Kenwood CK 300 manual Provision For Ventilation

PROVISION FOR VENTILATION

The room containing the cooker should have an air supply in accordance with BS.5540: Part 2: 1989.

All rooms require an openable window or equivalent while some rooms require a permanent vent in addition to the openable window.

The cooker should not be installed in a bed-sitting room, of volume less than 21 m3.

Where a DOMESTIC COOKER is installed in a room or internal space, that room or internal space shall be provided with a permanent opening which communicates directly with outside air and is sized in accordance with the table below. In domestic premises the permanent opening shall be an air vent.

If there are other fuel burning appliances in the same room, BS.5540: Part 2: 1989 should be consulted to determine the requisite air vent requirements.

If the cooker is installed in a cellar or basement, it is advisable to provide an air vent of effective area 100 cm2, irrespective of the room volume.

MINIMUM PERMANENT OPENING FREE AREA FOR FLUELESS APPLIANCE

	Maximum		Room volume			Openable
Type of appliance	appliance	< 5 m3	5 m3 to 10	11 m3 to	> 20 m3	window or
	rated input					equivalent also
			m3	20 m3
	limit					required
Domestic oven,	None	100	50 (❊)	Nil	Nil	Yes
hotplate, grill or any
		cm2	cm2	cm2	cm2
combination thereof.

(❊) If the room or internal space containing these appliances has a door which opens directly to outside, no permanent opening is required.

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