i am so proud of you for taking on this installation by yourself and that it included some wiring that i want to see more of your videos. there is one part of this installation that you skipped but it’s not a really big deal because the unit is stationary and that’s the stress relief clamp for the blue wire that goes through the hole where you took the plug out with the screw driver. you’re an amazing lady i can tell even before i watch more if your videos. good for you !
Hi Kelly, thank you for your kind comment. When you decide to tackle a hood installation, I would recommend that you use a 3 pronged cord instead of a 2 pronged cord. A viewer commented that use of a 3 pronged cord will keep the hood grounded. Grounding will prevent someone from getting shocked by touching the hood if there is a short circuit. A short circuit can occur if the connections in the wiring come loose or break or if the wires become frayed and touch the metal hood casing.
Very nice job, well thought through, planned, and you took your time that was great. You were very clear about what your next step was I enjoyed your video. The safety tip was a good pointer.
Welcome! You don't need to make a template if you can get someone to help you by holding up the hood in place while you mark where the holes should be (or you hold it in place while the other person marks where the holes for the screws should be drilled). Also, some more expensive hoods come with a template, but not these inexpensive Broan hoods.
You can do it! It would help a lot if you could get someone to give you a hand while you are trying to get the hood attached to the bottom of the cabinet, but the rest of it is one-man job.
Nice job, but one problem - you need to use three prong plug and cord so that you can ground the exhaust fan case. Without ground protecting the metal fan, in case of hot shorting to the fan metal case, it becomes lethal danger to everyone.
To make your life easier you can also just use a cabinet jack to the hold the range hood up. They're pretty inexpensive and useful for other things as well.
awesome exactly what I'm going to install on my rental unit. I was wondering if I could cut the old cord from the previous microwave/vent like you did with the blue fan cord.
For sure... but having smoke go through a filter is better than nothing if your kitchen doesn't have any ducts and you don't want to spend thousands of dollars to get a contractor to configure and install ducts.
No, not at all. I tightened the screws just enough so that there was no gap between the top of the vent hood and the bottom of the cabinet at the front. Just behind it, there would be a gap between the bottom of the cabinet and top of the vent hood, but I didn't fill in that space with any scrap piece of wood because that was not necessary.
The dirty air gets filtered (there's a filter in the hood) and gets recirculated. I know, it's not a good option but for folks who don't have an opening to vent to outside, it's better than nothing.
Oh my gosh, I forgot to show the screws. Sorry about that! It's because there is no specific type of screws or bolts you have to get, other than just meeting the thickness and length requirements (but they can't be the pointy type of screws that you screw into wood or drywall; they need to be the type of screws or actually bolts that you can screw on a nut ). The screw needs to be thin enough to fit through the hole that you've drill through the cabinet but the head of the screw should be bigger than the hole so it doesn't fall through. The length of the screw should be around 2.5 inches. Let me know if it's still unclear.
The air is pulled through a filter and then gets blown back out into the kitchen. So, depending on the type of filter you install in the hood, it could help trap grease, dirt, and/or odor.
@@KYKCreations Basically a range hood that usually have high CFM like 500-700 cfm or so, and it is filterless, and smoke and grease gets exhausted outside the house. I really do reccomend it, we are a user of a similar range hood like yours and its really not all that good. Not powerful enough for an Asian households cooking. It doesn't have to be for Asian use, anyone can use it
@@ix.cryo1 There was no duct running to the outside. She would have had to call a HVAC contractor and possibly also an electrician to create that, or a remodeling contractor. Now you're talking anywhere from $300 to $1,000 in addition to the cost of the range hood. And I believe she said it's an apartment, so would that even be approved by the owners? You're right that exhausting to the outside is better, but she's working within limitations, and she did an excellent job.
