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3 room ventilation, 4 clearance above and around domestic cookers, Instructions for the installer – Smeg A11A-6 User Manual

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Instructions for the installer

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2.3 Room ventilation

Caution – This cooker may only be installed and operated in rooms
permanently ventilated in accordance with current regulations. For
proper operation of a gas appliance it is essential for the air necessary
for combustion of the gas to be able to flow naturally into the room. Air
must flow directly into the room through openings in its outside walls.
This (these) opening (s) must have a free passage cross-section of at
least 100 cm

2

, or 200 cm

2

for appliances not equipped with gas safety

device. These openings must be constructed so that they cannot be
obstructed indoors or outdoors, and should preferably be close to the
floor on the side opposite to the combustion gas discharge point. If it is
not possible to make the openings in the room where the cooker is
installed, the necessary air may be taken from an adjoining room,
proveded it is not a bedroom or a room with fire risk.

2.4 Clearance above and around domestic cookers

Extract from AS5601

REQUIREMENTS