I have had a gas fire removed from a bungalow. The flue connects via a 6 inch pipe to a ridge vent.
As part of kitchen renovations I want to add an extractor hood over the electric hob, and this ends up being the opposite side of the wall to where the fire used to be, so it would be convenient if it can be connected to the ridge vent.
Are there likely to be any problems connecting the extractor to the ridge vent in this manner? The vertical distance would be approx 2 metres max, but I'm wondering if that kind of ridge vent offers sufficient cross sectional area. Also would there be condensation issues inside the pipe due to the relatively difference in temperature between the ridge and the extractor? (cold attic)
The other option is to bring the pipe out horizontally, which is 2.7m to the nearest outside wall.
As part of kitchen renovations I want to add an extractor hood over the electric hob, and this ends up being the opposite side of the wall to where the fire used to be, so it would be convenient if it can be connected to the ridge vent.
Are there likely to be any problems connecting the extractor to the ridge vent in this manner? The vertical distance would be approx 2 metres max, but I'm wondering if that kind of ridge vent offers sufficient cross sectional area. Also would there be condensation issues inside the pipe due to the relatively difference in temperature between the ridge and the extractor? (cold attic)
The other option is to bring the pipe out horizontally, which is 2.7m to the nearest outside wall.
