"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
et...
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> "Joe Masters" > wrote in message
> ups.com...
>> My wife and I are remodeling, and have a good kitchen design that puts
>> a cooktop on a peninsula. The design of the room would really be
>> hampered by a hood coming down from the ceiling. We can go with an
>> electric or gas cooktop (we would prefer gas). We are looking at the
>> two kenmore pop-up downdraft units, because we can get significant
>> discounts at sears. For $350, we can get model #59940 , which goes up
>> 7". For $700, we can get model #59960 , which rises 9.5", and appears
>> to have to some better features. We can easily vent down and outside,
>> and we would be willing to make other modifications as well (would a
>> vent or exhaust fan in the ceiling above the cooktop (9' high ceiling)
>> help?)
>>
>> Can someone out there please enlighten us?
>
> Ever watch the steam vapor coming off of a boiling pot? Does it go down?
> How about grease splatters from a pan, in what direction do they go? Is
> this starting to make some sense now?

My opinion: Do anything but buy a downdrafted stove if you have any kind of
choice. Don't think twice.
Dee Dee