Robert Miller Posted Tuesday at 08:05 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 08:05 PM I have a 2016 Journey that lives in the garage, and I am finishing the space behind it into a small kitchen area. The under cabinet range hood choice is stalling me. The cabinets are 30 inches wide with a low soffit, so depth and duct routing are tight, and I keep wondering whether a low-profile hood will actually clear the top of the Journey's hood when I pull in. Another concern is makeup air in a closed garage with the door down; passive vents may not be enough when the fan runs on high. I have only read online specs and installation notes, nothing hands-on. If you have put a hood over a garage or shop counter, what did you choose and how did you handle clearance, ducting and airflow? I would rather learn from real setups than guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5rebel9 Posted Tuesday at 09:22 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 09:22 PM SORRY. I can't help with that one....I don't have a garage. Perhaps you could finance me in putting one up, and then I would try doing what you are wanting to do to reciprocate to your request!.....LOL😇 jkeaton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted Wednesday at 11:54 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 11:54 AM As far as clearance goes, I'd start by measuring things.....still trying to picture how you are going to use said kitchen with a car parked under the range hood 🤔 2late4u 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryl Posted Wednesday at 10:30 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 10:30 PM Park outside your kitchen is gonna smell.... jkeaton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Miller Posted Friday at 03:10 AM Author Report Share Posted Friday at 03:10 AM Update after checking a comparison of under cabinet range hoods: Best Under Cabinet Range Hoods of 2026 https://ratethepick.com/category/under-cabinet-range-hoods. It helps narrow the low-profile options, but I'm still unsure whether any will clear the Journey's hood with the soffit so low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Seward Posted Friday at 08:35 AM Report Share Posted Friday at 08:35 AM The low-profile list is a reasonable starting point, but manufacturer clearance figures usually assume a normal wall/ceiling setup, not a soffit squeezed above a Journey's hood. Check the spec sheet's minimum mounting height and depth from the back wall against your actual soffit drop before trusting any comparison. Also confirm the hood's exhaust path doesn't conflict with the garage door tracks. If the soffit truly won't clear, a downdraft or a remote blower mounted outside the footprint may be the more realistic route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted Friday at 11:34 AM Report Share Posted Friday at 11:34 AM I'm so confused by this thread..... Dean H and 2late4u 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryl Posted Friday at 02:08 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 02:08 PM 2 robots talking...... Dean H 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John/Horace Posted Friday at 04:42 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 04:42 PM Yeah...good catch I think. No one talks or writes like that. Topic not really a normal repair for an auto forum. Training runs ?  Robo-johan was more noticeable with his jiberish sentences, a few years ago. I answered him a few times mimicking the style. When he was outed posts immediately stopped, don't think moderator blocked him ?  AI robots are getting harder to spot. The venting isn't for their journey garage ; it's for their overheating data center....mmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Seward Posted Friday at 10:37 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 10:37 PM The detour into whether the original poster is a bot is probably fair given how oddly the venting question fits an auto forum, but it doesn't leave much room for the actual question. A range hood ducted into a garage is a real code and safety problem in Florida — exhaust needs to terminate outside, not into an enclosed space, and Orlando humidity makes that worse. If anyone does have a Journey-specific setup, the duct routing and wall penetration details would matter more than the source of the question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryl Posted Saturday at 01:51 AM Report Share Posted Saturday at 01:51 AM Seriously.....Park outside...WTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John/Horace Posted yesterday at 02:36 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 02:36 AM Florida extreme heat humidity is nasty, I was there for a few days at over 100F years ago. Sun ages out tires and plastic interiors rapidly as well. We have salt issues, they have heat issues.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryl Posted 19 hours ago Report Share Posted 19 hours ago Still don't think I'd park in my kitchen.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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