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Yes for the vast majority. You will have to remove the old venting system, but the usually the size of the new cooktop is the key factor. Make sure you have plenty of space to include a vent hood above your cooktop, especially regarding gas burner you need to specific clearance between the cooktop and hood. See the related link below for the exact dimensions.
The type require is vent is required for a cooktop vented down and out an exterior wall (for the outside wall itself) I am installing an electric cooktop, with a pop-up downward vent that pulls steam and such through pipes in the floor.
Downdraft systems have a suction unit (fan) mounted below the cooking surface and a vent pipe going outside. When the fan is on, the suction pulls the air containing the smoke and odors down and pushes them out the exhaust vent.
The size of the opening in your counter top would be 28 1/2" wide by 21"deep. The unit with the overmount edge measures 30" wide X 21 3/4" deep and it is about 17" in height beneath the counter before it connects to your own downdraft vent.
You should not have to clean a vent on the roof. unless you are trying to clean the waste line to the fixture below. Then you would send plumbing rods through the vent on the roof.
You'd be surprised how much lint can come out of a dryer vent. The easiest and safest way to clean your dryer vent is to call a professional cleaner to take care of it for you. They have the tools at their disposal and the experience with a variety of vent layouts to safely and quickly clean the vent duct.
My dryer's vent is blocked and I need to clean it out to repair it. What is a good way to clean it out?
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Take your snake on the roof and clean the drain from the vent.
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There are many factors which need to be considered when determining how often one should clean a dryer vent. Most households should clean their dryer vent with a brush at least twice a year. The dryer vent should also be cleaned when drying time becomes noticeably longer than it has been previously.
you remove the vent and hose it down. there are usually screws holding the vent in place you just have to locate them and remove them in order to clean the ven thoroughly