Installation
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5 Installation
5.1 Clearances above and around domestic appliances
This appliance must be installed by an
authorised person in accordance with this
instruction manual, AS/NZS 5601.1 –
Gas installations (installation and pipe
sizing), local gas fitting regulations, local
electrical regulations, Building Code of
Australia and any other government
authority.
Requirements
1.
Overhead 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 cooktop 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 cooktop
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.
2.
Side 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 cooktop 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.
