What is a Ventless Hood?
A ventless hood is a hood used in a cooking application that does not require a vent in order to operate and remove impurities caused by cooking. Whenever there is cooking, steam, smoke and fumes are almost always produced at various levels. In order to maintain a good atmosphere in the kitchen, these impurities must be dealt with in an efficient manner. A ventless hood offers one option for control of these fumes. Ventless range hoods have some advantages over traditional kitchen range hoods. In most cases, a range has a hood with a flue leading up to the roof, where the gas is expelled. This is often why it is easy to smell what a neighbor is cooking when outside. It is expelled then carried by the outside air. While these traditional types of kitchen range hoods are easily installed when a home is being built, it may be harder to do if kitchen appliances, including the stove, need to be moved to another location. This may be caused by a rearranging of the kitchen or a complete remod
