Range Hood Fan?

[ken0042]

I have a question that may sound silly, do you Americans have a different name for the fan that goes above your stove to suck the smoke and steam out of the kitchen?

I was at the RV show this weekend and saw a few trailers with this, and figured it would be a nice little mod. However I cannot find them on any RV parts sites, so I am wondering if there is some other term I should be using?

Yes, I know I could use a household one- but with all the dry camping I do I would like it to run on 12 volt.

Other terms I have tried searching for are exhaust fan, stove fan, range fan, and every combination of those words.

[Smitty75]

Try searching for rv range hood. Should pop up some links to 12v setups.

[Wiscampsin]

Just Google 'RV range hood'. I just did and got a bunch of links.

[frankm]

Try this, Ventline Vent Hoods for RV - Range Hood - PPL Motor Homes

[SimchaSabre]

Here is one available from PPL. Amazon.com has one as well.

btw...I'm not sure about the bilingual nature (American English vs. Canadian English) of the U.S. RV industry…but I was showing our camper to a colleague from Fort Saskatchewan, AB one time and he commented on how nice and roomy our “wash room” was.

[ken0042]

Thanks guys. Still not many results (and few that ship to Canada), but it looks like "range hood" was the phrase I needed.

SimchaSabre- funny you should mention the differences. Last year I was in the Philippines and my wife had to take care of some banking. Her brother and I were sitting on a hard wooden bench and he said to me "I am just going to go to the comfort room."

I thought that sounded like a great idea- until I found out that was the term they used for the rest room (or wash room.)

Then of course my favourite phrase to confuse Americans- "Pass me a serviette; I just spilled some poutine on the chesterfield."

(American translation in white font below)

Pass me a paper napkin, I just spilled some fries, gravy, and cheese on the sofa.