FAMCO Hooded Wall Vent Cover Vent Deflector

I put this in as a replacement for the vent cover that my contractor installed for a vent hood. We were getting a lot of backdraft.The spring loaded louvre works perfectly. Opens with minimal effort of my hood but does not get sucked open with high winds outside.Problem solved!

Very sturdy. Great quality.

Solid vent, working good so far. Came with some slight damage from which appeared to be from packing rather than shipping

Comes with a spring and weather strip to avoid noisy closing. Very well made item!

This was the last piece of my " puzzle " to install a vintage bathroom vent fan in my 1950's bathroom. I liked the combination of outdoor pest/bird protection and built in flapper . This vent has some heft to it and is perfectly square . The construction and materials used is very high quality . I seldom write reviews this product deserves 5 stars . Once received I realized the approximately 2 week delivery time was well worth it . Something tells me these are hand made . Although it is true that this arrived sans any instructions , it is pretty straight forward ,. Depending on what you will connect to it you might need to do some crimping .Trust me when I say there is no comparison between this vent and the made in china vents available at your local big box store . I would recommend this product .

I wanted to love this vent but I couldn't. Too bad because this is a beautiful vent and is made of good gauge metal (not too thin where it is flimsy but not too thick where it will make the vent heavy).My recommendation is to do a through inspection. I didn't and waited too long as and as a result missed the return period.Here is my problem with this vent.1. The flap is not centered and as a result it get stuck on the side. I had to snip off the corner to enable the flap to close all the way.2. The flap is slightly bent in the bottom. Not sure if I can replace the flap or not.In summary, I recommend this unit but make sure you thoroughly inspect the vent.

Overall, a good bit of metalwork. I wish it had the option of a corrugated flange on the end of the pipe - maybe they can add an expansion flange or reduction flange to add to their pipe? My range hood required ductwork to go on in a certain direction, and I ended up with a straight edge pipe meeting strait edge pipe somewhere in the middle. Not the worst case, I worked around it by snipping little cuts into one duct to get it to go into the other, then a lot of aluminum tape around the joint. Works just fine, but would be easier if there were the corrugated flange option, or extra piece available to order.I used this duct to vent a new range hood in an old brick building. Went thru 5 layers of brick with a hammer drill and 5" core bit, which ended up being about 6 feet long overall and 80 lbs. While sitting atop a 10' ladder. Not easy. But got 'er done. Good thing I'm a pretty awesome dude.

Easily installed and works great.