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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.
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.