Installation, Positioning the Appliance Fig

Location of the appliance

This appliance must not be installed in a bed-sitting room of volume less than 20m³ or in a bathroom, shower room or garage. It is essential that the appliance is positioned as stated below (see fig.1) i.e. shelves, wall cabinets and cooker hoods must be fitted a minimum of 787mm directly above the top of the hotplate and 400mm above the hotplate 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 hotplate, then a minimum space of 100mm must be maintained between the sides of the unit and the appliance (see fig.). Curtains must not be fitted immediately behind the appliance or within 150mm of the sides of the hotplate. If fitted next to or between two base units a minimum space of 1mm must be left between each unit and the side of the appliance. The levelling feet fitted to the appliance will achieve a nominal height to hotplate trims of 900mm +20mm.

L.P.G. cookers MUST NOT be installed below ground level, i.e. in a basement, or aboard any boat, yacht or other vessel.

For appliances installed in the Republic of Ireland please refer to NSAI- Domestic Gas Installation I.S 813 Current Edition Section 7- Permitted Locations of Appliance.

Positioning the Cooker

Caution:

Some soft or badly fitted floor coverings can be damaged when the cooker is moved across their surface for cleaning. It is advisable to ensure that the floor covering in the area below the cooker is either securely fixed so as not to become damaged when the cooker is moved or, if preferred, removed.

Installation

1.Positioning the Appliance (Fig. 1)

Note A: The appliance is designed to be flush fitted with 2mm clearance at each side to allow for it to be pulled forward for cleaning etc.

Note B: The hotplate side trims should be flush with the cabinets and must not be below. Adjustable levelling feet at the front and rear are provided on the base of the appliance. Adjustment is obtained by rotating in or out, the feet at the front or rear of the appliance from the underside of the appliance, with the drawer removed.

A spirit level should be placed on a cake tray on one of the shelves to confirm that the appliance is correctly levelled.

The levelling feet fitted to the appliance will achieve a height to hotplate trims of 900mm-0 + 20mm.

Note C: If the appliance is fitted next to a side wall or cabinets above height of the hotplate trims, then a gap of 115 mm is required.

Curtains must not be fitted immediately behind the cooker or within 115 mm of the sides of the cooker.

Note D: Any wall cabinet or extractor must not be lower than 780mm above hotplate level.

Note E: Wall cabinets may be fitted in line with the sides of the base units, providing that the lower edge of the wall cabinet is a minimum of 420mm above the worktop.

	D
C		780	E
C	115		420
			420

	B
			A
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This appliance cannot be positioned on a base.

The appliance can not be installed beside or between furniture units whose height exceeds the cooker worktop.

This cooker must only be installed by qualified personnel, according to the manufacturer’s instructions and to the relevant British Standards.