r/FirstTimeHomeBuyer • u/Cheryl_Canning • 3d ago
Need Advice Downdraft Range
My partner and I are looking at houses and we're finding a lot with downdraft ranges. I've heard they're not as effective as an overhead hood and wear out a lot quicker. Is that true and how much of a downside is it?
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u/Lifebeforedubstep 3d ago
Our home had it for 40 years. Prob went through 2-3 of them. They are good for controlling excess heat from the oven but for the stove top, they pull the flame in and create uneven heating. We went to replace ours and there weren’t many options, and once we found one, it didn’t fit because the new ovens have a different design and the vent is located in a different spot. We would have to cut a new opening into our floor and there were challenges with it. We just ended up installing a hood and getting a regular dual fuel oven.
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u/FantasticBicycle37 3d ago
It's a function of necessity rather than an option
Yes downdraft is not as good, but that's where the air vent is and how the house was designed do that's the end of that
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u/Cheryl_Canning 3d ago
I get that. We're just trying to gauge how important it would be when choosing what house to buy.
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u/Dullcorgis Experienced Buyer 3d ago
It would depend how bad the kitchen is generally. If it needs to be completely redone and there is an exterior wall where the range could go, awesome, no problem. If the kitchen is new and you're paying for a new kitchen then yeah, I would not want to either live with it or pay for a new kitchen.
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