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Why is a Range Hood Important?
Best Black Range Hoods from Plaza Appliance Mart
A range hood is an important yet often overlooked appliance in your kitchen. Range hoods are designed to vent the range, removing odors and smoke from the kitchen. As such, installing a range hood improves your cooking experience. Range hoods also add functionality and sophistication to your kitchen.
Impressive black range hoods do all of these things, but they also create a luxury feel to your kitchen without spending a fortune on fancy appliances. Sleek black range hoods offer a more sophisticated and elegant look that is in high demand for luxury-styled kitchens today.
Here is why you should have a range hood and the best black range hoods from our catalog.
Why is a Range Hood Important?
A range hood might seem like an optional kitchen appliance, but there are many reasons you should install a hood over your gas or electric range. The most important reason to install a range hood is for your health by improving indoor air quality.
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Shop Range HoodsAir quality isn’t just about keeping chemicals and smoke out of the air. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and particle matter (nanoparticles too small to see) can be breathed in with oxygen while working in the kitchen. Installing a range hood in your kitchen removes VOCs, smoke, and particle matter from the air as you cook.
According to Stanford Medicine, range hoods are the best way to reduce these VOCs, smoke, and particle matter to prevent breathing it in. Particle matter and VOCs can circulate through your home by being sucked into the HVAC system, spreading them throughout the house. Range hoods filter and remove these through ducts to the outside instead, improving air quality in your entire home. Range hoods also remove carbon monoxide when using gas ranges.
How Range Hoods Work
Range hoods are typically installed with ducts that connect the range hood to the exterior of the home or building. Some range hoods have ductless operation, but they may have filters that need to be replaced. They will also need a more frequent and thorough cleaning.
In either case, range hoods pull smoke, particles, VOCs, and any other airborne debris into the hood, through the ducts, and outside the home. Ductless range hoods filter particles, smoke, and VOCs through a charcoal or carbon filter, then pushes the filtered air back into the kitchen. When used correctly, range hoods prevent these from spreading to the air in the kitchen and beyond.
Other Benefits of Range Hoods
Range hoods have many other benefits for the function and aesthetics of your kitchen. According to Trulia, range hoods are on the list of the top home upgrades under $5k that increase the value of your home when reselling later.
Here are a few other advantages of having a range hood:
- Removes excess heat, particularly beneficial when using all burners and ovens on the range for a large meal
- Whisks away smoke and steam and add lighting above the range for better visibility when cooking delicate dishes
- Improves cleanliness of kitchen by filtering and venting grease and particle matter that collects in the kitchen
- Prevents unnecessary smoke alarms by removing smoke and steam before it can trigger the alarm
Overall, a range hood is a cleaner way to cook. It removes excess heat to keep you from being sweaty. It removes particles and smoke from the air. It keeps grease and dust from collecting on the stove or elsewhere in the kitchen. Overall, these range hoods save you valuable time and energy cleaning and maintaining your kitchen.
Best Black Range Hoods from Plaza Appliance Mart
The experts at Plaza Appliance Mart love these four black range hoods for their aesthetics, price, and functionality. Here are the top four black range hoods from Plaza Appliance Mart.
XO Fabriano Collection 30” Stainless Steel Wall Mounted Range Hood
The XO Fabriano wall mounted range hood is available in stainless steel and black range hoods. It is a sleek, sophisticated range hood for kitchen remodels on a budget. The high velocity blower is highly effective in removing grease, smoke, and odors. Its sleek design gives the appearance of a contemporary or luxury kitchen without the big price tag. It is a basic, functional range hood.
Specs and features:
- Standard 30” width
- Total height 44 inches
- Total depth 19.28 inches
- 3 speed electronically controlled blower
- 15 minute delay function
- 2 50-watt halogen lamps
- Aluminum mesh dishwasher safe filters
- Mounts 27” - 32” above the cooking surface
- Requires 6” ductwork
This is a basic, functional range hood with standard features. The XO Fabriano wall mounted black range hood is an affordable $699 from Plaza Appliance Mart and is easy to install if you have existing ductwork and electrical for an old range hood or insert.
Vent-A-Hood® K Series 30” Stainless Steel Wall Mounted Liner Insert Range Hood
The Vent A Hood Liner Insert is a slim version of a duct wall mounted range hood. It still uses ducts like other range hoods, but instead of an impressive tall profile, it is a slim insert for smaller spaces. A range hood liner like this one from Vent-A-Hood may be more appropriate if you have lower ceilings or low-hanging upper cabinets above the range.
Specs and features:
- Width 28.38 inches
- Height 6 inches
- Depth 18 inches
- 2 LED lights
- 1550 RPM blower
- Mounts 21” - 24” above the cooking surface
- Requires 7” ductwork
The Vent-A-Hood Wall mounted range hood insert is the perfect option to add ventilation to your small kitchen. Keep in mind that this range hood is designed for standard 30” ranges but does not extend over the entire cook surface. It won’t be as effective as the other black range hoods listed here, but it is better than no range hood when it doesn’t make sense for your kitchen design.
Vent-A-Hood® 36” Stainless Steel Duct Free Wall Mounted Range Hood
The Vent-A-Hood wall mount range hood is a ductless option for those that do not have the budget or feasibility to add ducts for a traditional range hood. This ductless range hood uses a 4 phase filtration system to clean and filter air before recycling it back into the kitchen. This ductless range hood is the best of its type from Plaza Appliance Mart. It gives you the sleek black range hood every kitchen needs and improves air quality without ducts.
Specs and features:
- Width 36 inches
- Height 6 inches
- Depth 19.5 inches
- Power Lung K Series Blower
- Halogen lights
- Mounts 24” above the cooking surface
- No ductwork required
The best thing about the Vent-A-Hood ductless range hood is that its filters are dishwasher safe. This is a better design than those using disposable charcoal filters. Other ductless range hoods may require more maintenance and ongoing purchase of accessories.
KitchenAid® 36” Black Wall Mount Hood
This KitchenAid black range hood is a must for high BTU burners in the luxury or hobby kitchen. When you are cooking large meals regularly, having a range hood that can keep up is a must. The KitchenAid Black Wall Mount Range Hood is the most effective. As a name-brand range hood, you can be certain that it will add value to your home and functionality to your kitchen. You can also get KitchenAid range hoods as a part of kitchen appliance packages.
Specs and features:
- Width 36 inches
- Height 24.63 inches
- Depth 19.68 inches
- 3 LED lights
- 3 blowers that pull air from the sides of the range for more power
- Ultra low noise level
- Mounts at least 24” above the cooking surface
- Requires 6” ducts
Although it may seem like a simple design, this sleek black range hood is highly efficient. It is one of the favorites of the experts at Plaza Appliance Mart, and we are happy to handle the installation for you.
FAQs
Do you need a range hood for a freestanding range?
Yes, it would help if you had a range hood or a wall mounted range hood insert to improve air quality. A freestanding range is still installed along a wall, and a range hood can be mounted to the wall above it. A ductless range hood might be best in this situation.
How much does it cost to install a black range hood?
Home Advisor says the average cost to install a black range hood is $200-1000, depending on what the installation involves.
What does range hood installation involve?
Installation of your range hood depends on whether this is a new kitchen or you are simply replacing an older range hood. If all of the ducts are there, installation is quick and easy. Plaza Appliance Mart handles the installation of all kitchen appliances we sell.
Why Trust Plaza Appliance Mart?
Plaza Appliance Mart is a local, family-owned, appliance store in North Carolina where you can get personalized, expert service that you won’t find at the big box stores. Plaza Appliance Mart is YOUR source for competitive prices with knowledgeable in-store professionals here to help you every step of the way, whether you need to replace an old appliance, or if you’re remodeling and need an entire kitchen full of new brand-name products. And, our delivery and installation specialists will assure that your new appliances arrive safely and are installed properly.
If you were to ask the employees at Plaza Appliance Mart about their roles in the company, they’d say they’re not just employees, they’re family. So as you might imagine. a team of professionals like this who are already so tightly knit and bonded together make for a perfect partner with the Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte. Apart from their community ties, Plaza Appliance is an accredited Better Business Bureau company with an A+ Rating.
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