What to do here. My new house has a wall vent instead of a hood for the oven and I'm not sure what to do here. There is a painted metal lid on the outside of the house and a fan inbetween. The only issue is that the original owner duck taped the whole thing over and I think its been that way for about 20 years. As much as I love the idea of peeling back the layers to expose all sorts of spiders, ants, termites, and maybe even a bird I don't want to basically create a 1 1/2 foot hole in my already air leaky house.
Anybody have any experience with them and whether it is something I might want to restore and get working again, or should I crack out the saw and replace it for good? I do want a vent for the oven, if only so my house doesn't smell like sauteed onions and baked cod.