Venting Microwave Into Attic

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Venting microwave into attic.

She said the vent was in the attic and again she was right. It appears when this house was built provision was made for venting out the rear of the microwave into the standard 2 4 wall up the cavity inside the wall then up through duct work in the attic through the roof. We discuss the importance of venting to the exterior choice of vent components and materials and we refer to microwave oven manufacturers installation instructions. First you ll partially block your roof vent with the piping reducing the flow of cooling air through your attic.

The duct must be the sizes listed above for proper draw of air. How to install a vent from a vent hood to the attic through a cabinet. If you re tempted to vent your exhaust fan through an existing roof vent or even vent it into the attic don t do it. A microwave oven designed to be mounted over a cooktop is usually equipped with a ventilation system to cope with the cooking odors smoke and moisture that rise from the cooking surface.

Microwaves cannot be ducted into a common duct work. A rectangular to round transition adapter must be used. Some recirculating vents contain a charcoal filter to eliminate odors and reduce heat but for the most part they are ineffective at ridding the kitchen of the hot moist air from the microwave. The old microwave did not.

Anyway i went into the attic and saw a nice vent line going from over the microwave up to but not out of the roof. Microwave oven vent installation suggestions. Do not vent into an attic or crawl space. A recirculating vent on the other hand simply sucks in the air from the microwave and recirculates it through a filter back into the kitchen.

Robert mertens 5 005 views. From where i viewed did not see any inside openings on the vent plimbing although i did not climb over to the vent and look on the backside. Both smaller and larger vents than recommended decrease venting performance. The ventilation system may lead to an exterior vent or it may simply recirculate air back into the kitchen.

I want to vent to the outside. This is a step by step series starting with planning and materials to final installa. Install a stove vent into the attic. I would like to use that path to vent a new microwave.