St George CC29/E - Required Clearances

CABINET
INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS
6.4
Required Clearances
Gas Cooktops
(Required
Clearances
Around
Domestic
Cooking
Appliances
- Extract
from AG601)
All cooktops,
rangehoods
and/or
exhaust fans
shall be
installed in
accordance
with the
manufacturer's
instructions.
However,
in no case
shall the
clearance between
the
top of the highest
burner
on the cooktop
to
the lowest
extruding
part of the
rangehood
(A) be less
than 600 mm.
Minimum
clearance
for arkexhaust
fan is 750mm.
(Clause
5.12.1.5)
Any other
combustible
materials
less than
600 mm above
the top
of the highest
burner
shall be protected
for the
full width
and depth of
the cooking
surface
in accordance
with Clause
5.12.1.2.
However,
in no case
shall this
clearance
be less that
450 mm.
If (B)
is less than
200 mm
(275 mm
for Wok burners),
any
surrounding
vertical combustible
material
shall be protected
in
accordance
with
Clause 5.12.1.2
to a height
(C) of
not less than
150 mm
above the
bumners
for
the full dimension
(length
or width)
of the cooktop.
Protection
of the rear
wall is required
if the
appliance
is fitted without
aI
splashback.
If
(D), the distance
to a horizontal
combustible
material from
the periphery
of the nearest
burner
is less than
200 mm then
(E) shall
not be less
than
10 mm
(Clause 5.12.1.5).
The
dimension
(E) is measured
from
the hob
down
to the horizontal
surface.
Electric Cooktops
(CB35
Model)
The minimum
clearance
to combustible
materials
overhead
is 500mm
(l8'I.
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