Installation
The minimum safety distance be-
tween the top of the cooker/hob
and the bottom of the cooker hood
should be at least:
– 450 mm above electric hobs and
cookers,
– 650 mm above gas hobs and cookers,
– 650 mm above an open grill
from our range
For non-Miele cooking appliances,
maintain the safety distance as recom-
mended by the manufacturer in their In-
stallation and Operating instructions.
If more than one appliance is fitted be-
neath the cooker hood, and they have
different minimum safety distances to
the cooker hood, select the greater dis-
tance.
Safety regulations prohibit the fit-
ting of a cooker hood over solid
fuel stoves.
All ducting, pipework and fittings
must be of non-flammable material.
These can be obtained from the Miele
Spare Parts department or from build-
ers’ merchants.
The appliance must not be con-
nected to a chimney or vent flue
which is in use. Neither should it be
connected to ducting which ventilates
rooms with fireplaces.
If exhaust air is to be extracted into
a chimney or ventilation duct no
longer used for other purposes, seek
professional advice.
Using at the same time as other heat-
ing appliances that depend on the air
from the room
Warning - danger of toxic fumes
Great care should be taken when
using the cooker hood at the same
time and in the same room or area of
the house as another heating appliance
which depends on the air in the room.
Such appliances include gas, oil, wood
or coal-fired boilers and heaters, con-
tinuous flow or other water heaters, gas
hobs, cookers or ovens which draw air
in from the room and duct exhaust
gases out through a chimney or extrac-
tion ducting. When used in extraction
mode, the appliance draws air in from
the room in which it is installed and
from neighbouring rooms. If there is in-
sufficient air an underpressure will oc-
cur. The heating appliance may be
starved of oxygen, impairing combus-
tion.
Harmful gases such as carbon mon-
oxide could be drawn out of the
chimney or extraction ducting back
into the room with potentially fatal
consequences.
Warning and Safety instructions
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