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In your own interest and that of safety, it is law that all gas appliances be installed by
competent persons. CORGI registered installers undertake to work to safe and satisfactory
standards. Failure to install the appliance correctly could invalidate any warranty of liability
claims and lead to prosecution.
The cooker must be installed in accordance with:
All relevant British Standards / Codes of Practice, in particular BS 5440 Part 2 2000 and:
x For Natural Gas – BS6172: 1990 and BS6891: 1988
x For LP Gas – BS5482 Part 1 (when the installation is in a permanent dwelling),
Part 2, (when the installation is in a caravan or other non permanent dwelling), or
Part 3 (when installing is in a boat).
x The Gas Safety (Installing and Use) regulations 1994 (as amended).
x The relevant Building /IEE regulations.
The cooker may be installed in a kitchen / kitchen diner but NOT in a room containing a bath
or shower.
If the appliance is for use on LPG it must not be fitted below ground level, i.e. in a
basement.
1.1.VENTILATION
The room containing this cooker should have an air supply in accordance with BS 5440: Part 2:
1989
- All rooms require an openable window, or equivalent and some rooms will require a
permanent vent a well.
- For room volumes up to 5 m
3
an air vent of 100 cm
2
is required.
- For room volumes between 5 m
3
and 10 m
3
an air vent of 50 cm
2
is required.
- If the room is greater than 5 m
3
and has a door that opens
directly to the outside, then no air vent is required.
- If there are other fuel burning appliances in the same room BS
5440: Part 2:1989 should be consulted to determine the air
vent requirements.
- This appliance should not be installed in a bed sitting room of
less 20 m
3
or in bathroom or shower room.
1.2.DISCHARGE OF FUEL GASES
Cooking appliances must always discharge the
flue gases into special hoods (fig.1-C), which
must be connected to chimneys, flue pipes or
have directly access to the outside. If it is not
possible to connect a hood, an electric fan can be
fitted to a window or a wall (fig.1-E), which must
be turned on when the cooker is on, as long as
ventilation standards are strictly adhered to.
1.3.POSITIONING THE COOKER
a) Built-in cooker: type Y – class 2 subclass 2/1
Cookers in this class can be fitted between two
units, unless the side in contact with the cooker is
higher than the hob. In this case, the unit must
stand at least 5 cm away from the top of the hob.
If the cooker has a baseboard fitted, a 2cm vent
must be made in the front along the entire width
of the cooker.
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