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Installation
Before operating your new appliance please read
GB | this instruction booklet carefully. It contains |
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| important information concerning the safe installation |
| and operation of the appliance. |
| Please keep these operating instructions for future |
| reference. Make sure that the instructions are kept |
| with the appliance if it is sold, given away or moved. |
| The appliance must be installed by a qualified |
| professional according to the instructions provided. |
| Any necessary adjustment or maintenance must be |
| performed after the cooker has been disconnected |
| from the electricity supply. |
Positioning
!This unit may be installed and used only in permanently ventilated rooms according to the British Standards Codes Of Practice: B.S. 6172/B.S. 5440, Par. 2 and B.S. 6891 Current Editions. The following requirements must be observed:
a)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 than 5m3 an air vent of effective area of 110cm2 is required, if it is installed in a room of volume between 5m3 and 10m3 a supplementary airvent area of 50cm2 is required, if the volume exceeds 11m3 no airvent is required. However, if the room has a door or a window which opens directly to the outside no air vent is required even when the volume is between
5m3 and 11m3.
b )During prolonged use of the appliance you may consider it necessary to open a window to the outside to improve ventilation.
c)If there are other fuel burning appliances in the same room, B.S.5440 Part 2 Current Edition, should, be consulted to determine the requisite air vent requirements.
The legs* fit into the slots on the underside of the base of the cooker.
Installation of the cooker
The appliance can be installed next to furniture units which are no taller than the top of the cooker hob. The wall in direct contact with the back panel of the cooker must be made of
a)The appliance can be placed in a kitchen, dining
room or bedsit, but not in a bathroom.
b )All furniture around the appliance must be placed at least 200 mm from the top of the cooker, should the surface of the appliance be higher than the worktop of this furniture. Curtains should not be placed behind the cooker or less than 200 mm away from the sides of the appliance.
c)Any hoods must be installed according to the
requirements in the installation manual for the hoods themselves.
d )If the cooker is installed beneath a wall cabinet, the latter must be situated at a minimum of 420
mm above the hob. The minimum distance between the worktop and kitchen units made of combustible material is 700 mm (Fig. A).
e)The wall in direct contact with the back panel of the cooker must be made of
f ) The cooker is fitted with a safety chain that must be attached to a hook, secured to the wall behind the appliance.
Some models can have their gas connection inverted. It is important to make sure the safety chain is always situated on the side which corresponds to the hose holder (Fig. B).
Levelling |
If it is necessary to level the appliance, screw the adjustable feet into the places provided on each corner of the base of the cooker (see figure).
HOOD
| Min. 600 mm. | min. 650 mm. with hood min. 700 mm. without hood |
Min. 420 mm. | Min. 420 mm. |
Fig. A | Fig. B |
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