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Fume Hoods are available in about the same time as your lab workstations are. A few days to a week if you find the right supplier (could Looped Logic be the right supplier....note to self, check them out).

If your laboratory design includes multiple fume hood installations, like a chemistry building for a major university or something, figure months not weeks. But for the small lab that just needs a few science tables and a fume hood, you can get them quickly from companies like Looped Logic who stock a few lab hoods for immediate shipment. Used laboratory equipment does not generally include fume hoods. Unless you move directly in to a facility that has used fume hoods, they are generally not available and need a lot of clean up if you find them.

Here's a true story I like to tell about fume hoods. My 3 sons all went to the same high school (Yes, "My 3 Sons" was a TV show in the 1960's but most of you are too young to remember) and in 1996, when the school was built, 16 gorgeous fume hoods were installed in the labs. After 2 years, I went to one of my son's parent teacher conferences and the fume hoods were filled with boxes of supplies and equipment. I asked the teacher if the students ever used the fume hoods and she said "it was against district policy to use anything dangerous enough to use in a fume hood". A lot of tax money was spent on very expensive lab storage. Point is....make sure you need a fume hood before you invest in one.