Instructions for the Installer
8
3.1
Clearance above and around domestic appliances
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
.
