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requirements for your appliance.
Failure to provide adequate ventilation can lead to increased running
costs and premature failure and may invalidate the
warranty provided with the appliance.
Ventilation
The main consideration when installing any refrigeration unit into
a fitted kitchen is ventilation. The heat removed from the cooling
compartment needs to be dissipated into the atmosphere. Incorrect
ventilation can lead to premature compressor failure, excessive power
consumption and total system failure. For products intended to be
installed into a tall housing unit, the following requirements need to be
met: -
300
300
plan view of cut out and ventilation gaps
The top of the cabinet
needs to be vented
into the room
Recommended size of
vent opening:
500 x 35mm min
If the furniture does
not allow free air into
the room then a plinth
vent, or other means of
ventilation needs to be
provided to ensure a
natural flow of air
There should be space
at the rear of the
cabinet to allow cool air
to be drawn over the
condenser.
Recommended:
500 x 35mm min
An air intake should be
provided somewhere
in the cabinet run to
allow free air in. In this
example, a plinth vent
is shown underneath
the refrigerator .
A thin section of the
plinth can be removed
to allow air into the unit
(recommended 600mm
x 10mm)
Refrigerator
outline
Min 35mm
A hole should be cut in the
supporting shelf, as shown below
fig. 5
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