Instructions for the Installer
3.1
Clearance above and around domestic appliances
Extract from AS5601
REQUIREMENTS
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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
hob
of the cooking
appliance
and a
range hood
be less than 600
mm or, for an overhead exhaust fan, 750 mm.
Any other downward facing
combustible surface
less than 600 mm above the
highest part of the
hob
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 mm.
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 mm, the surface shall be protected in accordance with
Clause 5.12.1.2 to a height C of not less than 150 mm above the
hob
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.
3
Additional requirements for Freestanding and Elevated Cooking Appliaces –
(Measurements D & E)
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.
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