Believe me folks! You MUST have a back up propane heater if you value your collection and the power EVER goes off during cold weather! If you don't, take those plants inside the house until it warms back up and the power is back on. I am still dealing with the consequences of my power outage AND propane outage back in late Nov. And a warning on greenhouses...at least here thy really slow down the growth in winter compared with the house. It is much cooler and damper in the greenhouse and where some plants like it just fine, the humidity level is a bit high for my bulbs. THey do like the additional natural light though. As you mostly know, I grow amaryllis through winter for my cut flower business, and the ones I usually have at Valentines Day (We open special for this then close again until the daffodils start), are going to maybe be in bloom with the daffodils this year. I think I am moving them to my work room this week. The lighting is mostly artificial there but I can keep it at 65, instead of the night temps in the upper 40's in the greenhouse. At the moment my greenhouse thermometer says it is 60 (9 AM) but our weather modulated over night and will be in the upper 40's to low 50's today. Yesterday I pulled the plug out of the lower cold air intake that was opening when temperatures rise in the sunshine then sticking open. Will talk to the dealer about this if they are at the Northwest garden Show in 2 weeks. (I hate phone calls!)

If you can't repair/replace your vent motor(?), the next cheapest solution may be to get a new model Jenn Air cooktop, including a downdraft vent. I believe Jenn Air still makes these. One difficulty with other downdraft vents is that they are placed just outside the perimeter of the cooktop, rather than within the cooktop (as in your photo). A vent's efficiency deteriorates sharply the farther away suction is from the effluent source, so vents set beside a cooktop tend to work best for the one or two hobs closest to them. The best solution may be a vent that sits directly above the cooktop, but obviously this is more expensive. Moving the cooktop to an exterior wall adds other expenses, but may simplify exhausting the vapors. In general, venting from a corner (or a wall) works better than from the middle of a room, as you have things now. Of course, what and how you cook, and your local ordinance regulation, may also influence your decisions here.

No pop ups on top screen. But every time I posted or went to a link, moved to a new page on GW, a mysterious pop up for gambling hidden behind everything. Other than shutting down, the only way they went away was to click the x on them...sometimes as many as 15. The irritating rolling Target ad went away. Yes, I know about stopping all of this, but it seems like we have to continually update our systems. Agree...this is getting irritating and slows down using GW. Wish they would quit messing with the site. I can deal with ads on the side, but have no interest in what feels like video conferencing with their marketeers.

CR only tested 2 models, one rises 8 1/4", the other rises 9 1/2". This is just marginally more than the 7" rise height of my current 16 year old pop-up. There are a few pop-up models that rise 10" and 14" and supposedly a new one from Bosch rises 17". They sound good in theory and anecdotal feedback from fellow GWers bears that up. Unfortunately, until CR tests the taller rising units, it's hard to know for sure if that the extra height sufficiently offsets the downsides CR lists and merits the additional cost. That said, if we had stuck with a plan that called for a cooktop in our island, a tall rising downdraft was definitely high on the list to meet venting needs.