I have a old cooker hood over my cooker as part of the work units - the
type that when you open the 'door' it can start either the light, or
fan, or both. It is linked to a vent in an outside wall.

There is also an opening on the top of the work units over the fan, and
this causes the ceiling to get covered in grease deposits (which then
attract dust) and is a pain to periodically.

Does anyone know if I can safely cover the hole on top of the work
unit?

thanks

On 6 Oct 2005 04:57:33 -0700, "Valerie"
wrote:

I have a old cooker hood over my cooker as part of the work units - the
type that when you open the 'door' it can start either the light, or
fan, or both. It is linked to a vent in an outside wall.

There is also an opening on the top of the work units over the fan, and
this causes the ceiling to get covered in grease deposits (which then
attract dust) and is a pain to periodically.

Does anyone know if I can safely cover the hole on top of the work
unit?

thanks

If it's vented to the outside from the back of the unit, the top hole
should be covered with a circular plastic cover. It only there as an
alternative route and can be blocked up..

Andy

Thanks
I've now used a small piece of broken paving stone that I had lying
around. The hood's old so doubt I could find the part anywhere on line
(I've tried looking for the hood online without sucess. I guess the
builders just forgot to put the cover on.

Val

Andy Pandy wrote:

If it's vented to the outside from the back of the unit, the top hole
should be covered with a circular plastic cover. It only there as an
alternative route and can be blocked up..

Andy

On 6 Oct 2005 09:09:55 -0700, "Valerie"
wrote:

Thanks
I've now used a small piece of broken paving stone that I had lying
around. The hood's old so doubt I could find the part anywhere on line
(I've tried looking for the hood online without sucess. I guess the
builders just forgot to put the cover on.

Val

You wont get a replacement separately now, apart from off an old one.

You would get a better seal by running a bead of mastic around the
hole - cleaning of the grease first ;-) - and placing a suitable
sized piece of hardboard over the top or even better, something
plastic faced.

Andy

On 6 Oct 2005 09:09:55 -0700, "Valerie"
scrawled:

Thanks
I've now used a small piece of broken paving stone that I had lying
around. The hood's old so doubt I could find the part anywhere on line
(I've tried looking for the hood online without sucess. I guess the
builders just forgot to put the cover on.

And it is vented outside?

Personally, I wouldn't throw a bit of paving slab on it, maybe a piece
of plastic siliconed on would be better.
--
Stuart @ SJW Electrical

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