YCJSF Series
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C
OMBUSTIBLE
S
URFACES
Clearances to combustible surfaces must be in accordance with AS 5601/AG 601-
Gas Installations
,
clause 5.12.4.5.
Install on a flat/level, solid, fire resistance floor. Where the floor is not fire resistant, a fire-resistant material shall be
put under the appliance which shall have a fire resistance rating at least equal to that of 10mm millboard. The
material shall extend at least 50mm beyond the edge of the appliance.
Leave a clearance of at least 200mm between the appliance and any combustible surface.
Please refer to table 6.9 and 6.10 in AS 5601.1. clause 6.10.2.2 and 6.10.2.3. Table 6.10 (2013 version) is given
below. (Please refer to the latest version when released)
MINIMUM CLEARANCE AROUND COOKING SURFACE AREA
The clearance to combustible surfaces from commercial catering equipment shall be as specified in the appliance
manufacturer’s instructions and shall not be less than the clearance
specified in the table below.
Cooking surface area
Minimum clearance in mm
A
Above the cooking surface of a gas appliance not covered
in table 6.9
600
B
Subject to C from a cooking surface area having an open
flame cooking appliance and no means of preventing
cooking vessels from overhanging the edge of the gas
appliance
250
C
From the side of a cooking appliance where the
combustible surface is at least 100mm below a cooking
surface area
50
D
From a gas appliance flue way or rear of the gas appliance
with a splashback
50
E
From the rear or side of a gas appliance which is not an
open flame gas cooking appliance
50
Notes:
1.
The cooking surface area is defined as being that part of the gas appliance where cooking normally takes
place and does not include those parts of the gas appliance containing control knobs.
2.
These clearances do not apply where an adjacent surface is of a non-combustible material or is combustible
but protected with a fire-resistant material. The fire-resistant material may be covered by ceramic tiles or
stainless steel to meet appropriate requirements relating to health protection.
3.
Care should be taken where a combustible surface is covered by a non-combustible material for example,
covering a combustible surface with stainless steel will not prevent heat transfer, and in some circumstances
hazardous situation could arise.
