[anna]

I'm trying to figure out our electrical situation in the kitchen, and I need to plan now for the hood to go over the range. We're planning to use the LUFTIG HOO C50 with the filter (not vented to the outside).

Does anyone have the electrical specs for it?? If you have a scan or PDF of the materials that were enclosed with the hood, I'd be REALLY grateful to see a copy.

Thanks!!

[GardenOfDarwin]

I was expecting some gansta rappin'. If you need more information than the very basic info on the Appliances page, compare your model's specs to the Whirlpool models on their site. You should be able to identify the same unit (it's just rebranded for IKEA) by the specs, and then you can (probably) pull up a .pdf of the instruction manual, owner's manual or technical spec sheet if they have it available. If that fails you, let me know and I'll see what I can find out.

Susan

[anna]

As far as I can tell, Whirlpool doesn't have ANY chimney-style hoods (at least not on their website). Where should I be looking?

What we're trying to find out (at least) is where the power source has to be. We can't go into brick (there are no studs on that wall, it's solid), so we want to go through the ceiling. Since we're not venting to the outside, we're wondering if it's possible to feed the source all the way down the shaft. We also need to know how much power it needs.

ARGH! I wish IKEA would put this info on their website. :X

[Lisa]

My hood (granted, not an IKEA) required a dedicated 120V line - and my power came from the ceiling above.

I will say there are so many, many customer service things IKEA should be doing...:?

[anna]

Thanks, Lisa. The most important thing is that we're able to run the electric through the ceiling, so hopefully that's standard for most chimney hoods. I'm going to call IKEA today and see if I can get a human on the phone who's able to answer my questions...

[GardenOfDarwin]

Sending luck and good wishes your way.

Susan

[lanstan]

Do you like your hood?? I hope it went ok with the instillation. I am thinking of getting one. Pros and Cons anyone

[WatashiFR]

One thing to make sure of before installing a hood: check to see if you can hook it up to a ventilation shaft (which should be dedicated for the kitchen, if you have mechanical ventilation in your home DO NOT hook up your hood to it, unless you like the smell of cooking in your bathroom; exception being if all circuits in the ventilation have one-way valves installed). If you cannot evacuate the air, a hood serves very little purpose as a ventilation system. Most hoods are sold as being capable of both evacuating and recirculating/filtering, but recirculation doesn't do that much, really. Of course, a hood has a distinct aesthetic value as well, plus it provides direct lighting over your stove.
In Europe, hoods do not require a dedicated power circuit since they do not consume that much electric power, relatively speaking. There is no technical limitation to hook it up to a multi-purpose 16Amp circuit. Just make sure that you use an outlet that is properly grounded, as for all kitchen appliances.