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.
