Safety distances
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Safety distance when installing the appliance near a wall with
additional niche cladding
A minimum safety distance must be maintained between the worktop cut-out and
any niche cladding to protect it from heat damage.
If the niche cladding is made from a combustible material (e.g. wood) a minimum
safety distance
of 50 mm must be maintained between the cut-out and the
cladding.
If the niche cladding is made from a non-combustible material (e.g. metal, natural
stone, ceramic tiles) the minimum safety distance
between the cut-out and the
cladding will be 50 mm less the thickness of the cladding.
Example: 15 mm niche cladding
50 mm - 15 mm = minimum safety distance of 35 mm
Flush-fitted hobs
Hob with frame or bevelled edge
a
Masonry
b
Niche cladding dimension x = thickness of the niche cladding material
c
Worktop
d
Worktop cut-out
e
Minimum distance to
combustible
materials 50 mm
non-combustible
materials 50 mm - dimension x
