Need Extractor Fan Fitted in Kitchen Window

jellynose

Hi

As the title says I need an extractor fan fitted into my kitchen window. Does anyone have someone good that they would recommend to do this work?

I am in East Belfast

Do you need two people (a glazier and an electrician) or should an electrician be able to cut the glass to required size.

Help has anyone had this done before?

Thanks

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warmhands.coldheart

Why the window?
What is the purpose of it? i.e if for the cooker it would be better fitting a proper cooker extraction hood and venting through the wall.....
Any time I've seen them fitted to windows they look completely naff and are about as useful as a chocolate teapot !!

jellynose

Hi warmhands.coldheart

The cooker sits below of a small window (the small window we were going to put the fan in), you cant put an extractor fan above the cooker as the window is in the way. And to put the extractor fan above the window would mean that it would to far away from the cooker.

I don't like the window fans either and agree they look naff, but what other way is there to sort this. The cooker cannot be moved to any other part of the kitchen.

We could look at blocking up the window and put in a proper extractor hood/fan but why would you block up a window for this?

Help anyone any suggestions?

Mistral001

You have to ask yourself, how much extra it would cost to put a hole in the wall as that seems to me the only extra cost of putting the fan on the wall rather than the window. With core-drilling nowadays it might not cost as much as you think.


Also, the modification of the glass, will have a cost, so putting the fan in the wall might not be much more expensive than putting it in the window.

warmhands.coldheart

jellynose wrote: »

Hi warmhands.coldheart

The cooker sits below of a small window (the small window we were going to put the fan in), you cant put an extractor fan above the cooker as the window is in the way. And to put the extractor fan above the window would mean that it would to far away from the cooker.

I don't like the window fans either and agree they look naff, but what other way is there to sort this. The cooker cannot be moved to any other part of the kitchen.

We could look at blocking up the window and put in a proper extractor hood/fan but why would you block up a window for this?

Help anyone any suggestions?

putting a fan in the window won't really help extract your fumes from the cooker, especially those p1$$y little domestic fans. Most of the spread of the steam/fumes coming from your cooker will miss the fan... hence the reason for cooker hoods, to catch it (Granted a lot of the hoods are pants as well)

How high up is the little window and what size is it?
Could you just close it, board over on the inside and fit an angled extractor like this as it can be mounted lower..

KiwiCoop

Block the window up - you could possibly build in the required opening to avoid drilling. I assume it's a single glazed unit anyway? A fan in a window is also a security risk - pop it out, stick an arm in and open the window.

Mistral001

warmhands.coldheart wrote: »

putting a fan in the window won't really help extract your fumes from the cooker, especially those p1$$y little domestic fans. Most of the spread of the steam/fumes coming from your cooker will miss the fan... hence the reason for cooker hoods, to catch it (Granted a lot of the hoods are pants as well)
..

I see what you are saying, but is that always the case? I have an extractor fan without a hood and there is absolutely no problem. However, my kitchen is small and the cooker is located on the opposite wall to the door into the hall. Also, it is a fairly powerful extractor fan. A hood will perhaps reduce the build up of grime between the cooker and the fan, but at lesst it should exact all of the fumes. I have been in people's houses where I see the fumes missing the hood and they then just go wherever in the rest of the house.