How to Install a Through-the-Wall Exhaust Fan | Ask This Old House

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  • @allegory7638
    @allegory7638 8 лет назад +360

    "There's the smoke, all carrying out right through there"
    Yeah, and if the job had been done right by going up through the cabinet and roof, we would see the smoke only at the stove instead of all through the whole kitchen.
    However, my favorite is 1:15 as we examine the nice airtight door that's got more warps than the spaceship Enterprise.

    • @steveholtz420
      @steveholtz420 7 лет назад +19

      😂😂I was looking if someone else noticed and I found ya. Couldn't agree more

    • @minebiggut1510
      @minebiggut1510 6 лет назад +21

      Starship Enterprise.

    • @Isamar852
      @Isamar852 6 лет назад +4

      Al Legory 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @gused82
      @gused82 4 года назад +9

      I couldn't agree more with that , if you already went trough the dam process of making holes and walls do it right , go trough the cabinet and the attic which is very roomy to do this and avoiding to add and extra machine or just adding an inline blower to bust the sucking power , I totally believe this was absurd and from a high end remodeler stand point , dont do this.

    • @lechatbotte.
      @lechatbotte. 4 года назад +1

      Lol

  • @cuz6657
    @cuz6657 Год назад +3

    I recently married a Filipino woman. She's been used to cooking outside, never inside. She often fries dried fish in our kitchen that'll stink to high heaven. There are also other times where the kitchen fills with smoke. I don't know what she's doing. But this is a great solution for one of many oddities that come with a filipina.

  • @roccocroce
    @roccocroce 8 лет назад +405

    airtight. Can see visible light through edges.

    • @Guillotines_For_Globalists
      @Guillotines_For_Globalists 8 лет назад +7

      +Rocco Croce I noticed that. Maybe it wasn't pulled tightly closed.

    • @roccocroce
      @roccocroce 8 лет назад +22

      +Blaine Bugaski it won't ever be, with construction like that lol.

    • @Guillotines_For_Globalists
      @Guillotines_For_Globalists 8 лет назад +20

      Rocco Croce I was wondering about the gap on the top of his three sided PVC frame as well.

    • @roccocroce
      @roccocroce 8 лет назад +8

      +Blaine Bugaski yes sir that contraption ain't worth a damn.

    • @Guillotines_For_Globalists
      @Guillotines_For_Globalists 8 лет назад +29

      Who needs something to be air tight when you live in an old home without insulation.

  • @charlesajouri7233
    @charlesajouri7233 8 лет назад +367

    This is a really bad solution! The grease laden smoke and smells will have to rise to the ceiling and travel across the kitchen to get exhausted to the outside. That means all the surfaces will accumulate a layer of dusty sticky grease. A better solution would have been to go through the ceiling above the range to the attic and exhaust through the roof. Not much more work.
    My advice to the lady is keep using the fan in the microwave with the wall fan. That way the microwave fan filters will catch some of the grease before it takes its 'journey' across your kitchen.

    • @prizim-5002
      @prizim-5002 8 лет назад +5

      What they should have done is put the fan in the middle of the ceiling, connected to a switch to turn it on, venting through the attic to the outside.

    • @depv343
      @depv343 7 лет назад +8

      maybe just use the microwave vent while she's cooking and the wall vent for the smell afterwards?

    • @ChefFlee2018
      @ChefFlee2018 7 лет назад +2

      I want to get one so are you saying take out the old exhaust and just put that new one in that spot my attic is right there in the kitchen right by the old one ...

    • @twist3d537
      @twist3d537 7 лет назад +4

      its illegal to vent through multiple rooms

    • @habibhabib2921
      @habibhabib2921 6 лет назад +1

      Charles Ajouri v

  • @xworkerbee
    @xworkerbee 4 года назад +16

    This guy really did a hack job of cutting that interior cut. And this was after he used the ducting to trace a good circle to follow.

    • @scottslotterbeck3796
      @scottslotterbeck3796 Год назад +1

      It's a lath and plaster surface. It's going to crack and break. I think MAYBE an oscillating tool would cause less damage.
      That said, repairing plaster is very, very easy. Give the guy a break.

  • @Blobjonblob
    @Blobjonblob 8 лет назад +359

    That pull chain looks rubbish should have been a switch.

    • @Guillotines_For_Globalists
      @Guillotines_For_Globalists 8 лет назад +10

      +iShootBandits Still need a pull chain for the fan's door.

    • @KeithsTVHD1
      @KeithsTVHD1 8 лет назад

      I agree

    • @katthefanenthusiast5793
      @katthefanenthusiast5793 8 лет назад +11

      I personally like it, the retro look and everything, but the problem is that chains BREAK. That's why I'd opt for a switch, and automatic shutters.

    • @DougCeleste
      @DougCeleste 8 лет назад +14

      Great point and pull chains DO break in time! And then, this lady will have to call someone to fix that.

    • @netto880
      @netto880 8 лет назад +5

      yes switch better

  • @infotainment999
    @infotainment999 7 лет назад +509

    "Everytime I cook...smells terrible...I want it out of this room..." Sounds like installing a fan is not the only problem here.

    • @jamedlock83
      @jamedlock83 4 года назад +9

      lol exactly. . . . . .. That woman can't cook worth crap. Sounds like she has the burner up way too high...................... As a single man, I had to learn that myself........Trust me, I burnt food, set off smoke alarms, etc......................I had to teach myself to COOK AT A LOW TEMP, no matter what. . .. . If you cook something too fast, only the outside gets cooked and not the inside

    • @jamedlock83
      @jamedlock83 4 года назад +3

      She did NOT need a vent............She just needed to cook slowly

    • @TheArfdog
      @TheArfdog 3 года назад +6

      @@jamedlock83 But for stir fry and cooking with a wok you can't make it hot enough. Cooking in 1 minute is where it's at.

    • @ohongho
      @ohongho 3 года назад +8

      don't be so mean to her, she cooks food for her family not just her-

    • @redhood888
      @redhood888 2 года назад +2

      She probably phrased it wrong. She probably just cooks food that causes strong odors that lingers.

  • @electricianron_New_Jersey
    @electricianron_New_Jersey 8 лет назад +13

    I'm a licensed and insured electrical contractor and I've installed a fan like this ONCE in 26 years.

    • @MissionsInYourHands
      @MissionsInYourHands 8 лет назад +1

      electricalron what type of fans do you usually install then?

    • @psyo123
      @psyo123 6 лет назад +1

      i usually install ceiling ventilator if room needs to be circulated. i don't like the idea smoke still go through whole ceiling surface including kitchen cabinet. 'Or' i would recommend the owner buying stove with its own fan.

    • @SnakeDoctor303
      @SnakeDoctor303 9 месяцев назад +1

      Ok?

    • @beyondbeauty6921
      @beyondbeauty6921 6 месяцев назад

      thru wall Extractor fans are effective, new ventilators not so.

  • @josephgarcia2979
    @josephgarcia2979 Месяц назад

    I thought about doing the same thing he did by going through the wall, instead, I went through the ceiling and into the attic. It's one the best updates I could have made to our house for the same reasons she gave.

  • @sabilce
    @sabilce Год назад +71

    It's not as powerful as I thought it would be, but it works very well. ruclips.net/user/postUgkxGjG43--gYqIoT4Xkur2PqCrtbKwTv2h There are three options to circulate air, and best of all a remote control for us lazy people. Installation was a breeze (no pun intended). It actually took longer to open the box then it did putting the side extenders on and sitting it in the window opening. It's a perfect alternative when you want airflow, but not the AC. Just might order another one for a different room. UPDATE: Bought another one like I said. They work great. Why not have two...

  • @jerrytheracecardriver1100
    @jerrytheracecardriver1100 6 лет назад +22

    reminds me of the ol' nutone fans from the 50's and 60's that you find in all of the un-updated homes.

  • @raiseacoldone
    @raiseacoldone Год назад

    Those are great quality fans I just bought a @Broan-Nutone 509S for my grandparents kitchen easy to operate with a turn of a rotary switch mounted on the grill itself.

  • @ix.cryo1
    @ix.cryo1 3 года назад +29

    What you should've done is actually installing a range vent hood.

  • @zedman442
    @zedman442 8 лет назад +4

    What a lovely view outside on to the lakeside.

  • @stans5208
    @stans5208 4 года назад +61

    2:45 . once he stuck his head in the hole, he knew there's no turning back.

  • @charlies_ears
    @charlies_ears 5 лет назад +12

    i’m surprised no one ever disagrees with a new big hole in their house

    • @Superior.scenicmoods
      @Superior.scenicmoods 6 месяцев назад +1

      I’m faced with an unventilated bathroom- old house- no option but go through wall. I can’t get myself to make the cut in the cedar wall ( inside) to put the ugly but necessary fan.

  • @growmiegreenthumb8025
    @growmiegreenthumb8025 4 года назад +4

    Stud finders also work well

  • @maxcohen13
    @maxcohen13 8 лет назад +22

    So, I couldn't help but notice that the outtake fan has the flapper pointing down, which means the smell will be going out of the fan and directed downward. However, the fan was installed above one of the windows that will likely be open to let fresh air in. So the smelly air will go out the fan and back in through the window?

    • @briancnc
      @briancnc 8 лет назад +3

      I suspect he could make the argument that there wasn't a great alternative and that in the warmer days the windows will all be open, so the f
      will not be used as much as they would in the winter. Pull chain got me though, I mean really? Her home is an antique but really?

    • @maxcohen13
      @maxcohen13 8 лет назад +4

      The first thing he stated was that the best way to do this was to fun a vent from the out take fan above the stove out, but that was "a lot of work." They should've done that anyway.

    • @larrywest42
      @larrywest42 3 месяца назад

      Good catch.

    • @just-intimeconstructionser2533
      @just-intimeconstructionser2533 21 день назад

      ​@maxcohen13 some people just don't have the budget for "the right way" through cabinet bottom and top and then ducting a wall hole in the attic and then out through the roof(and what condition is that in) so yes this was the budget friendly way. Adding a switch is obviously more also.

  • @erents1
    @erents1 3 года назад +2

    This is is what always happens to me, trial and error, then find the simplest solution. Good one.

  • @VolpeInCalze
    @VolpeInCalze 4 года назад +14

    Everyone's talking about the burn mark from the attic bulb, and twisting the grounds, but did anyone notice he just took a nice chunk out of the window heder?

    • @nick4leader
      @nick4leader 3 года назад

      Where? I know he cut a bunch of the lath behind the plaster but didn't notice a header

  • @william8236
    @william8236 2 года назад

    Great video, and I learned a new method of finding a stud, thank you.

  • @Blackairaviationofficial
    @Blackairaviationofficial 3 года назад

    I Used A Different Exhaust Fan And My Problem Was Fixed Yay!

  • @leakplugger93
    @leakplugger93 6 лет назад +9

    I wonder what Tommy would say about him clearly taking a chunk out of the window header at 2:33

    • @davehalsall6390
      @davehalsall6390 4 года назад

      As I watched this in astonishment I thought... man, you're going to hit the header... surely they won't cut it out... uhhh...

  • @samsngdevice5103
    @samsngdevice5103 4 года назад +9

    Homeowner: 0:10 fish smell, I want it gone.
    Keyboard carpenter: Try summer's eve.......

  • @richardballinger517
    @richardballinger517 6 лет назад +2

    This is why I do the work myself.

    • @eaglevision993
      @eaglevision993 4 года назад +3

      Yes this was not very nice work. He should have used a holesaw when cutting lathe and plaster, and the fan should be on the same circuit of the kitchen or its own one. Aside from that, it would not have been that much work to do it right and install a vent hood above the range. Way more efficient as drawing the greasy air all along the kitchen ceiling.

  • @RychaardRyder
    @RychaardRyder Год назад

    i truly dont understand everyones hatred for the pull chain, i think its quite a nice quaint detail

    • @larrywest42
      @larrywest42 3 месяца назад

      Hanging the cord in front of the window and requiring it to be pulled to the right when it's almost at ceiling height (could he have rotated it 90°?) seem irritating to me.

  • @ericweaver3057
    @ericweaver3057 8 лет назад +42

    Did anyone notice the burn mark on the interior attic roof where he tied in the fan power (3:51). This light fixture is a fire hazard and should be removed or replaced with something safe. Funny he didn't mention that.

    • @unsealedabsurdfiles
      @unsealedabsurdfiles 8 лет назад +4

      +Eric Weaver - Not to mention that he just twisted the wires together like a cowboy, rather than just using a connection box with brass screw terminals

    • @prizim-5002
      @prizim-5002 8 лет назад

      As long as she doesn't have a light in there, she SHOULD be good........ SHOULD BE

    • @namewithoutdigits
      @namewithoutdigits 8 лет назад

      Good catch.

    • @craigslaunwhite579
      @craigslaunwhite579 7 лет назад

      would be best to put an LED light bulb there.

    • @Altenarian
      @Altenarian 7 лет назад +2

      the dust is actually insulation...sadly..

  • @kman-mi7su
    @kman-mi7su 6 лет назад +6

    Its always amazing how many "experts" on here can do better.

    • @rkb6783
      @rkb6783 4 года назад

      And what's even worse is little wimps like you that can't even do the work !

  • @kevinkearns2
    @kevinkearns2 3 года назад +5

    This looks like something my mother had in the 1960's

  • @savagelettuceofficial
    @savagelettuceofficial 7 лет назад +16

    My house had a vintage '50s era exhaust fan that had a pull chain on it that I kept as a conversation piece - it even works! Should have gone through the attic to vent out - better look and more efficient.

    • @mcpascaln
      @mcpascaln 4 года назад +1

      what model and brand name is your exhaust vent fan?Please, post a photo here for us to see it. Thank you.

  • @operationarchangels9548
    @operationarchangels9548 7 лет назад +52

    Hahaha the pull chain was to high for her to reach.. they had to stop filming to put a extension on the chain and then they continued filming. One scene it's really short and the other it's longer

    • @StefanoBolis96
      @StefanoBolis96 4 года назад +1

      I've noticed that too 🤣🤣🤣

  • @angelcortes3639
    @angelcortes3639 4 года назад +4

    He said lets cook some smoke “pulls put grenade”😂😂

  • @customizedtrainingservices2079
    @customizedtrainingservices2079 4 года назад +2

    Never cut into lath and plaster without testing it for asbestos. Horse hair and asbestos were frequently used in the brown coat of this type of finishing system.

  • @jareds7969
    @jareds7969 7 лет назад +5

    Should have caulked the metal vent to the wood frame and the wood frame to the wood sheathing. Also, look at the burn at 4:15. Must have been a fire in that light socket.

  • @crapper1
    @crapper1 7 лет назад +79

    I always am cooking fireworks on my stove I need one of these

  • @fixitwithzim
    @fixitwithzim 8 лет назад +138

    Venting outside with the microwave wasn't that much more work. Cut a few holes for ducting and vent up through the cabinet to attic then flex duct to the outside wall.

    • @zcpoling
      @zcpoling 8 лет назад +12

      He would have had to gone through the roof. We saw that he was already at the top of the outside wall when he was only doing it from the kitchen.

    • @DavidSmithEverett
      @DavidSmithEverett 8 лет назад +1

      Yeah, I agree.

    • @Catalyph
      @Catalyph 8 лет назад +14

      he would have only have to drill a few 4" holes from the Microwave to the Attic that he had to go into already, the vent out of the roof sill OR even tie into the vents that were already there.. But instead he made a ugly vent on a wall with a big 8" hole and pull chains power and had to go into the attic to run new power lines,

    • @Doriesep6622
      @Doriesep6622 7 лет назад +2

      Yeah like I want to run duct up a 9 foot ceiling through the second floor 9 foot ceiling through the attic ceiling. Probably a thousand dollars.

    • @EDHBlvd
      @EDHBlvd 7 лет назад +2

      Doriesep6622 there is no second floor

  • @cjjackson5845
    @cjjackson5845 4 года назад +17

    Was waiting for him to say alright Joan go ahead and burn something

  • @heroknaderi
    @heroknaderi 4 года назад +1

    Wow great idea 💡

  • @senortizzle
    @senortizzle 5 лет назад +3

    Gotta love all the armchair contractors on RUclips...

    • @rkb6783
      @rkb6783 4 года назад

      Gotta live the armchair trolls thinking that they're cool ! By making comments about real SOLUTIONS ! let me guess... You would have screwed that job up... Exactly the same way ! YEP YOU SURE WOULD HAVE !

  • @carolinaindian
    @carolinaindian 6 лет назад +1

    He did a nice job for a tough situation!

  • @explorster
    @explorster 3 года назад

    You such a smart guy franky

  • @mrniceguy423
    @mrniceguy423 10 месяцев назад +1

    So if there's a fire in the kitchen a smoke alarm won't sound? Also, is this in a cold climate? If so would you just be losing a ton of warm air come winter?

  • @GandalfThePlaid
    @GandalfThePlaid 4 года назад +4

    When I first saw the fan I was thinking "Man I don't care how well that spring thinks it seals, that's gonna be chilly." Then I see all that no insulation inside the wall. The bare drywall around the attic access. "Oh... Never mind."

  • @johnrambo9771
    @johnrambo9771 4 года назад +1

    5:21 now I know you don't cook like this. But if you did.... 🤣🤣🤣

  • @jeanniecalo5123
    @jeanniecalo5123 2 года назад +3

    *Works amazingly **Fastly.Cool** . I love all the features and the double expansion. For once a fan is almost as tall as my window. Updated but not overly fancy.*

  • @byron2521
    @byron2521 4 года назад +7

    I watched this because I am thinking of doing an in-wall fan like this in my bathroom. But, I agree with some of the other comments below. For a kitchen this does not solve the problem of grease accumulating on the ceiling. Those simple over the stove fans that just vent back into the kitchen usually are not adequate enough to trap enough grease. And I also don't like the pull chain switch. I'm surprised they even still make those, that is what they used over 50 years ago. I know, I replaced a 50 year old one with a pull chain in my kitchen a few years ago. BTW which was behind the stove where it belongs. I will try to find one with a little more modern switch. For such a nice older home, this seems like a cheap fix. And I don't mean "cheap" in a good way. Think I would have spent the extra time and money to vent through the attic. However, with such a long run of vent duct, I don't know how you prevent the buildup of grease in the duct. I guess at least you can clean it off of the walls and ceiling.

    • @sueemrick9075
      @sueemrick9075 Год назад +1

      Did you do this in your bathroom? I'm thinking about doing the same as I am going to DIY and I can't imagine going through the ceiling and roof. I thought this might be doable, for me.

    • @TatersUnited
      @TatersUnited Год назад

      What did you end up doing for the bathroom? I’m considering do this above the back wall of my shower. I don’t have enough roof overhang to properly vent it out through the ceiling, and this seems like a much quicker job anyway.

    • @mcseforsale
      @mcseforsale 11 месяцев назад

      I'm curious if you've done this also as I have a 1st floor bathroom with no attic access (obviously), but 2 outside walls. It'd have to have its own switch also as I'd be piggybacking it off an existing circuit. While I don't like the idea of the wall fan, the thought of running a vent hose through the above joists doesn't excite me either.

  • @MM-cd5xk
    @MM-cd5xk 3 года назад +2

    Can I use the wires of an existing outlet for the power? Remove the outlet. I have 12 gauge wires and 20 amp breakers.

  • @m_ianO
    @m_ianO 10 месяцев назад +1

    I would have been stressed out. The hole was terrible. The pull chain then to top it off, he light a firecracker on the stove LOL

  • @lcagee
    @lcagee 6 лет назад +1

    Another thing you can do is get a big shop vac and put it in the middle of the kitchen. That will suck all the smoke right up and you can empty it outside.

  • @rkb6783
    @rkb6783 4 года назад +1

    HE ACTUALLY 🔥 A SMOKE 💣 What a little kid ! If I were ATOH I'd pull this vid !

  • @ryanroberts1104
    @ryanroberts1104 4 года назад

    This is what I would expect to see in a cheap RV.

  • @TheClutchVOD
    @TheClutchVOD 8 лет назад +2

    I just replayed 0:05 - 0:09 laughing and couldnt help but think, "Im sure it does."

    • @san379
      @san379 8 лет назад

      +Captain Colorado bad cook... she said it smells terrible..lol..step 1 ..dont cook fish..

    • @prizim-5002
      @prizim-5002 8 лет назад +1

      Step 2: LEARN HOW TO COOK THINGS PROPERLY

    • @jerrytheracecardriver1100
      @jerrytheracecardriver1100 6 лет назад +3

      Some things taste great when they are cooked, but smells like shit while they are cooking/being prepared.

  • @wwhhee
    @wwhhee 4 года назад +20

    5:10 "Ok, Im going to start a fire in your house..."

  • @34stzoo
    @34stzoo 7 лет назад +75

    not a big fan of this one

    • @bsizzleton
      @bsizzleton 4 года назад +1

      Your comment deserves WAY more likes!

  • @Guillotines_For_Globalists
    @Guillotines_For_Globalists 2 года назад +1

    They may as well have just installed a ceiling exhaust fan like would be found in a bathroom, could have went through the roof or soffit and installed a switch in the wall, considering he had easy access to the area in the attic as seen here.

  • @tadwilson9563
    @tadwilson9563 4 года назад +3

    Exhaust fans are so good because they are able to get rid of disgusting odors

    • @mattfoley6082
      @mattfoley6082 4 года назад

      I'm afraid to ask what you've been cooking.

  • @fayeashcroft7066
    @fayeashcroft7066 Год назад +1

    In australia 🇦🇺
    We don’t have microwaves above the oven
    That is where you put a large exhaust fans that go into the roof ceiling
    Interesting where he put the exhaust fan
    I would’ve thought he would’ve installed it above the oven in the ceiling not away from it

  • @4SUBLIME2O
    @4SUBLIME2O 4 года назад +23

    When your contractor says “ok, we have a situation here” you know that’s not good. What a freaking mess.

    • @recheveste31
      @recheveste31 3 года назад +1

      More money out the pocket lol

    • @drb4074
      @drb4074 3 года назад +1

      Yeah it sure was a 'mess'. Required 2 dollars worth of pvc frame to fix...
      I swear YT comments just exist to nitpick and complain. Worse than monday morning quarterbacks.

  • @lovefreebee
    @lovefreebee 2 года назад

    speechless great job...

  • @leopoldstotch4383
    @leopoldstotch4383 6 лет назад +6

    I had a vent like this, in a mobile home I rented back in the 70’s. Lol. TOH has honestly gone to pot in recent years.

  • @nevin7011
    @nevin7011 4 года назад +2

    Anyone else notice at 3:50 the fact that the house has almost caught fire from the lightbulb being left on 👀🕵️‍♂️

  • @raywood8187
    @raywood8187 3 года назад +2

    I have a really old Fasco exhaust fan in my kitchen wall. It didn't work so I thought I'd just replace it and clean the vent to outside. To my surprise, it had no vent to outside. Why would anyone install it without a vent?

  • @JohnnyRingo1863
    @JohnnyRingo1863 10 месяцев назад +1

    🤥 exactly how I would vent my kitchen draw the cooking odors across the kitchen to a exhaust vent on the other side of the room.

  • @Nttt739
    @Nttt739 Месяц назад +1

    Try that with a concrete wall or cbs .

  • @jaykapp9016
    @jaykapp9016 8 лет назад +35

    After all that unnecessary running the wires so FAR AWAY,cutting a hole in the house,having to make a frame etc: which should have been figured BEFOREHAND WHY wasnt it installed in attic right above and vented there too ? you were standing right there doing the wiring and still didn't install a wall switch to replace PULL CHAIN
    I SURE as heck wouldn't hire this guy. time and money could have been saved if the job was properly PLANNED !!

    • @priceandpride
      @priceandpride 4 года назад

      Planning ? Hahah

    • @godbluffvdgg
      @godbluffvdgg 3 года назад

      Yeah, he's a jabroni! What's sad is the people are even dumber...

    • @aabel16
      @aabel16 3 года назад +1

      Didn't ground the junction box, and for God sakes put in a switch, not a dumb pull chain. You had attic access. Could have put a switch anywhere. But the Major problem- vent the range thru the roof. Zero reason not to. Who is this joker? Miss the old guy.

  • @taks6738
    @taks6738 4 года назад +3

    What about window fan I really have a problem with hole in my wall or any wall

  • @Heinrich99
    @Heinrich99 6 лет назад +11

    Next time I install a wall exhaust fan at a customer's house, I'm going to do the smoke test... that'll really piss them off.

    • @lcagee
      @lcagee 6 лет назад +1

      Heinrich I hear those gopher smoke bombs work really good. Unless you have a cat. And kids. And a wife.

    • @Noname23489
      @Noname23489 4 года назад

      What would it cost to get one of these installed In a bathroom that on an exterior wall?

  • @blancaw6280
    @blancaw6280 8 лет назад

    0:06 "EVERY TIME I COOK IT SMELLS TERRIBLE!" . Oh honey, I have the same problem. I tried to pan fry a turkey once and nearly burned down the stove. Worked perfectly though, now my husband knows I don't cook and instead we just eat out every day. Made my life a whole hell of a lot easier!

  • @mattfoley6082
    @mattfoley6082 4 года назад +13

    Electrician: "I have the solution. You need a hole in the wall to let the smoke out."
    Voiceover: "It would appear neither the homeowner nor the electrician noticed the window that could be opened to let smoke out."

    • @bruizzz13
      @bruizzz13 4 года назад +2

      You’d need something to pull all that smell and smoke out, opening the window wouldn’t be enough

    • @chelseaodaniell6198
      @chelseaodaniell6198 4 года назад +4

      @@bruizzz13 window fan.. lol

    • @lolpump5594
      @lolpump5594 4 года назад

      thank god i found this comment i knew someone else had the same point

    • @Kleve8
      @Kleve8 8 месяцев назад

      Broan-nutone fine print says do not install near window. cause if its open all exhaust will let back in!!!

  • @mozzquitto6719
    @mozzquitto6719 6 лет назад +4

    You should have shown turning of the electrical breaker before cutting into wires.

  • @Maxid1
    @Maxid1 8 лет назад +3

    That's perfect if the eaves vent to the outside. I'd be concerned about the grease trail across my ceiling.I guess it's better than nothing.

  • @bg147
    @bg147 8 лет назад +7

    Interesting rafter tails on this old bungalow. I wish I could see more of it.

  • @aLortizable
    @aLortizable 3 года назад +1

    I use a keyhole saw. It makes a nice round hole in the sheetrock without excess cutting.

    • @scottslotterbeck3796
      @scottslotterbeck3796 Год назад

      LOL. It's lath and plaster. It always cracks. Using a reciprocating saw with destroy the plaster. He actually did a pretty good job.
      Use a patching compound like Fixall, you'll never notice the cracks.

  • @slappadabass3290
    @slappadabass3290 3 года назад

    He lit a smoke bomb 😂😂😂

  • @taramiller70
    @taramiller70 4 года назад

    Are dehumifers worth using and do they kill mold already in a room or do they just stop new mold appearing also is salt effective and ok to use in dehumifer that has Crystal's at top of dehumifer when Crystal's have run out I have mold in my bedroom and I use dehumifers

  • @eksine
    @eksine 6 лет назад +1

    The door seal on that fan is warped, it'll leak tons of AC air out

    • @fizwin1
      @fizwin1 4 года назад

      yeah A/C air that high? LOL

    • @a..d5518
      @a..d5518 3 года назад

      @@fizwin1 once the house is at temp, all the air is conditioned, either from cooling or heating.

  • @rkb6783
    @rkb6783 4 года назад +3

    Really, a razor knife ! If I were ATOH I'd pull this vid !

  • @richardmoss5934
    @richardmoss5934 4 года назад

    4:20. Is that a kosher kitchen or is the poster there for decoration?

  • @ColAngus
    @ColAngus 7 лет назад +2

    I hate when a customer stands there looking at your every move. Let the guy work in peace! lol

    • @mattfoley6082
      @mattfoley6082 4 года назад +1

      Imagine adding a camera guy, lighting guy, sound guy, and director.

  • @robwebnoid5763
    @robwebnoid5763 3 года назад +1

    Here in 2021. Unsure how I feel about this solution. For a quick easy fix, this may have been good, and also for television. But for something that requires more efficiency & convenience over a longer length of time, I think a more controlled way to vent the air out might have been better.

  • @ericwotton2046
    @ericwotton2046 4 года назад +5

    I feel like it would have been less work to send a vent up from the mircro / hood and send it thru the roof. But in all it gets the job done.

    • @scottslotterbeck3796
      @scottslotterbeck3796 Год назад

      I would have done that as well, maybe they couldn't for some reason.

  • @JS-fb6ww
    @JS-fb6ww 7 лет назад

    I prefer to install the triangle shaped exhaust fan when I work on clients remodeling projects.

  • @johnnyraycampbell
    @johnnyraycampbell 6 лет назад +1

    Cant seem to find one for the bathroom that vents directly out the back fir exterior wall, any suggestions

    • @rkb6783
      @rkb6783 4 года назад

      Ceiling !

  • @aaronwilson9465
    @aaronwilson9465 7 лет назад +51

    *everytime I cook, it smells terrible*
    Lady, I dont think you need a fan, I think you need to read up on how to cook.

    • @xhonkeri4066
      @xhonkeri4066 4 года назад +1

      Have you ever heard about a vegetable called “onion”?

    • @sandrasalmon1219
      @sandrasalmon1219 4 года назад +3

      You are an idiot 🤮

    • @xhonkeri4066
      @xhonkeri4066 4 года назад

      Bagsy well there are various fish recipes that require onions

    • @jamesmanson2152
      @jamesmanson2152 3 года назад +1

      Here we have a toddler who has never cooked a meal once in his lifetime.

  • @rkb6783
    @rkb6783 4 года назад +2

    Seals tight ? I seen less 🌞 on rainy days ! If I were ATOH I'd pull this vid !

  • @murraywagnon1841
    @murraywagnon1841 4 года назад +6

    It would have been nice to see how you got the junction box installed.

  • @MemeBiologist
    @MemeBiologist 4 года назад

    5:00 Amazing Demonstration

  • @xaviervitualla6312
    @xaviervitualla6312 7 лет назад

    Does This Work on Aircon Example the 2 rooms are stick together but it has wall and ill just put exhaust fan at the other room.....btw the other room has aircon......will it work?will the room that has exhaust fan will be cold?

  • @kingraiderr
    @kingraiderr 7 лет назад +3

    Sometimes allot of work is worth it.

  • @Musicman4HIM7
    @Musicman4HIM7 8 лет назад +17

    What's wrong with a vent through the roof? My kitchen has an 8" pipe that goes strait up. It definitely moves the air.

    • @jonmiguel
      @jonmiguel 4 года назад

      Definitely some missing information. Tile roof maybe?

    • @kallerantamaa7165
      @kallerantamaa7165 3 года назад

      what is there to stop rain coming in

    • @scottslotterbeck3796
      @scottslotterbeck3796 Год назад

      My choice. Maybe it couldn't be done that way.

  • @blackbeard8985
    @blackbeard8985 6 лет назад +2

    That's gonna make some bird a great new home.

  • @joeferaco9896
    @joeferaco9896 6 лет назад +1

    Most over stove microwaves are ventless with 2filters just vent through there

  • @mattfoley6082
    @mattfoley6082 4 года назад +6

    Day after this was filmed:
    Dear This Old House,
    Why does my fireplace smoke when I use my new exhaust fan? Please help!

  • @car_ventures
    @car_ventures 4 года назад

    Vin Diesel and Keegan Key had an offspring

  • @ashretahm2555
    @ashretahm2555 3 года назад +1

    Whats is the brand name / model number of this exhaust fan?

  • @slobodancvijanovic171
    @slobodancvijanovic171 6 лет назад +1

    He's not mentioned or show on video how he cut header above window. Header have purpose to carry weight and they should not be notched

  • @ivanstanals2527
    @ivanstanals2527 2 года назад

    TO BE HONEST THIS IS THE FIRST AMERICAN GUY THAT SHOW ME THAT NOT ALL AMERICANS ARE DUMN HE REALLY THINKS IN SAVING MONEY AND NOT WASTING MATERIALS AND DOES THE WORK VERY GOOD

  • @larrywest42
    @larrywest42 3 месяца назад

    Subtitle: "when taking a shortcut is almost as much work as doing it right, but with worse results".
    Still, I have a place where a thru-wall fan would be a good idea, and I appreciate seeing one installed, albeit suboptimally.

  • @callumrennie9435
    @callumrennie9435 7 лет назад

    That is really cool Shoot bandits its coz there would bee more wires in volved that mean more hard work when you can do it the cheep way ☺

  • @robertgaines-tulsa
    @robertgaines-tulsa 7 лет назад

    The smoke grenade was overkill. They probably did that for dramatic effect for the show. You can just get some special smoke matches to check for the draft. Those are normally used to check your fireplace chimney for a proper draft.