KitchenAid KHLU162M Range Hood Repair
The KHLU162M, also sold as the KHLU162MSS, is a range hood that is no longer sold new. Hoods of this age have spent years above a cooking surface, so grease has had plenty of time to reach every part of them.
The first thing we check is the blower. A motor that hums, scrapes or turns slowly is usually dry at the bearing or loaded with grease on the wheel. Next come the filters, because a clogged filter strangles airflow and makes a healthy blower seem weak. Then we test the speed switch, since a worn switch can leave one setting dead, and finish with the light socket.
A written price comes before we order a part, and our work carries a 30-day workmanship warranty.
Grease on the blower wheel throws it off balance and cuts airflow. We clean the wheel, check the motor bearing and replace the blower if the shaft wobbles.
Whenever grease shows on them, which for regular cooking is about once a month. Soak them in hot soapy water, dry them, and reinstall. Clogged filters cut airflow and strain the motor.
Not necessarily. A worn speed switch can leave a single setting dead while the motor runs on the others. We test the switch before touching the motor.
Book in about a minute, or call the desk. Same-day windows inside the Loop on most days, next-day across the rest of Houston.
