Re: slightly OT.... a clean oven

On 2024-11-28, Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

On 2024-11-25, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
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My mother has a Jenn-Aire range with a downdraft fan between the
burners.  Circa early 2000's.  It did not vent outside, I have no clue
where it vented to... Maybe just behind the stove.  The concept of the
fan seemed odd to me, especially on "high", it pulled heat down away
from what's cooking above.  It almost pulls the flame out if the flame
is low.

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Are you *sure* it didn't vent outside? They're supposed to.

They're supposed to, but you may have noticed people don't always
behave as they should.

When we bought this house, it had a downdraft Jenn-Aire.  They
got as far as cutting a 6- or 8-inch hole in the floor and
positioning the stove over it.  If we'd used the downdraft feature,
it would have vented to the basement. There was also an over-the-range
microwave with one of those useless recirculating "vents".

When we plumbed the house for natural gas, we replaced the Jenn-Aire
with a gas range and installed a proper range hood that vented up
and out.

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Cindy Hamilton