Instructions for the Installer
8
2.3
Room ventilation
Caution
– This cooker may only be installed and operated in rooms permanently ventilated
in accordance with current regulations. For proper operation of a gas appliance it is
essential for the air necessary for combustion of the gas to be able to flow naturally into the
room. Air must flow directly into the room through openings in its outside walls. This (these)
opening (s) must have a free passage cross-section of at least 100 cm
2
, or 200 cm
2
for
appliances not equipped with gas safety device. These openings must be constructed so
that they cannot be obstructed indoors or outdoors, and should preferably be close to the
floor on the side opposite to the combustion gas discharge point. If it is not possible to
make the openings in the room where the cooker is installed, the necessary air may be
taken from an adjoining room, proveded it is not a bedroom or a room with fire risk.
2.4
Clearance above and around domestic cookers
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
.
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.
