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INSTALLATION
Check the ap pli ance is electrically safe and gas sound when you have fi nished.
Positioning the Cooker
Clearances
(see AS 5601/AG 601)
1 Overhead - Measurement A
The minimum height of any surface above the cooker
is 650mm above the hotplate
Range hoods and exhaust fans shall be installed in
accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
However, in no case shall the clearance between the
highest part of the hob of the cooking appliance and a
range hood be less than 650 mm or, for an overhead
exhaust fan, 750 mm.
2 Side clearances - Measurements B & C
Where B, measured from the periphery of the nearest
burner to any vertical combustible surface, or vertical
combustible surface covered with toughened glass or
sheet metal, is less than 200 mm, the surface shall be
protected to ensure that the combustible surface does
not exceed 65ºC above ambient*. Even with the surface
protected the dimension B should not be less than
135mm above hotplate level.
*The fi xing of 5mm thick ceramic tiles to the surface
or attaching fi re resistant material to the surface and
covering with sheet metal with a minimum thickness of
0.4mm to a height C of not less than 150 mm above the
hotplate should satisfy this requirement.
3 Side clearances - Measurement E
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Where D, the distance from the periphery of the
nearest burner to a horizontal combustible surface is
less than 200 mm, then E shall be 10 mm or more, or
the horizontal surface shall be above the trivet. See
insets above.
For safety reasons curtains must not be fi tted
immediately behind the cooker.
We recommend a gap of 1110mm between units to
allow for moving the cooker. If a fl ush fi t is required, fi t
the cooker up to the unit at one side then fi t the unit the
other side.
A clearance of 130mm is required if the cooker is near a
corner of the kitchen to allow the oven doors to open.
We recommend a gap of 1110mm between units to
allow for moving the cooker. If a fl ush fi t is required,
fi t the cooker up to the unit at one side then fi t the unit
the other side. Do not box the cooker in; it must still
be possible to move the cooker in and out for cleaning
and servicing.
For safety reasons curtains must not be fi tted
im me di ate ly behind the cooker.
A clearance of 130mm is required if the cooker is near
a corner of the kitchen to allow the oven doors to open.
The actual opening of the doors is slightly less but this
allows for some protection of your hand as you open
the door.