How to Install a Hood Vent over the Stove that Exhausts to the Outside

[@lohengrinknight]

Holy smokes, Batman! Duct tape, flexible duct, and the outside vent are all against code.

[@supereyes9468]

LOL

[@Katana_00]

Not a big deal

[@rustypancamo9606]

Big deal when you go to sell the house and the general inspection flags all of it, and it all needs to be corrected before the house goes to act of sale!​@@Katana_00

[@jamessanchez7614]

lol

[@robertlamey7612]

Codes are different depending where you live

[@rossb5593]

Pretty sure that flexible duct is against code for hood vents. Even if its not, use solid duct. Also duck tape is not approved. Need to use aluminum ducting tape.

[@mjw9928]

Weird that he started out using the correct tape, and he showed solid duct. In the end he used flex and the wrong tape.

[@j.d4674]

I don’t believe there is a code requiring gas ranges to be vented inside your home. So likely there isn’t a code regarding the venting of one. I agree that solid duct is always better.

[@MrDzdevil]

Yeah my home inspector cited risk for a grease fire with the corrugated stuff

[@bobyahatovich]

Tragic

[@trevor5290]

Yes pretty scary to use that cellophane ducting. You're not even supposed to use it on a clothe dryer. Can you imagine a geese fire on the range! Now you have a fire in your cabinet and walls. Duct tape is wrong. Use metal pipe clamps or Red Tuck tape and use a proper exhaust fan vent, not a dryer vent!

[@LizHampton-s9q]

Step one...Cover your stove. Thanks for an interesting video.

[@DIYDudes]

Probably a good idea 👍

[@JorgeHernandez-ib1px]

Great video! But I believe that range hood is rated for 6" duct work. You also can tell by the scored cut circle on the top of the hood. That might be the reason for the first hood broke so earily, worked to hard. To much exhaust though 4" duct and vent. Other issues some others have already noted no sense in rehashing, some good take aways and great DIY video project!! Maybe this would be a good opportunity for an update and things learned video!! Keep up the good work!!! Thanks for your feedback in advance!!

[@robertlamey7612]

Well the manufacturer sent that 4 in outlet soooo

[@chrisbergeron7201]

Best video for this project that I have come accross. Simple and clear.

[@DIYDudes]

Thank you!

[@priyav.r.sooklall4]

Awesome I need this to be done in my appartment

[@DIYDudes]

Thanks for watching!

[@ptg01]

Please, do not use flexible ductwork. It is DANGEROUS due to great it traps...

[@Mixdplate]

OMG! This absolutely what NOT to do! Do not use flex pipe or dryer vents for stove exhaust! And it should not vent out near windows or doors. Yikes!

[@DIYDudes]

Guys this not a vent for gas furnace which needs to be a certain distance from windows and doors. check your local building code for YOUR applicable requirements

[@Mixdplate]

@@DIYDudes You are correct in advising others to check local codes. For NC this is the requirement: "Range hoods shall discharge to the outdoors through a duct. The duct serving the hood shall have a smooth interior surface, shall be air tight, shall be equipped with a back-draft damper and shall be independent of all other exhaust systems. Ducts serving range hoods shall not terminate in an attic or crawl space or areas inside the building. The air removed by every mechanical exhaust system shall be discharged to the outdoors in accordance with Section M1506.3. Air shall not be exhausted into an attic, soffit, ridge vent or crawl space. Exhaust shall not be directed onto walkways, balconies, decks, breezeways, covered walkways and similar horizontal projections. "

[@geegdavid]

Yours is the first of many demos showing the installation of the damper. When you attached a "starting collar" you did not show applying tape to seal that joint as well. But later, in the video I see that you did so. I noticed your rectangular damper is 3.25 x 10. You probably should have used a 6 inch duct. It looks like you used 4 inch? Very complete. Thank you.

[@DIYDudes]

We ended up using 4” but I think you could have gone to 6”. Not sure if the collar would allow that up size. Thanks for watching and good luck with yours!

[@rashidaramkissoon9374]

Just what i needed to know. Thank you so much

[@DIYDudes]

Thank you! 🙏

[@MichaelHicks-y4u]

Excellent video. Exactly what I am doing and he answered my question.

[@DIYDudes]

Thank you!

[@RyanBroseph]

Extremely cheap on the flex duct and possible code violation. I wouldn’t recommend for anyone 👍🏼

[@YolandaRivas-s9k]

Thank you we are going to try doing ours but ours is concrete so are there any special tools that we would use

[@hectorgomez9192]

Are you going to cover all the other open penetrations with heat-resistant tape, too? 😅

[@DWMK]

What brand hood is that and where did you get it? I have to replace mine and that hood looks great. Nice job!

[@DIYDudes]

Thank you! The manufacturer is Broan.

[@rimbaud04]

How much we can charge for that job.

[@DIYDudes]

Depends where you are but it should be a couple hours labour

[@chelseaaguilar2525]

Im attempting to change my moms hood vent but her stove is up against a brick wall and I don’t see a current way for it to properly vent out, it doesn’t have that gray foil tube anywhere (unless its behind the brick wall). There’s a room behind the kitchen wall too so its not like we can vent it out that way, I’m thinking up is the only way to go but i haven’t learned how to do that yet, or if that’s even a possibility. Thank you for the demonstration. I appreciate any and all tips 🤍

[@DIYDudes]

Up might be your best bet. And through the attic. Can you see an existing vent on the exterior of the house. It may not even be vented some of them are just a charcoal filter without an actual exhaust to exterior.

[@alexeitiscareno865]

Great work brother 🔥!!!! Do you have an idea of how much a contractor charges to install one?

[@DIYDudes]

Thank you! Not sure… If I was doing it in someone’s house it would depend on where it is … if it was a simple spot like mine I would charge $6-800 plus materials

[@alexeitiscareno865]

@@DIYDudes thank you good sir!

[@YolandaRivas-s9k]

Can this be done with the vent that is one that throws the exhaust back out to the kitchen.

[@DIYDudes]

Those units typically don’t require any duct work. There’s just a little vent on top. Good luck!

[@zrrifle.]

Question: For top vertical venting that has the rectangular or round cutout options - why not just use the round cutout if the duct is going end up round on the other end, rather than using an adapter (rectangular to circular)? Just curious.

[@DIYDudes]

The vent for the fan itself is rectangle so you need to go from the rectangle to the circle using a transition. Maybe you could get one that goes straight to circle but this one did not

[@kennethbenson6939]

"That connects to a 3/4 inch by 10 inch exhaust duct." What part of it is 3/4"?

[@DIYDudes]

I think I meant to say 3” by 10” for the duct work. Apologies if I miss spoke there

[@5.72tone]

7/8 feeler bit is crazy also drilling with and impact 🤣 what is going on

[@meemyself5679]

Why not drill the centerline whole from the inside to the outside - no guess work. A small hole going all the way through the center point then you can drill with a guarantee you are centered. Before screwing it to the side of the house a nice bead of caulk would be helpful.

[@DIYDudes]

I was pretty confident with my measurements but yeah you could do either. Thanks for watching!

[@jdubya54]

Thanks for the video

[@DIYDudes]

Thank you!

[@JustCallJonathan]

Hi, should we worry about bugs or roaches coming in through the exterior went? Does that happen? How often should we clean the grease build up in the vents? Please teach us....txs.

[@DIYDudes]

I’ve never heard of bugs or roaches coming in through the vents but honestly it might depend on your climate im from canada and we don’t really have roaches up here. I would ask the “experts” at your local building store about that. Maybe you can get a vent that includes a screen. I wouldn’t worry about grease build up in the vent.

[@onlyfacts4me]

I'm reading that flex-duct is actually not per code. IRC states that duct with smooth interior must be used.

[@DIYDudes]

Definitely follow your local building code

[@onlyfacts4me]

Its "IRC" code though. That's for everyone. .. I've learned recently that this is being overlooked by alot of DIY'ers and smalltime construction dudes. I think they're all getting away with it because once its covered in the hood, its hidden. -and its one of those things where its like, "i've been doing it like this for years, so it must be right". .. Apparently the issue is that with flex duct, grease will accumulate in the ridges over the years and increase the changes of a fire.@@DIYDudes

[@pearlperlitavenegas2023]

In my area exaust must be 3ft from a window or door to pass inspection

[@Spoonboy79]

This video went from "do it right" to "I'm in a hurry and gonna get this up for sweet youtube views" real quick. In a couple of months that duct tape is going to come off and start blowing hot air into the wall cavity. I wish KZbin still showed how many people thumbs down your videos to remove stinkers like this one.

[@DIYDudes]

Guys check out 4:19 I say specifically to use the aluminum foil. I ran out of tape I’m sorry it’s my house. Sue me. Thanks for watching!

[@iiSuckAtGolf]

This dude said “Sue Me” when being called out for a hack job 😂😂😂😂

[@ramm7063]

Hey man what if I am using higher CFM like 800-900 do I need make up air unit

[@RenaissanceHorizon]

You are going from a an 10"x3.25" opening (32.5 square inches) to a very small circle. If that is a 4" diameter, you are talking 12.6 square inches! It looks even smaller than that.

[@TrekCompsport]

how does it perform compared to the old vent ?

[@DIYDudes]

Great. The old one was one of the ones that jus filtered through a charcoal filter. Really didn’t do much to exhaust

[@troym856]

The duct tape wont catch fire or anything?

[@robertlamey7612]

It’s not a furnace exhaust

[@aydenkaura6613]

where was it venting before

[@DIYDudes]

It wasn’t. It was just one of these filter models… not good for a gas stove.

[@accidentalgenius4654]

Any ideas on how if your stove isn’t close to outside?

[@DIYDudes]

You’ll have to go up into the attic and then through the roof with the vent, good luck!

[@lindseykhamphouy7892]

Similar question. My stove is against my south facing wall, and the outside is on the east facing wall. Would it be possible for me to still go through the wall if I just use more of the flexible ductwork? (About 5 ft) @@DIYDudes

[@MrDavidDRM]

Shouldn't the wiring from the wall be in a junction box?

[@DIYDudes]

No because the hard wired connection is inside the vent., only connections need to remain accessible

[@miguelgalindez3398]

Please tell me that was duct tape!

[@MrPolymers]

That looks straight forward if your stove is on an outside wall. My gas stove is on an inside wall which makes venting to the outside more of a problem..

[@DIYDudes]

You’ll have to go into the attic in that case… into the attic and then vent through the roof

[@library4945]

You'll need an island range hood kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJaTdnedjtyFg6sfeature=shared

[@captainkrunch6372]

Mine is on inside wall with a second floor, how to accomplish this.

[@bobjohnson6131]

I'm trying to figure out an easy way to explain my question. My current microwave vent setup is on a wall and behind that wall is the dining area. So if i choose to install a hooded vent I am unable to vent it outside because behind the wall is the dining area and not the outside. So how do i go about venting out the smoke? I'm thinking logicallly for it to go straight up and then make a 90 degree turn to the left which is the back yard. W | ← ← ← ← ← A | ↑ backyard L | ↑ L | ↑ | ________________ | hooded vent | /_______________\ I hope this diagram helps...

[@DIYDudes]

Can you go into the attic? Other wise you can vent it with an exposed vent which I would run to the closest wall, you could build a bulk head to conceal the duct if needed. Good luck!

[@cynthiaarmstrong7972]

Could you have gone straight out the back of the fan, without having to go up & then turn 90 degrees out? Maybe you didn’t have enough depth to do that? How much depth would be needed to do that?

[@DIYDudes]

You can definitely go straight out the back and 90 any direction in a wall cavity. Most vents are designed to go out the back or through the top.

[@cynthiaarmstrong7972]

@@DIYDudes thanks for getting back to me 😊Can you suggest a brand and/or model that can go straight out the back with a round duct? (I’m going through an ICF insulated concrete wall, so there are no wall cavities to work with). I saw a Zephyr under-cabinet model which could go directly out the back, but you’d have to use a 3”x 10” rectangular duct, which would be very difficult to core through a 6” thick reinforced concrete wall (!) thanks for any help you can provide!

[@DIYDudes]

I would check your appliance vendor. Pretty much all models I have seen can go out the top or the back. I mnot sure how many inches of space you would need though

[@ptg01]

Oh no.... flexible duct is a HUGE HUGE NO-NO... 4" ductwork seems skimpy... I've seen mostly 6" or more.

[@jdubya54]

3 inch hole saw??

[@DIYDudes]

I think it was a 4 and 1/8

[@devonw329]

Just take the middle cabinet down and run it in the wall.

[@newt66c33]

im doing this contracter just screw it on not vented out have grease on my walls

[@DIYDudes]

Yeah you need an exterior vent. Some just have charcoal filters which is ok for cooking grease but not smoke

[@Bill-js8gf]

against code forsure! cant use flex pipe

[@joshualuna173]

This does not seem coacher.

[@rexwater1]

😂 kosher

[@flyingkangaroos1439]

That’s a dryer vent

[@planeaddiction2560]

not a good job , you need to use rigid pipe and your supposed to insulate it and use sheet metal tape

[@1971cableguy]

Please cover your stove and counter for scratch 😅man

[@DIYDudes]

Probably a good point 👍

[@mustangdbest220]

We took out that stupid annoying flap thing so yeah

[@DIYDudes]

Not sure if it’s needed or not but thanks for watching!

[@billchristian9863]

Duct tape will only last a few months.

[@su-mu]

2:50

[@PerfectlyFunctioningAI]

Horrendous setup

[@JozieWales420]

It's supposed to be vented out the roof goofy

[@DIYDudes]

Always check you building codes

[@johnbarron4843]

No way lol

[@robertlamey7612]

People it’s a damn stove exhaust not damn furnace exhaust lol

[@DIYDudes]

lol I agree, it’s been installed in house for like 2 years and it works perfectly and we are all still alive. I’m not to worried

[@marcogamez3350]

Where should I start!!!!! AMG.🫣