How To Vent A Microwave Through The Roof

If your over the range microwave oven is equipped with an interior recirculating vent the built in charcoal filter loses efficiency.

How to vent a microwave through the roof. An externally vented microwave mounted over a cooktop uses a fan to draw air through the microwave s vents and into an exhaust duct leading to the exterior of the building so most of the moisture heat odor and particulate matter generated by cooking goes directly outside. I want to vent to the outside. How to install vent ducting for a microwave over the stove. 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.

I would like to use that path to vent a new microwave. The best exhaust fan venting is through smooth rigid ducts with taped joints and screwed to a special vent hood. The old microwave did not. Venting through a roof vent or exhausting them in the attic could cause moisture problems and rot.

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. 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. You would need to know what your local codes call for to use an existing chimney. This product is intended to vent an appliance through a asphalt shingle roof.

How to install a microwave oven over your range and vent it outside to avoid smoke and oil getting on your ceiling. I have a range that is located against an outside brick wall in a one story kitchen with a flat roof.