Instructions for the Installer
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2.3 Room ventilation
Caution – This cooker may only be installed and operated in rooms permanently ventilated
in accordance with current regulations. For proper operation of a gas appliance it is
essential for the air necessary for combustion of the gas to be able to flow naturally into the
room. Air must flow directly into the room through openings in its outside walls. This (these)
opening (s) must have a free passage cross-section of at least 100 cm2, or 200 cm2for
appliances not equipped with gas safety device. These openings must be constructed so
that they cannot be obstructed indoors or outdoors, and should preferably be close to the
floor on the side opposite to the combustion gas discharge point. If it is not possible to
make the openings in the room where the cooker is installed, the necessary air may be
taken from an adjoining room, proveded it is not a bedroom or a room with fire risk.
2.4 Clearance above and around domestic cookers
Extract from AS5601
REQUIREMENTS
1Overhead clearances – (Measurement A)
Range hoods and exhaust fans shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s
instructions. However, in no case shall the clearance between the highest part of the hob of the
cooking appliance and a range hood be less than 600 mm or, for an overhead exhaust fan, 750
mm.
Any other downward facing combustible surface less than 600 mm above the highest part of the
hob shall be protected for the full width and depth of the cooking surface area in accordance with
Clause 5.12.1.2. However, in no case shall this clearance to any surface be less than 450 mm.
2Side clearances – (Measurements B& C)
Where B, measured from the periphery of the nearest burner to any vertical combustible surface, is
less than 200 mm, the surface shall be protected in accordance with Clause 5.12.1.2 to a height C
of not less than 150 mm above the hob for the full dimension (width or depth) of the cooking surface
area. Where the cooking appliance is fitted with a ‘splashback’, protection of the rear wall is not
required.
3Additional requirements for Freestanding and Elevated Cooking Appliaces – (Measurements D& E)
Where D, the distance from the periphery of the nearest burner to a horizontal combustible surface
is less than 200 mm, then Eshall be 10 mm or more, or the horizontal surface shall be above the
trivet. See insets above.
