Jenn Air Downdraft Range Hoods

JennAir Downdraft Range Hoods at Plesser's Appliances

JennAir downdraft ventilation, available at Plesser's Appliances, comes from the brand that invented it. Downdraft rises from behind or within the cooking surface and pulls air downward and out, keeping the space above an island completely clear.

JennAir's Defining Technology
JennAir introduced downdraft cooking to the American kitchen, and decades of refinement show in how the systems are engineered and integrated. If you are planning an island cooktop and want nothing hanging overhead, this is the brand with the deepest experience in the category.

Retractable and Integrated Designs
Retractable downdraft rises behind the cooktop only while cooking and disappears flush when not in use. Integrated downdraft is built directly into select JennAir cooktops, capturing at the surface between burners or zones. Confirm which approach your layout calls for.

Understand the Performance Trade-Off
Heat, steam, and grease rise, and overhead capture works with that physics rather than against it. Downdraft pulls air sideways and down, and effectiveness drops with tall stockpots and on far burners. If an overhead hood is possible and performance is the priority, specify one.

Blower Placement and Duct Routing
Downdraft ducts beneath the floor or through the cabinet base, and that run's diameter, length, and elbow count determine how much capacity is delivered. Remote blowers reduce noise. Confirm what is included and plan the duct path before the island is framed.

Installation and Code Planning
Downdraft requires cabinet space below the cooking surface, a duct path out of the island, a dedicated circuit, and on high-capacity installations a make-up air system under mechanical code. Talk to the team at Plesser's Appliances alongside your builder while the island is still in design.