Kitchen Vent Rattling

When the wind is blowing even softly the metal vent rattles badly.

Kitchen vent rattling. The first one i found searching on hd specifically calls out this problem in the description. I got the same vent on my cooker hood and yes it flaps open and bangs but its not too bad one night when there was a storm i went outside and shoved a tea towel in there to stop it. Often a stiff wind will open vent dampers causing them to periodically clang shut. Unlike other versions that tend to rattle in the wind the back draft damper on the promax cap has been designed for noise and wind resistance and its stylish wide mouth appearance helps to optimize the airflow.

Thinking of the heat that i was loosing bothered me but it was the recurrent annoying thunk thunk thunk that drove me to solve the. Right now that rattling is enough to keep me out. The vent hood ducts through a rigid or flexible pipe to a cap on the roof or side of your home. Ventilation extractor fan backdraft shutter.

This fan s external vent is on the lee side. A pair of spring loaded dampers almost always stop the damper clanging in a kitchen range hood vent cap. It is easy to ignore these noises however further investigation into these noises may help prevent an exhaust hood failure which could eventually lead to a multi day kitchen shut down. If they are correctly secured unscrew them in order to remove the cover and check for any loose parts.

As i stood in our new kitchen on a cold wintery night i heard the outdoor vent flap for our new hood rattling open and closed. The vent has a little door that is hinged on the top i guess to keep rats and birds out. If the noise drives you crazy new spring loaded backdraft. The vent in the video is a magnetic wind defender vent galvanized.

I think you just need to find a better built vent hood. My wife asked what s that banging open and closed. The wind always blows from one direction. It is terribly annoying.

Don t want to. Generally the only noise you hear from the exhaust hood is the exhaust fan this is simply because the exhaust fan is the only moving part in the hood system. However the range hood may be noisy and in this article i want to show you how to fix noisy range hood. The ventilation process assists to remove the smokes odors and other contaminates from air within the kitchen and house at large.

This includes showers cooker hoods and bathroom. After switching off the power supply check the fasteners holding the cover in place. A kitchen exhaust fan that rattles when it is in operation is likely to have loose or defective components that will have to be rectified. Cheap metal vents can be very loud and obnoxious in the wind.