Smeg CIR597X5 - Manual (Page 7)

Instructions for the installer
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2 Side clearances – (Measurements B & C)
Where B, measured from the periphery of the nearest
burner
to any
vertical
combustible surface
, is less than 200 mm, the surface shall
be protected in accordance with Clause 5.12.1.2 to a height C of not
less than 150 mm above the
hob
for the full dimension (width or
depth) of the cooking surface area. Where the cooking
appliance
is
fitted with a ‘splashback’, protection of the rear wall is not required.
3 Additional requirements for Freestanding and Elevated Cooking
Appliaces – (Measurements D & E)
Where D, the distance from the periphery of the nearest
burner
to a
horizontal
combustible surface
is less than 200 mm, then E shall be
10 mm or more, or the horizontal surface shall be above the
trivet
.
See insets above.
NOTES
1 Requirement 3 does not apply to a freestanding or elevated
cooking appliance which is designed to prevent flames or the
cooking vessels from extending beyond the periphery of the
appliance.
2 The ‘cooking surface area’ is defined as that part of the appliance
where cooking normally takes place and does not include those
parts of the appliance containing control knobs.
3 For definition of hob, see Clause 1.4.64.
4 For definition of trivet, see Clause 1.4.109.
5 Consideration is to be given to window treatments when located
near cooking appliances. See Clause 5.3.4.