Kitchen Exhaust Fan Install

Then place your new vent fan and brackets into the ceiling hole.

Kitchen exhaust fan install. Secure flex duct to the elbow you connected to the vent fan with duct tape. To the fan housing attach a cable connector. Plan for your exhaust hole you need to find out the route for your duct form inside the kitchen going up through the attic or outside the kitchen. Using a pencil trace an outline of the circular exhaust housing.

Using a long narrow bit and cordless drill make a through wall hole. Remove lathe using a reciprocating saw and. Then it is necessary to cut an exhaust hole. Use a stud finder to locate studs and find an empty bay to install the fan.

Cut the hole between the joists where your duct pipe will fit. The place for this hole should be selected somewhere near the inserted vent fan and between joists of the exterior wall. If you ve already done so follow these steps. Measure 24 to 30 inches above your kitchen range.

Attach the brackets to a nearby ceiling joist with screws and feed the cable through the cable connector. Cut out plaster using a utility knife. Or drill a hole and use fish tape to find. Ceiling mounted fans typically use ducts hidden in the walls ceiling or attic to reach a safe exit point on the roof or a wall.

Check the instructions on your new hood fan to see if you ll need to extend the piping above the range hood or if it. Using duct tape proceed with attaching the flex duct to the vent connected elbow. Exhaust fans mounted on an exterior wall vent directly outside without any ductwork required.