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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.
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 20m
3
, if it
is installed in a room of volume less 5m
3
an air
vent of effective area of 110cm
2
is required; if it
is installed in a room of volume between 5m
3
and 10m
3
, an air vent of effective area 50cm
2
is
required, while if the volume exceeds 11m
3
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 5m
3
and 11m
3
.
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.