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We were told the MVHR (Venti Fluxo) was to be by the log burner on the opposite side of the room just to recirculate air and if it needs to draw from the room, also a generally good feature to recirculate what will be a well used room. This was on the basis of the log burner being under 5kw without air supply, but since meeting with a HETAS supplier and fitter for the burner, they said they would fit it with its own air supply due to the room having an extractor of some sort (hob) anyway, not sure if this then makes the venti fluxo redundant and unnecessary? The concern with a recirculating was it just isnt as efficient removing grease/moisture as a recirculating.

We are currently renovating our ground floor and adding an extension on. We currently have a thick concrete sub floor in the existing house as was built in the 80's, with no insulation, that we are taking down to then build back up, adding celotex 90mm and 65mm screed with UFH too which will match the new extension that the room will be part of. We have been advised its best to duct the hob fumes/moisture out of the house, rather than recirculating, due to also having a wood log burner in the room and a MVHR, but have seen a lot of reading around the best way to do it. My two main questions are (but will take any extra advice!)l 1. What happens to the moisture that condenses and can 'pool' in the duct if we're going vertically down through the island, through the floor under the island (beneath screed and insulation), underneath the floor to the external wall (approx 3 metres from duct entry) and vertically back up and out of the external wall? 2. Does the duct run under block wall and up through the cavity (then out the brick wall below DPC) or behind what will be tall kitchen cabinets?