On Dec 3, 4:54*pm, "badgolferman"
wrote:
Some of you may remember the saga of my stove that the home warranty
company bought. *The stove is in and works fine now. *But there is
something else that has become quite annoying related to it.

This stove is a downdraft stove with the vent in the middle of the
cooktop. *A hose attaches underneath the stove to a blower fan that
sits underneath the stove and exhausts through the floor to an exhaust
vent on the side of the house. *The outside vent is made of plastic and
has a damper that is constantly flapping when the blower is not on. *It
sounds like a ticking time bomb inside the stove!

Obviously air is getting sucked out through the stove vent to the
outside, even when not running. *If I replace that outside vent do you
think the same thing will happen again? *What's the right way to stop
this air leak other than putting a cover over the stove vent?

I have a round vent that angles up and when air goes out it pushes a
cap up, then when off it falls back and seals air tight, its actualy a
dryer vent made of plastic, it should work but will need to be kept
degreased.