DeLonghi DE302GB, DE30WGB manual Standards requirement

The installation shall comply with the dimensions in Figures

3 and 4, bearing in mind that:

■A partition between the base of the hob and the cupboard below should be fitted 30 mm below the workbench surface if the cupboard is to be used for storage.

■If the hob is installed over a built-in oven, the oven shall be provided with cooling fan motor.

The two appliances shall be connected to the gas/ electrical supply with independent connections.

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450 mm 650 mm

100 mm minimum between the side of the cut-out and the side wall

■Overhead clearances - In no case shall the clearance between the highest part of the hob and a range hood be less than 600 mm, or for an overhead exhaust fan 800 mm.

Any other downward facing combustible surface less than 600 mm above the highest part of the hob shall be protected for the full width and depth of the cooking surface area in accordance with local regulations inforce. However, in no case shall this clearance to any surface be less than 450 mm.

Standards requirement

Temperature of nearby surfaces. Australian and New Zealand Gas Installation Standards (AS5601, NZS5261) require a cooktop to be installed so that the surface temperature of any nearby combustible surface will not exceed 65°C above ambient.

This is typically achieved by:

■having the cooktop spaced away from the wall (see figures 3, 4, 5);

OR

■protecting the wall to a height of at least 150 mm along its length (minimum height of non-combustible material when used on adjacent walls) with non-combustible surface materials such as:

-5 mm-thick ceramic tiles (these alone are adequate)

-tempered glass or sheetmetal, minimum thickness 0.4 mm (acceptable when used in front of a fire resistant material).

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