
I've been roasting in my basement for quite a while now- I had rigged up a 4" dryer duct and vent to direct most of the smoke and fumes from my iRoast2 out a nearby window. Here is the original set up before the Behmor came:
Once the Behmor arrived I knew I needed to find a different ventilation solution since the smoke doesn't just come out of one convenient opening like with the IR2.
The range hood in my kitchen is the kind that just shoots the air back into the room, so roasting under it was out of the question. I decided to swing into the Sears Outlet near my house to see if I could find a good deal on a range hood for the basement.
I was able to score a 36" hood with a 200 CFM rating that had all of its parts intact for $38. It is in rough shape cosmetically, but since it's in the basement I could care less. I found a 3.25 X 10" to 4" reducer and did a little creative engineering to hook the hood up to my existing dryer duct.
Here's a close up showing the reason it was for sale at the scratch & dent outlet:
The results are great. With the quietness of the Behmor along with the excellent ventilation, I can now roast a batch of coffee without anyone in the house even noticing.

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