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5.
Installation Clearances
Before installing, check for the following:
Install in accordance with relevant building and mechanical codes, as well as any local, state
or national regulations.
Item
Distance from combustibles
• Maintain the following clearance from
both combustible and non-combustible
materials.
• If the unit will be installed in the vicinity of
a permanent kitchen range or stove that
has the possibility of generating steam
that contains fats or oils, use a dividing
plate or other measure to ensure that
the unit is not exposed to air containing
such impurities.
* The dividing plate should be incombust-
ible and the width must exceed that of the
device.
• Maintain the following clearances to any
opening in any building:
4' below, 1' above and 4' horizontally
from any door, window or gravity air
inlet. 3' above any forced air inlet within
10'.
3' below an overhang.
Check
Illustration
Caution
Range
Exhaust hood
Dividing plate
12" Indoor
36" Outdoor
24" Outdoor
4" Indoor
2" Indoor
24" Outdoor
• If possible, leave 8" or more on either
side of the unit to facilitate inspection.
• If possible, leave 24" or more in front of
the unit to facilitate maintenance
and service if necessary.
Securing of space for
repair/inspection
(unit: inch)
24" or
more
8" or
more
8" or
more
Min: 3"
Min: 3"
Outdoor Clearances to Opening
into Any Building
3'
1'
4'
4'