Important Safety Requirements

This appliance must be installed in accordance with the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations (current addition) and the I.E.E. Wiring Regulations. Detailed recommendations are contained in the following British Standard Codes of Practice - B.S. 6172, B.S. 5440: Part 2 and B.S. 6891: Current Editions.

Provision for 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 20m3, if it is installed in a room of volume less 5m3 an air vent of effective area of 110cm2 is required; if it is installed in a room of volume between 5m3 and 10m3, an air vent of effective area 50cm2 is required, while if the volume exceeds 11m3 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 5m3 and 11m3.

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.

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. 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 2mm 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.

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 ruck up when the cooker is moved or, if preferred, removed.