Installation
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5 Installation
5.1 Clearances above and around domestic appliances
This appliance must be installed by an
authorised person in accordance with this
instruction manual, AS/NZS 5601.1 –
Gas installations (installation and pipe
sizing), local gas fitting regulations, local
electrical regulations, Building Code of
Australia and any other government
authority.
Requirements
1.
Overhead clearances –
(Measurement A)
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 cooktop of the cooking appliance
and a range hood be less than 600 or,
for an overhead exhaust fan, 750. Any
other downward facing combustible
surface less than 600 above the highest
part of the cooktop shall be protected for
the full width and depth of the cooking
surface area in accordance with Clause
5.12.1.2. However, in no case shall this
clearance to any surface be less than
450.
2.
Side clearances – (Measurements B &
C)
Where B, measured from the
periphery of the nearest burner to any
vertical combustible surface, is less than
200, the surface shall be protected in
accordance with Clause 5.12.1.2 to a
height C of not less than 150 above the
cooktop for the full dimension (width or
depth) of the cooking surface area.
Where the cooking appliance is fitted
with a ‘splashback’, protection of the
rear wall is not required.