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| We bought vacation house in FL this past spring where the owners had done a big kitchen remodel. The electric glass cooktop has a GE SS vent hood with what looks like an extension added to part that drops from ceiling... The bottom of the vent hood is curved and the corners are just too low-- We tried to get the electricians who did work on house right after we closed to raise it but they said not their type of work...they recommended a guy who installs kitchen appliances but after seeing pictures of the vent, he said we needed an HVAC guy who could work with sheet metal... BUT if they can't /won't do the work--who should I contact next? |
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- Posted by weedmeister (My Page) on Mon, Mar 4, 13 at 17:35
| Without pictures, I'd say you need to find someone familiar with tin snips. |
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- Posted by loves2read (My Page) on Mon, Mar 4, 13 at 20:31
| LOL-- tin snips night be the answer except there is electrical wiring in that stack someplace... wouldn't want to cut that...and it needs to still be attached to the ceiling rafter in some fashion... and just not adept at doing pix on this site |
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| IIRC, Dodge59 wrote up a how-to on this forum or on the kitchen forum. Sorry, but I can't locate my copy at the moment to provide a more exact reference. kas |
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- Posted by weedmeister (My Page) on Tue, Mar 5, 13 at 14:59
| taking 3" out of the electrical is simply a matter of making a loop in the line. Or disconnecting, cutting off 3" and reconnecting. If this is a chimney-style unit, usually the pieces slide into each other. |
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- Posted by weedmeister (My Page) on Tue, Mar 5, 13 at 15:02
| Is this an island hood or wall-mounted? |
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- Posted by loves2read (My Page) on Tue, Mar 5, 13 at 17:09
| It is an island hood--and the ceiling in that part of the house is raised--more than the normal 8 ft... I thought I had posted link with similar vent hood off an appliance site |
Here is a link that might be useful: GE vent hood
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| Do you have a model number? Sometimes the install manual has information on how to adjust the height. Just go to the GE website and download the manual. |
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