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.
Provision for Ventilation
The room containing the cooker should have an air supply in accordance with B.S. 5440: Part 2: 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 110cm2 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
The cooker may be located in a kitchen, a kitchen/diner or bedsitting room but not in a bathroom, shower room or garage.
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.
When the appliance has been installed there must be enough space fot the hotplate lid (when present) to open fully.
Positioning the Cooker
Caution:
Some soft or badly fitted floor coverings can be damaged when the cooker is moved across their surface for cleaning. It is advisable to ensure that the floor covering in the area below the cooker is either securely fixed so as not to ruck up when the cooker is moved or, if preferred, removed.
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