Jenn Air Island Range Hoods

JennAir Island Range Hoods at Plesser's Appliances

JennAir island hoods, available at Plesser's Appliances, mount from the ceiling above a cooktop in an island, finished on all sides because every side is visible.

Full Overhead Capture
Heat, steam, and grease rise, and an overhead hood catches them where they naturally go — more effective than downdraft on the same surface, particularly with tall stockpots and outer burners. If performance is the priority and the ceiling can carry a hood, this is the configuration to specify.

Island Hood or Downdraft
JennAir offers both answers for an island: an overhead hood for maximum capture, or the downdraft systems the brand invented for an uninterrupted sightline. This is a genuine choice between performance and openness, and worth making deliberately.

Sizing Capacity and Capture Width
Island hoods need more capacity and capture width than a wall hood over the same cooktop, because there is no wall to contain rising air and cross-drafts work against capture. Ask about recommended capacity for your surface.

Blower Placement and Noise
Because an island hood sits in the middle of a living space, blower noise carries further. An in-line or exterior-mounted blower moves noise out of the room and is worth specifying on any high-capacity installation.

Structural, Duct, and Code Planning
Island hoods require ceiling structure for the weight, a duct path through the ceiling, a dedicated circuit, mounting height set to the cooking surface, and on high-capacity installations make-up air under mechanical code. Talk to the team at Plesser's Appliances and your builder while the island is still on paper.