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product_id: 9008281
title: "Imperial 3-1/4\" x 10\" R2 Premium Range Exhaust Hood, White, VT0500"
brand: "imperial"
price: "€ 121.59"
currency: EUR
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# 3-1/4" x 10" precision size Weighted damper prevents backdraft Durable galvanized steel build Imperial 3-1/4" x 10" R2 Premium Range Exhaust Hood, White, VT0500

**Brand:** imperial
**Price:** € 121.59
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🌟 Upgrade your kitchen vent game with the ultimate leak-proof, energy-saving exhaust hood!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Imperial 3-1/4" x 10" R2 Premium Range Exhaust Hood, White, VT0500 by imperial
- **How much does it cost?** € 121.59 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.gr](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/9008281-imperial-3-1-4-x-10-r2-premium-range-exhaust)

## Best For

- imperial enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted imperial brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Energy-Smart Design:** Air-tight construction minimizes heat loss and boosts your home's energy efficiency.
- • **Effortless Installation:** Comes with all necessary screws and a straightforward design to save you time and hassle.
- • **Backdraft Blocker for Clean Air:** Weighted damper technology stops unwanted drafts and keeps your kitchen fresh and odor-free.
- • **Built to Last with Premium Steel:** Constructed from heavy-gauge galvanized steel for unmatched durability and long-term reliability.
- • **Precision Fit for Seamless Venting:** Exact 3-1/4" x 10" dimensions ensure a perfect, airtight installation that maximizes airflow efficiency.

## Overview

The Imperial 3-1/4" x 10" R2 Premium Range Exhaust Hood is a top-tier, energy-efficient venting solution crafted from durable galvanized steel. Featuring a weighted damper to prevent backdrafts and heat loss, it offers a precise fit and easy installation, making it the go-to choice for professionals and homeowners seeking long-lasting, maintenance-free kitchen ventilation.

## Description

Product Description Imperial 3-1/4" x 10" R2 Premium Range Exhaust Hood, White, VT0500 From the Manufacturer Imperial Manufacturing is a family-owned company that was founded in 1979. Viewed as a world class manufacturer of more than 7,000 heating, air conditioning, ventilation and building products for residential and light commercial applications, with manufacturing and warehouse space across North America. Imperial Manufacturing is acknowledged as an innovator in the design and production of indoor air quality equipment for the North American heating, ventilation and air conditioning industry.

Review: Best vent you can buy on desertcart - TL;DR: This is hands down the best exhaust vent you can buy (especially over what’s available in the big box stores). The sheet metal is a thicker gauge than most vents and the weather stripping with weighted vent door makes this very good product. I highly recommend, if installing on vinyl siding, that you take the time to install it behind the siding. It will last for the lifetime of the house, (probably) maintenance free. Install notes (doesn’t include any instructions for the microwave - consult your manufacturer’s instructions): As others have decided to do, I installed this exhaust vent behind my siding. Overall, to complete the project, it added a day’s worth of work and $50 for tools & supplies. Check out the HouseImprovements YouTube channel for any questions on removing siding, cutting siding or installing j-channel. Note that this project doesn’t require window lap drip trim. 1. Materials: Tyvek (housewrap) seal tape, Malco SRT2 siding removal tool, 1 1/2” roofing nails, 1/2” or 5/8” white vinyl J-channel (depending on your siding thickness, 1 1/2” wood or sheet metal screws. 2. Tools: tape measure, hammer, razor blade, keyhole (manual) or reciprocating saw, extra long drill bit, speed square, pencil, aviator/sheet metal snips, 6” and 2’ carpenter’s level. 3. Per your manufacturer’s instructions, mark out the interior dryall per the specifications. Designate the exact center of the rectangle once drawn. 4. Drill a hole through the exact center of interior rectangle with extra long drill bit, taking care to keep the drill level and plumb. 5. Remove exterior vinyl siding with SRT2 tool, as needed (3 rows, total: row with hole, above and below. 6. Cut out the designated interior rectangle drywall, remove excess insulation, and install the microwave with wall vent adapter per manufacture specifications. 7. Measure a rectangle on the exterior housewrap exactly 3.5” x 10.25” (1/4” tolerance above exact measurements), based off the exterior drill hole. 8. Cut the Tyvek/housewrap per the exterior measurement above and cut out the measured rectangle with saw. 9. Measure depth of exterior hole in wall to the base of the microwave wall adapter (not the lip of the adapter, but the edge that touches the back of the he microwave ). 10. Reduce (cut) the exhaust vent shaft to the exact measurement as above with aviator/sheet metal snips. 11. Insert wall vent into exterior hole, carefully guiding the shaft onto the microwave adapter. When set correctly, you’ll feel it lay freely and the back of the trim of the vent will lay flush with the wall. Secure with sheet metal/wood screws. 11a. You can verify the adapter seated itself into the vent shaft by taking a photo with your phone inside the vent, with flash on, as shown in the attached photo. 12. Tape the trim of the vent, covering the screws, with housewrap seal tape, starting with the bottom, then the sides, then the top. Conservatively overlap all edges with each previous piece of tape (as shown in the attached photo). 13. Cut and attach J-channel to all sides of the vent trim, covering the trim completely (including screws). 14. Tape the top j-channel piece, covering the screws. Build up additional tape layers by two, for a total of three taped rows. 14. Trim siding as needed and reinstall. 15. Turn on microwave exhaust fan to verify functionality. Overall experience: Honestly, do yourself a favor and don’t cheap out. There’s a reason you’re looking for this vent - you recognize the problem with cheap, readily available materials at the big box stores. Take the time to do it right and you’ll have a great, leak-free experience with this wall vent for the lifetime of the house (or at least the microwave). Hopefully you’ll even have your wife say “Wow, that looks like it was always there!”. I will update this review after I have a chance to test its functionality and durability
Review: Top of the line vent hood exhaust cap - I bought this to install with my new Chef PS18 range hood. The existing hole in the wall from the old vent hood for this cap was already the same size so removing the old one and installing this one wasn't too difficult. This exhaust cap is a premium product, there is nothing cheap about. The metal is thick and the length of the square duct part of it that goes inside the wall is 10 or 12 inches, long enough to go through the thickest wall. I have regular 2 x 4 walls so I had to cut it down to the right length with a hack saw. The painted surface on the head has a good layer of paint on it and isn't easily scratched, it's was probably primed before being painted. The damper inside is also well balanced and opens easy with a little draft, and closes snug when there is no air flow. Since my new range hood also had an exhaust damper on it I decided to remove one of them so the exhaust fans didn't have to force two dampers open. I removed the one from the range hood and left this one for three reasons, one I wanted the damper as close to the outdoor exit as possible to keep critters out, two - if this damper ever gets stuck, I can easily work on it by reaching up the exit opening outside, where if the damper on the range hood got stuck it might be quite an ordeal to get to. Three - this damper was the better made and most likely to remain trouble free of the two. Some things that I would suggest to anyone installing one of these vent exhaust caps is to use the damper in this cap, and remove any other damper in the path such as one that may come installed in the range hood. I would also put a good layer of long lasting caulk or silicone around the inside of the the galvanized rectangle end of this cap where they join and this one slides over the rectangle piece on the back of the range hood. This will seal the two rectangle exhaust pieces together and prevent any accumulation of grease, smoke or other smell from accumulating in the wall.

## Features

- For range hood venting
- Energy efficient air-tight contruction
- Weighted damper prevents back-draft and heat loss
- Durable galvanized steel contruction
- Easy to install

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B002FB65JW |
| Batteries Included? | No |
| Batteries Required? | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,019 in Appliances ( See Top 100 in Appliances ) #184 in Range Hoods |
| Color | White |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (663) |
| Date First Available | July 13, 2009 |
| Finish | Painted |
| Included Components | Screws, Backdraft Damper |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Package Quantity | 1 |
| Item Weight | 3.36 pounds |
| Item model number | VT0500 |
| Manufacturer | Imperial Manufacturing |
| Material | galvanized steel |
| Part Number | VT0500 |
| Product Dimensions | 5 x 3 x 3 inches |
| Size | 3-1/4"x10" |
| Sound Level | 64 Decibels |
| Special Features | Energy Efficient |
| Style | Old Version |

## Images

![Imperial 3-1/4" x 10" R2 Premium Range Exhaust Hood, White, VT0500 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51ornaVhatL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Do they make a bird screen for it i see there are holes for screws ?**
A: Yes they do, as long as you're willing to go to Canada to buy it. Seriously! They're not allowed to sell these vents  in the U.S. with a provided screen, but they are allowed to do so in Canada. At least, that's what I was told when I drove to their U.S. factory in order to buy this particular vent (with its accompanying screen) directly from them. So, I went with a different design that does provide a snap-on bird screen. The vent that I chose instead of this particular one uses 4 plastic louvers for the seal, and has an optional  5 inch by 6 inch snap-over covering, (with 1/2 inch square openings comprising the grid) which makes up the front of this snap-over addition. If you need to modify this covering with an insect screen added to the existing 1/2 " square facing vinyl grid, I suppose that you could fasten an insect screen to the front of the plastic grill with "epoxy- made-for-plastic', available from any hardware store. Just remember, this is NOT UP TO CODE anywhere in the U.S. if it is to be used for a dryer exhaust. If it is, it'll clog almost instantly with lint, creating a huge fire hazard, so act accordingly. You can find these vinyl louvered vents with optional accessory grates on Amazon, and in many colors. Good luck.

**Q: does cold air get in in the winter if you live near the Canada border in the northeast?**
A: If properly installed that shouldn’t be a problem, the flap closes by gravity when no air is being vented out.  All bets are off if you live far away from the border though, eh...

**Q: How long does this extend into wall? 5"?**
A: 9-5/8"

**Q: Does anyone know how to create bug screen for this?**
A: Yes, I made one pretty easy. Get a piece of bugscreen big enough for a quarter inch border around the opening. Mark the size of the opening and bend in the 1/4" tabs of the bug screen 90 degrees. Slip the bug screen in the opening and slide the tabs you made behind the tabs of the opening of the vent from the inside. You can pinch the folds of the vent tightly over the bug screen for a zero silicone/fastener install. I did this in 30 mins on my living room floor with some pliers/bugscreen/sheet metal benders and it looks like it came with it on.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best vent you can buy on Amazon
*by T***S on May 28, 2019*

TL;DR: This is hands down the best exhaust vent you can buy (especially over what’s available in the big box stores). The sheet metal is a thicker gauge than most vents and the weather stripping with weighted vent door makes this very good product. I highly recommend, if installing on vinyl siding, that you take the time to install it behind the siding. It will last for the lifetime of the house, (probably) maintenance free. Install notes (doesn’t include any instructions for the microwave - consult your manufacturer’s instructions): As others have decided to do, I installed this exhaust vent behind my siding. Overall, to complete the project, it added a day’s worth of work and $50 for tools & supplies. Check out the HouseImprovements YouTube channel for any questions on removing siding, cutting siding or installing j-channel. Note that this project doesn’t require window lap drip trim. 1. Materials: Tyvek (housewrap) seal tape, Malco SRT2 siding removal tool, 1 1/2” roofing nails, 1/2” or 5/8” white vinyl J-channel (depending on your siding thickness, 1 1/2” wood or sheet metal screws. 2. Tools: tape measure, hammer, razor blade, keyhole (manual) or reciprocating saw, extra long drill bit, speed square, pencil, aviator/sheet metal snips, 6” and 2’ carpenter’s level. 3. Per your manufacturer’s instructions, mark out the interior dryall per the specifications. Designate the exact center of the rectangle once drawn. 4. Drill a hole through the exact center of interior rectangle with extra long drill bit, taking care to keep the drill level and plumb. 5. Remove exterior vinyl siding with SRT2 tool, as needed (3 rows, total: row with hole, above and below. 6. Cut out the designated interior rectangle drywall, remove excess insulation, and install the microwave with wall vent adapter per manufacture specifications. 7. Measure a rectangle on the exterior housewrap exactly 3.5” x 10.25” (1/4” tolerance above exact measurements), based off the exterior drill hole. 8. Cut the Tyvek/housewrap per the exterior measurement above and cut out the measured rectangle with saw. 9. Measure depth of exterior hole in wall to the base of the microwave wall adapter (not the lip of the adapter, but the edge that touches the back of the he microwave ). 10. Reduce (cut) the exhaust vent shaft to the exact measurement as above with aviator/sheet metal snips. 11. Insert wall vent into exterior hole, carefully guiding the shaft onto the microwave adapter. When set correctly, you’ll feel it lay freely and the back of the trim of the vent will lay flush with the wall. Secure with sheet metal/wood screws. 11a. You can verify the adapter seated itself into the vent shaft by taking a photo with your phone inside the vent, with flash on, as shown in the attached photo. 12. Tape the trim of the vent, covering the screws, with housewrap seal tape, starting with the bottom, then the sides, then the top. Conservatively overlap all edges with each previous piece of tape (as shown in the attached photo). 13. Cut and attach J-channel to all sides of the vent trim, covering the trim completely (including screws). 14. Tape the top j-channel piece, covering the screws. Build up additional tape layers by two, for a total of three taped rows. 14. Trim siding as needed and reinstall. 15. Turn on microwave exhaust fan to verify functionality. Overall experience: Honestly, do yourself a favor and don’t cheap out. There’s a reason you’re looking for this vent - you recognize the problem with cheap, readily available materials at the big box stores. Take the time to do it right and you’ll have a great, leak-free experience with this wall vent for the lifetime of the house (or at least the microwave). Hopefully you’ll even have your wife say “Wow, that looks like it was always there!”. I will update this review after I have a chance to test its functionality and durability

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Top of the line vent hood exhaust cap
*by M***E on July 8, 2019*

I bought this to install with my new Chef PS18 range hood. The existing hole in the wall from the old vent hood for this cap was already the same size so removing the old one and installing this one wasn't too difficult. This exhaust cap is a premium product, there is nothing cheap about. The metal is thick and the length of the square duct part of it that goes inside the wall is 10 or 12 inches, long enough to go through the thickest wall. I have regular 2 x 4 walls so I had to cut it down to the right length with a hack saw. The painted surface on the head has a good layer of paint on it and isn't easily scratched, it's was probably primed before being painted. The damper inside is also well balanced and opens easy with a little draft, and closes snug when there is no air flow. Since my new range hood also had an exhaust damper on it I decided to remove one of them so the exhaust fans didn't have to force two dampers open. I removed the one from the range hood and left this one for three reasons, one I wanted the damper as close to the outdoor exit as possible to keep critters out, two - if this damper ever gets stuck, I can easily work on it by reaching up the exit opening outside, where if the damper on the range hood got stuck it might be quite an ordeal to get to. Three - this damper was the better made and most likely to remain trouble free of the two. Some things that I would suggest to anyone installing one of these vent exhaust caps is to use the damper in this cap, and remove any other damper in the path such as one that may come installed in the range hood. I would also put a good layer of long lasting caulk or silicone around the inside of the the galvanized rectangle end of this cap where they join and this one slides over the rectangle piece on the back of the range hood. This will seal the two rectangle exhaust pieces together and prevent any accumulation of grease, smoke or other smell from accumulating in the wall.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect venting!!
*by B***R on November 7, 2025*

This item was easy to install, and it worked perfectly. The quality was excellent and would definitely would recommend this item!

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