Ophelia wrote:

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>>Ophelia wrote:
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>>> Honestly,
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>>>>our stove was retailing at $2600 *without* a burner cartridge or
>>>>downdraft blower, grill only.
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>>>Please will you explain 'downdraft blower'? I keep seeing it
>>>referred to and I have never heard of it.
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>>Ok, go to http://www.jennair.com to see what a downdraft stove looks
>>like. Our model is JES9860ACW but if you just look for the 9860
>>models you will see exactly what we have without the options we added.
>>The actual vent in in the centre of the stove. This sucks the air out
>>if need be. You can manually operate it if you need but for the grill
>>it is automatic. It vents everything to the outside. Unlike a range
>>hood, a downdraft has a blower system that sucks it down and out. DH
>>is finally installing the blower system now. It really is a pain as
>>you have to cut through an outside wall. We're lucky because our
>>stove is on an outside wall anyway but he had to be careful of wiring
>>and gas lines. The downdraft system is awesome but in some cases it
>>can create too much of a suction. We've been warned not to have it on
>>when a fireplace is operating. We don't have a fireplace but will be
>>installing a corn burning stove so that is a concern.
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> Thank you. So a downdraft, actually sucks air out? <G> It does sound
> rather odd)
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Yep, it basically a souped up venting system. Trust me on this one, it
is a real pain to set up. DH just left for town for a couple more
things to get it going. However, once it is set up it really is
awesome! DH's grandma had the downdraft and he's wanted this type of
system ever since. The plus sides - eliminates a range hood and it
very, very efficient. The downside - pain in the butt to install and
apparently if you have gas burners can cause them to go sidewards. I've
heard they don't do as well if you have a long run to the outside. We
are on an outside wall so that isn't a problem. The blower on this
thing is about a foot across so it moves a lot of air. Another downside
but that is the same with all the higher end stoves is the lack of a
storage drawer underneath the range. I'm really going to miss that in
my already spacially challenged kitchen.