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Ventilation requirements
✓
The appliance should be installed into a room or space with an air supply in accor-
dance with BS 5440-2: 2000.
✓
For rooms with a volume of less than 5 m
3
- permanent ventilation of 100 cm
2
free
area will be required.
✓
For rooms with a volume of between 5 m
3
and 10 m
3
a permanent ventilation of
50 cm
2
free area will be required unless the room has a door which opens directly to
the outside air in which case no permanent ventilation is required.
✓
For rooms with a volume greater than 10 m
3
- no permanent ventilation is required.
NB. Regardless of room size, all rooms containing the appliance must
have direct access to the outside air via an openable window or
equivalent.
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Where there are other fuel burning appliances in the same room, BS 5440-2: 2000
should be consulted to determine the correct amount of free area ventilation require-
ments.
✓
The above requirements allow also for use of a gas oven and grill but if there are
other gas burning appliances in the same room, consult a qualified engineer.
