Replace Over The Range Microwave With Vent Hood

Replace over the range hood with a microwave electrical.

Replace over the range microwave with vent hood. Since a range hood protrudes further it also does a better job of capturing smoke steam and cooking odors and venting them outdoors. Replace an over the range microwave oven. Plus select microwave hood combos include an exhaust fan mesh grease filter and charcoal odor filter to manage cooking odors and steam. A microwave is a kitchen must have.

Maytag over the range microwaves provide a powerful cooking solution that allows you to cook or reheat your favorite foods. Need to replace an over the range microwave. Over the range otr mounted microwave ovens can save space in your kitchen but the exhaust fan in a microwave often just recirculates the air rather than venting it to the outside. The previous vent hood was hardwired there would be no junction box behind it.

Instead of a countertop microwave these appliances free up. The whirlpool wml75011hz over the range microwave can replace a 10 inch range hood due to its smaller 10 inch height versus 16 for almost every other over the range microwave. You may remember that we removed our over the range microwave before painting the kitchen and were thinking to get a 30 inch gas cooktop microwave s the only appliance we ve planned to replace as part of our phase 1 kitchen makeover since it was so. Hood there it is.

Here s how to do it. Over the range microwaves or otr microwaves are microwaves that can be installed over your stove. Good morning diy folks i just got an over the range microwave but when i removed the hood that was there originally i found the electrical was hard wired into the hood. 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.

The ventilation system may lead to an exterior vent or it may simply recirculate air back into the kitchen.