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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.

For appliances installed in the Republic of Ireland please refer to NSAI- Domestic Gas Installation I.S. 813 Current Editions and the ETCI Rules for Electrical Installations.

Provision for Ventilation

The room containing the cooker should have an air supply in accordance with B.S.Codes Of Practice: B.S. 6172/ B.S. 5440, Part 2 and B.S. 6891 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 100cm2 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 cooker has been registered as a "Class X" appliance according to Fire Risk Regulations.

Any adjacent cabinets or walls must not exceed the cooker's height.

The cooker may be located in a kitchen, a kitchen/diner or bedsitting room but not in a bathroom or shower room.

For information regarding the fitting of flexible supply pipes, the highest temperature at the rear of this cooker which may come into contact with the supply pipe is 70°C above ambient.

The minimum distance combustible material can be fitted above the cooker in line with the edges of the cooker is 420 mm. If it is fitted below 420 mm. a space of 50 mm. must be allowed from the edges of the cooker. However, it is recommended that a clearance of 500mm is allowed.

The minimum distance combustible material can be fitted directly above the cooker is 650 mm.

L.P.G. cookers MUST NOT be installed below ground level, i.e. in a basement, or aboard any boat, yacht or other vessel. Since the appliance is supplied with adjustable feet, it should be located as shown in the diagrams, according to the height adjustment.

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.

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Electrolux EKM 70150 manual Important Safety Requirements, Provision for Ventilation