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Important Safety Requirements
This appliance must be installed in accordance with
the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations
(current addition) and the I.E.E. Wiring Regulations.
Detailed recommendations are contained in the
following British Standard Codes of Practice - B.S.
6172, B.S. 5440: Part 2 and B.S. 6891: Current
Editions.
Provision for Ventilation
The room containing the cooker should have an air
supply in accordance with B.S. 5440: Part 2: Current
Editions.
The following requirements for ventilation must be
met.
The cooker should not be installed in a bed sitting
room with a volume of less than 20m
3
, if it is
installed in a room of volume less 5m
3
an air vent of
effective area of 110cm
2
is required; if it is installed
in a room of volume between 5m
3
and 10m
3
, an air
vent of effective area 50cm
2
is required, while if the
volume exceeds 11m
3
no air vent is required.
However, if the room has a door which opens
directly to the outside, no air vent is required even
when the volume is between 5m
3
and 11m
3
.
If there are other fuel burning appliances in the same
room, B.S. 5440: Part. 2: Current Editions should be
consulted to determine the requisite air vent
requirements.
Location
The cooker may be located in a kitchen, a kitchen/
diner or bedsitting room but not in a bathroom or
shower room.
For information regarding the fitting of flexible
supply pipes, the highest temperature at the rear of
this cooker which may come into contact with the
supply pipe is 70
°
C above ambient.
When the appliance has been installed there must be
enough space for the glass hotplate lid to open fully.
Positioning the Cooker
Caution:
Some soft or badly fitted floor coverings can be
damaged when the cooker is moved across their
surface for cleaning. It is advisable to ensure that the
floor covering in the area below the cooker is either
securely fixed so as not to ruck up when the cooker is
moved or, if preferred, removed.
