Range hood articles
From how to clean your range hood to the most common questions, these articles and how-to videos give advice for maintaining and using your range hood to get the best possible results from the appliance. For more DIY advice, check out our range hood repair help section for troubleshooting guidance and step-by-step repair instructions.
Effective articles & videos to help repair your range hoods
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Most common symptoms to help you fix your range hoods
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Main causes: bad light bulb, broken light switch, bad electronic control, user interface control failure, bad light sock...
Main causes: sentry feature trips due to high cooktop temperature, bad temperature sensor, electronic control board fail...
Main causes: electronic control board failure, bad user interface control, light and fan switch failures, wiring failure...
Main causes: bad fan switch, electronic control board failure, faulty user interface control, wiring failure...
Main causes: clogged air filters, air duct problems, fan motor failure, broken fan blade...
Main causes: loose mounting screws, bad fan motor, damaged fan blade, worn fan motor bearings...
Main causes: lack of electrical power, bad electronic control board, faulty user interface, fan and light switch failure...
Most common repair guides to help fix your range hoods
These step-by-step repair guides will help you safely fix what’s broken on your range hood.
How to replace a range hood fan motor
If the fan on the range hood won’t run, it’s likely that the fan motor has failed. Follow the steps in this guide to rep...
How to replace a range hood fan switch
The fan switch activates the fan motor in the range hood. If the fan switch is defective, replace it using the detailed ...
How to replace a range hood electronic control board
The electronic control board activates the fan and lights in the range hood. If the electronic control board is defectiv...