Thanks for all the advice guys.

In the end I got a regular (Nutone) range hood as the OTRH that matched
our stove was backordered over a month.

So now I put in this new one. It took me forever to get the ducting
hooked up properly, the existing 'hood' that covered the flapper was
angled so my square flapper wouldn't fit into it properly, so I had to
go and get a square one, I couldn't get the existing metal ducting to
fit properly so I had to get some metal flex ducting, the existing
elbow joint wasn't crimped so I had to go back to Home Depot and get
another one. The builder drilled in a screw to secure the one elbow to
the joist which prevented me from getting the other duct into it
properly, the builder also used duct tape on all the joints so I
removed it and used metal tape to seal everything etc.

Got it all secured and wired and fired it up only to find it rattles
quite annoyingly. Sigh.

You know I had much less trouble getting a new water line put in and
connecting my new fridge to it and installing my new dishwasher. You'd
think that installing a range hood would be simple but it's made me
scream in frustration countless times.

J.

krw wrote:
In article Kr5Wg.221802$QM6.103438@bgtnsc05-
news.ops.worldnet.att.net, says...

Mine was added after the fact, and I find it annoyingly high, and I'm 6'-3".
I can live with the high lift, but previous owner was an idiot, and
butchered the cabinet above, to get the round exhaust duct to fit. Been
pondering since I moved in, on just how to whittle some boards to box in the
duct and hide the oversize holes in cabinet (bottom, shelf, and top) to make
it presentable looking in there, and keep attic insulation from filtering
down. (Some people should NOT DIY, and the previous owner here was one of
them. Been finding stupid and sometimes dangerous stuff since I moved in.)

I've been finding stupid and dangerous stuff the builder of this
house did twenty years ago.

Also, it is one of those damn touchpad units where it takes ten button
presses to do anything. Since my 24 year old Samsung countertop micro still
sort of works, and takes just a knob twist and button press to use, I find
myself using the old one most of the time.

I agree with the people who say built-in micros are a bad idea. Fans last
basically forever, and come in standard sizes. Micros usually last maybe ten
years, and the sizes keep changing. Better to build in or add a dedicated
shelf to hold a countertop-style micro.

I found several that were exactly the same size as the original GE.
The over-the-range units seem to be standard 30". ...just like the
ranges. ;-)

Mine is built into a copper range hood (actually both hang from the
ceiling) that covers pretty much the entire island so a shelf would
be out.

--
Keith