Instructions for the Installer
11
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.
