Instructions for the Installer
10
5.1
Clearances 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
.
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 hob 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.
3.
Additional requirements for Freestanding and Elevated Cooking
Appliaces – (Measurements
D
&
E
)
Where
D
, the distance from the periphery of the nearest burner to a
horizontal combustible surface is less than
200 mm
, then
E
shall be
10 mm
or more, or the horizontal surface shall be above the trivet. See insets above.
