Lowering the grate on a gas stove/installing range hood

[cobber]

My wife wants to install a new gas range hood (we need it). The installer tells us the distance from the bottom of the pans (top of the grate) to the top of the opening for the hood (bottom of the cabinet) must be at least 29 1/2 inches. Ours measures a bit less than 29 inches.

It's a Fotile hood, and the dimensions are fairly particular. (Marked A on the diagram)



Is it possible to install closer to 28" rise? Or is it possible to use lower profile grates to increase the distance between the cooking surface and the bottom of the cabinet?
I would be a bit hesitant to mess with the height of the grate over the burners because CO.

We need something that vents to the outside, traps grease and has a fairly high CFM rate. The internal hoods just don't hack it.

Any ideas for this dilemma, INGO folk?

 

[Brandon]

Can you lower the oven?
They usually are adjustable however it won't be level with the counter tops.

 

[Rookie]

Is the hood going under a cabinet or as the drawing shows?

 

[cobber]

Is the hood going under a cabinet or as the drawing shows?

Under a cabinet. We already have a wimpy Broan hood there, which really isn’t good for much.

 

[cobber]

Can you lower the oven?
They usually are adjustable however it won't be level with the counter tops.

Might be able to lower the oven. We’re also looking at quartz countertops to replace the particle board laminate stuff that’s in there now. That may lower the countertop as well

 

[Creedmoor]

My wife wants to install a new gas range hood (we need it). The installer tells us the distance from the bottom of the pans (top of the grate) to the top of the opening for the hood (bottom of the cabinet) must be at least 29 1/2 inches. Ours measures a bit less than 29 inches.

It's a Fotile hood, and the dimensions are fairly particular. (Marked A on the diagram)

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Is it possible to install closer to 28" rise? Or is it possible to use lower profile grates to increase the distance between the cooking surface and the bottom of the cabinet?
I would be a bit hesitant to mess with the height of the grate over the burners because CO.

We need something that vents to the outside, traps grease and has a fairly high CFM rate. The internal hoods just don't hack it.

Any ideas for this dilemma, INGO folk?

Can you just mount it higher up to get your fire code measurements?

 

[Lpherr]

The exhaust portion on the top states min. 15", max. 29". Is it adjustable, or can it be trimmed to fit? If either, that's where to make up the difference.

 

[Rookie]

Depending on the cabinet doors, you could trim the bottom of the cabinet.

 

[cobber]

The exhaust portion on the top states min. 15", max. 29". Is it adjustable, or can it be trimmed to fit? If either, that's where to make up the difference.

We're going to consider a different brand, maybe the specs will be different. I'm not entirely sure the installer had this right.

Or shortening the cabinet may be the route to go.

 

[Shadow01]

Take the cabinet down and have it cut to fit after the vent has been installed. Face frames remove easily and any woodworker with panel bit and a stile n rail bit can remake the doors to fit.