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Installation
Location of appliance
The appliance must not be installed in a bed-sitting
room of volume less than 20m
3
or in a bathroom or
shower room. It is essential that the appliance is
positioned as in the enclosed figure i.e. shelves, wall
cabinets and cooker hoods must be fitted a
minimum of 690mm directly above the hob and
400mm above the hob when fitted in line with the
outside of the appliance. If the units are intended to
be fitted adjacent to the appliance but less than
400mm above the hob, then a minimum space of
100mm must be maintained between the sides of
the unit and the appliance (see fig).
If fitted next to or between two base units a
minimum space of 1mm must be left between
each unit and the sides of the appliance. The
levelling feet fitted to the appliance will achieve a
nominal height to hob of 900mm+10mm.
The appliance must be installed in accordance
with EN 1116-1995, regarding the depth of the
superior furniture.
690
400
min 600
max 400
min 570
690
less than
400
100
The appliance must be set on a heatproof floor.
The adjustable feet must not be removed.
L.P.G. cookers or ovens MUST NOT be installed
below ground level, i.e. in a basement, or aboard
any boat, yacht or other vessel.
The cooking appliance must be fitted with a
stability chain firmly secured to the wall (see
fig).
Firmly fix
chain to rear
of cooker
Stability hook
Stability chain
Chain to be as short
as possible.
Ventilation
The room containing the cooker should have an air
supply in accordance with B.S. 5440: Part 2:
Current Editions.
The following requirements for ventilation must
be met.
The cooker should not be installed in a bed sitting
room with a volume of less than 20m
3
, if it is
installed in a room of volume less 5m
3
an air vent
of effective area of 110cm
2
is required; if it is
installed in a room of volume between 5m
3
and
10m
3
, an air vent of effective area 50cm
2
is
required, while if the volume exceeds 11m
3
no air
vent is required. However, if the room has a door,
which opens directly to the outside, no air vent is
required even when the volume is between 5m
3
and 11m
3
.
If there are other fuel burning appliances in the
same room, B.S. 5440: Part. 2: Current
Editions should be consulted to determine the
requisite air vent requirements.
