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Help with Venting over a Wolf DF 30'& Kobe vent and limited space
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Posted by markbr (My Page) on Tue, Nov 17, 09 at 9:00
| Here's my problem, I really don't want to screw up here or regret anything.
Decided on a Wolf DF 30". Would also love to go with a Kobe under cabinet hood.
These are the measurements I have to work with.
From the Floor to the top of the cabinet I have 66 inches.
The oven is aprox 36" in Height, leaving me just 30" for a hood.
Above where the vent should be, I have a cabinet which measures 18" in height.
The smallest Kobe hood is aprox 5 1/2", which would leave me only 24 1/2" of space betwen the hood and the counter. The vent comes out aprox 22".
I was even hoping to go for a 7" Kobe hood as it has the baffles which I hear work better and quieter vs the non-baffles ones.
So I either have 24 1/2", or 23" between the vent and the Wolf.
First issue, Kobe said that the Warranty will be void on the hood because it has to be a minimum of 27" away from the stove.
Second issue, warranty aside. What is your opinion on having the vent either 24 1/2" or 23" from the stove, will I regret that, is it way too close for an under the cabinet vent.
Please help, it's really one of the last sticking points preventing us from completing.
Much appreciated. |
Follow-Up Postings:
RE: Help with Venting over a Wolf DF 30'& Kobe vent and limited s
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| Are you working with permits? If so, you may have fire code issues to deal with that require 24" to 36" depending on how they are written. In my opinion, 24" is just way too close. Think about getting a good sized pot off the back burner and over a pot on the front burner... I'd ditch the over-hood cabinet and do the venting properly. |
RE: Help with Venting over a Wolf DF 30'& Kobe vent and limited s
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| Have to weigh in here and support sfjeff - PLEASE dont put the hood below 30" from the cooktop - the Wolf is gas i guess - the risks of a fire booting up in your hood from accumulated grease if you slack of cleaning it is high. The other big factor is work out where that hood will be height wise - the underside will be around 60" from the floor - thats 5' - the hood will be below eye level if you are taller than 5' and you will constantly bang your head on it. The code in most states and provinces is 30" minimum for ventilation over gas. |
RE: Help with Venting over a Wolf DF 30'& Kobe vent and limited s
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| markbr, I just purchased the same range. I have 8 ft. ceilings so I decided to forgo the cabinet above the range since it would have to be short. My design doesn't allow for cabinets to the ceiling due to structural elements that can't be changed w/o big $$. Kobe makes a number of chimney hoods that would work above the range. Is this an option for you? Could this cabinet be used somewhere else in the design? Does that 18" cabinet work with a different hood manufacturer? |
RE: Help with Venting over a Wolf DF 30'& Kobe vent and limited s
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| open the PDF manuals you can get off manufacturer's web sites and you'll know then what they say about height above cooking surfaces, gas and electric. Call the master distributor too; their name will be found on the manufacturer's web site. There, someone will be an expert --- a real expert, who knows the answer. This will answer your question for Kobe or for the next manufacturer that you try out. AFter getting this information, come back here to post it and let it be discussed. hth |
RE: Help with Venting over a Wolf DF 30'& Kobe vent and limited s
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| Are you referring to the hood manufacturer? I actually called Kobe and they said the minimum it should be from the hood is 27" or the warranty is void, but the salesman said that it is up to the distributor and will call them to see. I did happen to see another hood in the showroom that came down down leaving aprox 24" of space betwen the range and the hood, both my wife and I are 5"10 and suprisingly it didn't bother me at all. It came out aprox 20" from the wall, similiar to what the Kobe would be. I'll let you guys know how it works out, worse comes to worse I will have to modify the cabinet above. |
I'm always so curious about the 30' since my OTR microwave is...
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| only 18" above my range. Never bothered me a bit. Didn't even know there was a rule. It looks normal and all. I'm only 5'2" and it's a generic range with the back electronic panel so maybe that has something to do with it. Anyway I'm weary about getting my new range and hood that it will be soooo high up. LOL. Trish |
RE: Help with Venting over a Wolf DF 30'& Kobe vent and limited s
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| If you can sacrifice usable cabinet space Kobe has an under cabinet hood with baffle filters that only extends 2" below the cabinet (RA028). The rest of the unit ends up inside the cabinet. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Kobe RA028
RE: Help with Venting over a Wolf DF 30'& Kobe vent and limited s
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| "From the Floor to the top of the cabinet I have 66 inches." "both my wife and I are 5'10"..."
If you're 5'10", you're 70" tall. Why are the top of your cabinets below your head? The top of my cabinets is at 84". Did you mean the bottom of the cabinet? If so, and it sounds much more reasonable, then my thought would be to either remove the cabinet and replace with a chimney hood or replace the cabinet with a smaller (ie shorter) cabinet. For example, the cabinet over my range is 16" tall, but the one over the fridge is 12". I'd replace the 16" cabinet with a new 12" cabinet. |
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