Return to List of FAQs Question 11: Can a Panasonic fan be used above a kitchen range?
• NO. Fans installed above kitchen ranges must be listed for that application by UL and must be designed to handle the grease in the exhaust air and the high temperatures of a potential grease fire. The Panasonic fans are not rated by UL for above-range installation and are limited to 104 air. • HOWEVER, they are often specified to provide kitchen ventilation rather than rangehood ventilation because they are so quiet and efficient. An FV-20VQ2 fan installed in the kitchen ceiling six feet from a cooktop that uses an unvented hood is an excellent way to provide kitchen ventilation. The UL definition for kitchen ventilation is to avoid the area near a cooktop described by a 45 degree line up and out from the cooktop. If the fan or grille is within that area, the fan must be rated for rangehood use and grease and use a metal grille and must use all metal ducting. If it is outside that area, it does not have to have that rating and can use nonmetal ducts. The Panasonic fans are an excelle
