Suppliers for “In Wall” Stainless Steel Range Vent
I am working on plans for a partial kitchen remodel at my own home. One challenge is trying to figure out the venting for a counter top mounted gas cook top. We are trying to keep the existing cabinets and install a downdraft style vent. Two obvious solutions would be a cooktop with an integrated downdraft vent, or the “pop up” style downdraft vents that mount behind the cooktop. A few integrated downdraft gas cooktops are available, but my wife does not like any we have found. The cabinet and counter are is just a bit narrow for the “pop up” style vent. One alternate might be a vent grill installed flush to the wall just behind the cooktop, with a plenum running down inside the wall to just below the countertop, then to a seperate vent blower box and out. This seems straightforward, we have the space in the wall, the blower and controls are available, and I can fabricate an in wall plenum box / grease filter. What I am having trouble finding is the vent grill. It would need to stainless, approx 3″ x 36″ in size, and look like a kitchen range vent, not an industrial HVAC part. Any ideas where I might find a vent grill for this? I’ve been looking through range vent suppliers, but have not found anything yet.
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AJ Manufacturing at http://www.ajmfg.com