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Provision for ventilation – Kenwood CK 300 User Manual

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PROVISION FOR VENTILATION

The room containing the cooker should have an air supply in accordance with BS.5540:
Part 2: 1989.

All rooms require an openable window or equivalent while some rooms require a
permanent vent in addition to the openable window.

The cooker should not be installed in a bed-sitting room, of volume less than 21 m

3

.

Where a DOMESTIC COOKER is installed in a room or internal space, that room or
internal space shall be provided with a permanent opening which communicates directly
with outside air and is sized in accordance with the table below. In domestic premises the
permanent opening shall be an air vent.

If there are other fuel burning appliances in the same room, BS.5540: Part 2: 1989 should
be consulted to determine the requisite air vent requirements.

If the cooker is installed in a cellar or basement, it is advisable to provide an air vent of
effective area 100 cm

2

, irrespective of the room volume.

(

)

If the room or internal space containing these appliances has a door which

opens directly to outside, no permanent opening is required.

MINIMUM PERMANENT OPENING FREE AREA FOR FLUELESS APPLIANCE

5 m

3

to 10

m

3

Openable

window or

equivalent also

required

Maximum

appliance

rated input

limit

Room volume

11 m

3

to

20 m

3

> 20 m

3

< 5 m

3

Type of appliance

Domestic oven,

hotplate, grill or any

combination thereof.

None

50 (

)

cm

2

Nil

cm

2

Nil

cm

2

100

cm

2

Yes