CABINET INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
6.4
Required Clearances
Gas Cooktops
(Required Clearances Around Domestic Cooking Appliances – Extract from AG601)
All cooktops, rangehoods and/or exhaust fans shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s
instructions. However, in no case shall the clearance between the top of the highest burner on the cooktop
to the lowest extruding part of the rangehood (A) be less than 600 mm. Minimum clearance for an exhaust
fan is 750mm. (Clause 5.12.1.5)
Any other combustible materials less than 600 mm above the top of the highest burner shall be protected
for the full width and depth of the cooking surface in accordance with Clause 5.12.1.2. However, in no case
shall this clearance be less that 450 mm.
If (B) is less than 200 mm (275 mm for Wok burners), any surrounding
vertical combustible material shall be protected in accordance with
Clause 5.12.1.2 to a height (C) of not less than 150 mm above the burners
for the full dimension (length or width) of the cooktop.
Protection of the rear wall is required if the appliance is fitted without a
splashback.
If (D), the distance to a horizontal combustible material from the periphery
of the nearest burner is less than 200 mm then (E) shall not be less than
10 mm (Clause 5.12.1.5). The dimension (E) is measured from the hob
down to the horizontal surface.
Electric Cooktops (CB35 Model)
The minimum clearance to combustible materials overhead is 500mm (18
″
).
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REQUIRED CLEARANCES
