Stove Hood Vent...necessary?

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Re: Stove Hood Vent...necessary?

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HoosierB wrote: September 10th, 2018, 10:55 amThe hardest part was locating the last of the "Dusk" Corian (discontinued) to fabricate the matching countertop ...
I have always thought I'd use Formica to re-do my passenger side counters (after noting how heavy just the tiny Corian strips surrounding the range were -- don't even ask about the sink counter (!), but it would still be nice to know what color mine is in case I change my mind. I looked up Dusk and I see that's granite-y. Mine is basically just plain white, but heaven knows what sort of evocative name it actually has (and how many "whites" there are....). Anyone know?
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I took a "chunk" of mine to a local solid surface fabricator (shop that makes countertops). That's how I found out the name and the fact it was discontinued with nothing even coming close being available. I then joined a site which is for builders who sell off remnants of solid surface materials on-line. One supplier in Connecticut had enough random pieces of Dusk, so I purchased all he had for my new top. And a bit extra for a possible new bath sink top...
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I took mine out and relocated the tank monitor into a handmade case. The light and fan switches are operational but repurposed.
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Nice! Are all those stickers from resorts you drove the Chinook to?
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Blue~Go wrote: September 10th, 2018, 12:16 pm The hood I was referring to is the Dometic CK-150. Looks like so:

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They also make one with a bit more of a "hood" on the interior. Nice rounded sleek stainless. I could see cases where a hood would be good to have (vs. the sleeker flush grille this one has).
Blue...finally located a "caravan accessories supplier" from the UK on eBay. They can offer the Dometic CK150 hood vent for $415 (shipped)...!!!! :shock:
I agree that the CK150 is the slickest out of the lot....but, 400 bucks is a bit much for gizmo I may or may not need, IMHO. For now, this mod is on "the back burner".... ;)
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Well see, now the Ocean Air looks completely reasonable at $88 The way to make relatively expensive marine parts look more economical is to look at even more expensive ones :D

(They really should sell that Dometic stateside - I tried to get an Australian dealer to ship me one because the exchange rate was more favorable, but wasn't successful.)
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eporter123 wrote: September 12th, 2018, 2:58 pm Nice! Are all those stickers from resorts you drove the Chinook to?
Yup! Deal is the Chinook has to be present and you have to ski at least one run.
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Awesome!
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