Instructions for the installer
2.5 Clearance above and around domestic cookers
Extract from AS5601
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 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.
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
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