What is a Ventilation Hood?
A ventilation hood is an exhaust system that is used in the kitchen to remove grease and stale air while you are cooking. There are two basic types of exhaust hoods, ventless hoods and vented hoods. Both work effectively, so your decision will most likely be made by the design of your kitchen. A ventilation hood works by drawing the stale air into the hood. In a vented hood, the air is expelled outside. In a ventless hood, the air is forced through a filtering system and then returned to the kitchen. Vented hoods are considered slightly more effective at reducing the amount of grease and smells in a kitchen. They are actually shuttling the air out of your home, so this makes sense. For a vented hood to work, however, the kitchen must be on an outside wall of the home. The duct work for a vented hood requires access to the outdoors. The shorter the run from ventilation hood to outside, the more efficiently the hood will work. A ventless range hood works in situations where your stove is
