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Replacing outdoor cooker vent cover - advice required
nobile
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Noticed that there is damage to the vent.
It's a bit tricky to get access from my neighbours side but I took a couple of photos.
https://imgur.com/a/abkY4AJ
https://imgur.com/a/kwUbpTP
Size is approx 125mm-130mm (length & height)
Will I just be able to 'yank' the cover off and replace? Looks like it is well embedded into the wall.
Also, is there a better option vent cover to fit - one that doesn't let in insects and cold air in the winter?
Thanks
It's a bit tricky to get access from my neighbours side but I took a couple of photos.
https://imgur.com/a/abkY4AJ
https://imgur.com/a/kwUbpTP
Size is approx 125mm-130mm (length & height)
Will I just be able to 'yank' the cover off and replace? Looks like it is well embedded into the wall.
Also, is there a better option vent cover to fit - one that doesn't let in insects and cold air in the winter?
Thanks
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Lift up the two remaining flaps and you may find a screw in each corner.
Although often these are 'fixed' with whatever mastic happens to be on hand.
All the hardware sheds will sell you a replacement.
Here's Wickes' offering:
https://www.wickes.co.uk/Manrose-PVC-Gravity-Wall-Shutter-Grille---White-100mm/p/1676120 -
Lift up the two remaining flaps and you may find a screw in each corner.
Although often these are 'fixed' with whatever mastic happens to be on hand.
All the hardware sheds will sell you a replacement.
Here's Wickes' offering:
https://www.wickes.co.uk/Manrose-PVC-Gravity-Wall-Shutter-Grille---White-100mm/p/167612
Thanks Keith. We now know where the woodlice were entering!
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5835053/gaps-with-slates-should-be-lying-flat-on-a-roof
In terms of the vent cover, is there a better option for a cooker hood? Just to stop cold air getting in and freezing our kitchen!0 -
We have this & don't get a draught:
https://www.wickes.co.uk/Manrose-PVC-External-Cowled-Vent---White-101-6mm/p/168823Tall, dark & handsome. Well two out of three ain't bad.0 -
Thanks! :beer:EssexExile wrote: »We have this & don't get a draught:
https://www.wickes.co.uk/Manrose-PVC-External-Cowled-Vent---White-101-6mm/p/1688230 -
The existing cover will be difficult to remove intact because it is embedded into the wall, but the render looks like it has been applied after the vent was installed, so I think you will be able to remove the vent by breaking it into pieces and pulling the bits towards the centre of the duct.The comments I post are my personal opinion. While I try to check everything is correct before posting, I can and do make mistakes, so always try to check official information sources before relying on my posts.0
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