Can You Vent An Over The Range Microwave Outside

All over the range spacemaker microwaves can be vented to the outside using an equivalent total of 140 feet of rigid 3 1 4 x 10 rectangular or rigid 6 round ducting.

Can you vent an over the range microwave outside.

Many times an over the range microwave that recirculates cooking fumes can be converted to exhaust to the outside. If you have an over the range microwave it should have an exhaust fan that vents to the outdoors. I like to cook. After the smoke and steam are removed the filtered fan vents the air outside your home or cleans it before releasing it back into the kitchen.

So one small home improvement that has improved my life a lot has been venting the over the range microwave fan through the exterior wall. In the first example the microwave over the range otr will vent through the manufacturer installed grease or carbon filter then directly through an exhaust port that is ducted to the outside of the structure. Microwaves over the range otr typically vent in two different ways. Microwaves are shipped from the factory to vent out the top vertically but can also be vented out the rear horizontally.

If rectangular ducting please note. Over the range microwaves have a light and fan built into the bottom of the appliance. Remove the access plate on the top of the unit in order to reach the motor. Typically there might be a cabinet installed over the microwave and inside that cabinet will be duct work or a soffit above the microwave or a direct wall exhaust.

The tools and parts were pretty cheap.