Instructions for the installation technician
CAUTION:
All responsibility for any damage deriving from installation in breach of the regulations in force or from failure to comply with the accident prevention regulations. This appliance shall be installed in accordance with the regulation in force and only in a wellventilated space .Read the instructions before installing or using this appliance.In the UK the regulation and standards are as follows:
In your own interest and that of safety, it is law that all gas appliances must be installed by competent persons.
CORGI registered installers undertake to work to safe and satisfactory standards.Failure to install the appliance correctly could invalidate any warranty or liability claims and leat to prosecution.
The appliance must be installed in accordance with.
All relevant British Standards /Codes of Pratice, in particular BS 5440 Part 2 1989 and:
For Natural
The Gas Safety (installation and Use) regulations 1994 (current edition)
The relevant Building / IEE regulations (current edition)
Provision for ventilation
The room containing the appliance should have an air supply in accordance with B.S. 5440 Part 2: 1989.All rooms require an openable window or equivalent while some rooms require a permanent vent in addition to the openable window.
The appliance should not be installed in a bedsitting room with volume less than 20 m3. If it is installed in a room of volume less than 5m3 an air vent off effective area 100 cm2 is required; If it is installed in a room of volume between 5 m3 and 10 m3, an air vent of effective 50 cm2 is required: while if the volume exceeds 11 m3, no air vent is required.
However, if the room has a door that opens directly to the outside, no air vent is required even when the room volume is between 5 m3 and 10 m3 .
If the are other fuel burning appliances in the same room, B.S. 5440 Part 2:1989 should be consulted to determine the requisite air vent requirements
Location of appliance
The hob may be located in a kitchen, a kitchen/diner or bed sitting room, but not in a bathroom or shower room.
Before making the cut out in the worktop ensure that there is a minimum distance of 55 mm, between the rear edge of the hob and the wall. A minimum distance of 100
mm.must be left between the side edges of the hob and any adjacent cabinets or walls. The minimum distance combustible material can be fitted above the hob in line with the edges of the hob is 400 mm. If it is fitted below 400 mm. a space of 50 mm. must be allowed from the edges of the hob. The minimum distance combustible material can be fitted directly above the hob is 700 mm.
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