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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.
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).
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.
69
0
400
min 600
max 400
min 570
69
0
less than
400
100
Firmly fix
chain to rear
of cooker
Stability hook
Stability chain
Chain to be as short
as possible.
