Moving the Cooker

Installation

The appliance must$only be installed by a

competent person. In the UK, CORGI registered installers undertake to work to safe and satisfactory standards.

Before moving your cooker check that it is cool, and switch off at the cooker control unit. Movement of your cooker is most easily achieved by lifting the front as follows:

Open the grill door sufficiently to allow a comfortable grip on the underside front edge of the oven roof, avoiding any grill elements.

￿Take care in moving the

cooker as it is heavy. Take care to ensure that any floor covering is not damaged. (see figure)

Splashplate optional, apply to Parts Department (see Back Cover for contact number.)

The following instructions should be read by a qualified technician to ensure that the appliance is installed, regulated and technically serviced correctly in compliance with current regulations.

￿remember to unplug the appliance from the mains before regulating the appliance or carrying out any maintenance work.

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 feet in the plinth (900mm - 915mm). Adjust the feet by tilting the cooker from the side. Then install the product into position.

￿This appliance must not be fitted on a platform.

The cooker is designed to fit between kitchen

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cabinets spaced 500mm apart. The space either

 

side need only be sufficient to allow withdrawal of

 

the cooker for servicing. It can be used with

 

cabinets one side or both as well as in a corner

 

setting. It can also be used free-standing.

 

Adjacent side walls which project above hob level,

 

must not be nearer to the cooker than 150mm and

 

should be protected by heat resistant material. Any

 

overhanging surface or cooker hood should not be

 

nearer than 650mm. (Fig.A)

 

a .The cooker may be located in a kitchen, a kitonen/

 

diner or bed sitting room, but not in a bathroom or

 

shower room.

 

b .The hoods must be installed according to the

 

requirements in the hood handbook.

 

c .The wall in contact with the back of the cooker

 

must be of flameproof material.

 

d .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).

mm

150 mm

650

 

150 mm

 

Fig. A

Fig. B

Gas connection

The cooker should be connected to the gas-supply by a corgi registered installer. During installation of this product it is essential to fit an approved gas tap to isolate the supply from the appliance for the convenience of any subsequent removal or servicing. Connection of the appliance to the gas mains or liquid gas must be carried out according to the prescribed regulation in force, and only after it is ascertained that it is adaptable to the type of gas to be used. If not, follow the instructions indicated in the paragraph headed “Adaptation to different gas types”. On some models the gas supply can be connected on the left or on the right, as necessary; to change the connection, reverse the position of the

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Indesit KD3G2SL/IR, KD3G21SL/IR operating instructions Installation, Gas connection