huge box out of my living room. And, I did
> learn a lot in the process.
>

I've THOUGHT a lot about putting a hood in my kitchen. I know that I almost
would as soon move to another house than tackle the situation. Thanks for
reminding me again that I don't have the stamina for it. Perhaps my husband
does, but he's never in the mood.
I know you are very relieved to have this done. Forget the new stove --
enjoy.
Dee

> Dee Randall writes:
>
> Thanks for reminding me again that I don't have the stamina for it.
Perhaps my husband does, but he's never in the mood.

Hehe...

In article >,
(Curly Sue) wrote:

> MY RANGE HOOD IS FINALLY INSTALLED! This has been such an odessey, I
> am ecstatic.
>
> I bought the darn thing last July. I carefully researched hoods for a
> month. When I picked out the one I wanted (Broan Allure III), there
> were a number of distributors, but no one to install it. I called all
> sorts of appliance and home renovation places. No one wanted to
> bother with a range hood installation.

[snip for brevity]

Wow! What a challenging experience! You will no doubt find the new range
hood to be a worthwhile feature, even if it makes your stove look
shabby. Best of luck with your new range hood, Sue!