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Instructions for the installer
7.7
Clearance above and around domestic appliances
Extract from AS5601
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 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
.