Wiring a Vent-a-hood in a special way

[Jason Sooter]

Hi, My name is Jason Sooter, I am new the group. I think I am going to love it though because it is right up my ally. Anyway here is my first question.

I am installing a vent-a-hood in a kitchen for my in-laws. Installing it normally would be no problem except for a special part that she wants. I am reasonably good at wiring but just for the normal stuff. I normally don't do anything that is special though. Anyway to keep an open feel in the kitchen the hood is installed somewhat high over a peninsula. She is short so she wants a switch on the wall for the light and fan separately even though it has buttons on the actual hood. So I just need to know how to wire that correctly such as what gauge wire to use and if there is any special things I need to do. Do the fan and lights both run off of 120 or is there a voltage change in between the house power and the fan and lights. Thanks for all the help.

Jason

[Tony Hwang]

Hi, They run on 120V. If you want to, you can even do it wirelessly imagination is the only limit. Or pull cord is not an option?

[mm]

120 volts. The fan is probaly multi-speed. You could buy a switch just like the one in the hood now, mount it on a blank wall plate, and run 3 conductor 12 gauge romex up to the range hood. That will do two speed like mine is, but if they come in tree speeds also, you could use two 2-conductor 12 guage romex. You'll have to disconnect the swtich that is there now (unless you only have on/off on the wall, and use the switch that is there now to decide the speed. Personally, I wouldn't want to have only on/off on the wall, because I use the high speed when I must, and the rest of the time the low speed. The high speed makes audible noise and I hate that. I'd hate it more if I spent more time in the kitchen, or if I were short and coudln't turn it down.)