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Installation - preparation
If the instructions provided with your gas hob state that the required
distance between the hob and extractor must be greater than 650mm,
then that is the distance that should be observed; this is a legal
requirement and may lead to your hob being disconnected from the gas
supply and the installation being reported to RIDDOR (The height should
be measured from the top of the burners).
IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY INSTRUCTIONS SUPPLIED WITH THE
GAS HOB, THE MINIMUM
DISTANCE BETWEEN THE HOB
AND EXTRACTOR MUST BE AT
LEAST 650mm.
The width of any hob must not
be greater than the width of the
extractor installed above it.
Fig. 2
Gas: 650mm recommended
Electric: 600/550mm recommended
When the extractor is to be installed above an electric hob, the
minimum distance between the hob and extractor must exceed 600mm
for ceramic and solid plate hobs and 550mm for induction Hobs.
When the extractor is to be installed above a gas hob, the minimum
distance between the hob and extractor must exceed 650mm.
