QUOTE(idoblu @ Aug 1 2015, 01:24 PM)
I think yours is a cabinet recirculating type hood. I used to have one of these hood before. It doesnt have any outlet wan so yes you would need to buy a new one if you want a ducted hood
Usually the cover (the black lines you drew) maximum height is about 900mm to 1000mm. The hood is installed about 650 to 750mm from your counter top. That means from your counter top to your ceiling must not be more than 900+750=1650mm (approximately lah)
As I can see from your picture, the stove to hood is like 6,5 ft - Thats too high up and your hood is practically useless to suck anything. Your stove top is way too low lah unless you are a midget

your stove to ceiling is already 3800mm
everything is wrong with your kitchen cabinet. How can it be sitting on the floor like that? It should be sitting on legs with a plinth to cover up. My goodness who made your cabinets for you?

sigh... all these were the ex owner design lar..u r right bro, the stove to hood is too high and it seems unable to suck thing effectively... for the kitchen cabinet that sitting on the floor , ex owner explained to me it's easier to wash and clean the floor... buy maybe he forgot that i have to take out all stuff inside if I want to wash the floor... kind of joker..
Yup was thinking to make legs for the kitchen cabinet to cover up but looks like end up I may need to destroy everything and rebuild my kitchen cabinet.... so now just retain as what the orginally was.. just need to make sure I just mop the kitchen floor without pouring water to clean it...if I need to do so, then I hv to remove stuff inside my the cabinet...
This post has been edited by wilson26: Aug 1 2015, 01:47 PM