11
Important safety requirements
This hob must be installed in accordance with the Gas Safety (Installation and
Use) Regulations (Current Edition) and the IEE Wiring Regulations (Current
Edition).
Detailed recommendations are contained in the following British Standards
Codes Of Practice: B.S. 6172/ B.S. 5440, Par. 2 and B.S. 6891 Current Editions.
The hob should not be installed in a bed sitting room with a volume of less than
20 m
3
. If it is installed in a room of volume less than 5 m
3
an air vent of effective
area of 110 cm
2
is required. If it is installed in a room of volume between 5 m
3
and 10 m
3
an air vent of effective area of 50 cm
2
is required, while if the volume
exceeds 11 m
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 if the volume is between 5 m
3
and 11 m
3
.
If there are other fuel burning appliances in the same room, B.S. 5440 Part 2
Current Edition, should be consulted to determine the requisite air vent
requirements.
BURNER
RAPID
SEMI-RAPID
AUXILIARY
(large)
(medium)
(small)
POSITION
MAX
MIN
MAX
MIN
MAX
MIN
NOMINAL THERMAL
POWER kW
2.9
0.65
1.9
0.45
1.0
0.33
NOMINAL FLOW
RATE m
3
/h
0.276
0.062
0.181
0.043
0.095
0.031
NOZZLE REFERENCE
119
Adjust.
96
Adjust.
70
Adjust.
1/100 mm
NOMINAL THERMAL
POWER kW
2.7
0.65
1.9
0.45
1.0
0.33
NOMINAL FLOW
RATE g/h
195
46.8
137
32.4
72
23.8
NOZZLE REFERENCE
86
40
71
32
50
28
1/100 mm
NATURAL GAS
20 mbar
VALUE =
37.78 MJ/m
3
Ws - 50.7 MJ/ m
3
TYPE OF GAS
LPG GAS
28-30/37 mbar
VALUE =
49.92 MJ/Kg
