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The cooking appliance must be fitted
with a stability chain firmly secured to
the wall
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 25m
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 bed sitting room but not in a
bathroom or shower room.
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.
If a cooker hood is installed above this cooker it
must be a 90cm hood and installed according to
the manufacturer’s instructions.