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I find this very shocking NY allows that. I'm in CA and I've never seen a gas stove that didn't have a fume hood. In fact a lot of electric stoves here have f

• mumblemumble 3y ago
  I've lived in several places in the US, and every residential range hood I've seen vents back into the living space. I would believe it's different in CA, though. CA's public health regulations are famously stricter than elsewhere in the country.
• azemetre 3y ago
  That's odd, I mean my apartment has a "vent hood" but it just feeds into a sponge into a wall with no ventilation leading outside. These are the types of hoods I've only seen in my life, only in professional kitchens have I seen true ventilation and even then some kitchens are moving to induction sense it's a much safer work environment and speeds up cooking but even then you still need ventilation.
  • keneda7 3y ago
    I went ahead and looked it up. It seems like it is required in CA. It also seems NY is similar but also allows ductless. I didn't read up on it that much though. https://www.prolinerangehoods.com/blog/is-a-range-hood-required-by-code/#:~:text=Is%20a%20range%20hood%20required%20by%20code%20in%20California%3F,1000%20square%20feet%20or%20larger https://www.prolinerangehoods.com/blog/is-a-range-hood-requi....