Installation, Location of appliance, Ventilation – Tricity Bendix SIG 233/1 User Manual
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INSTALLATION
Location of appliance
The appliance must not be installed in a bed-sitting 
room of volume less than 20m
3
or in a bathroom or
shower room. It is essential that the appliance is 
positioned as in the enclosed figure i.e. shelves, wall 
cabinets and cooker hoods must be fitted a minimum 
of 690mm directly above the hob and 400mm above 
the hob when fitted in line with the outside of the 
appliance. If the units are intended to be fitted 
adjacent to the appliance but less than 400mm above 
the hob, then a minimum space of 100mm must be 
maintained between the sides of the unit and the 
appliance (see fig). 
If fitted next to or between two base units a 
minimum space of 1mm must be left between each 
unit and the sides of the appliance. The levelling 
feet fitted to the appliance will achieve a nominal 
height to hob of 900mm+10mm. 
The appliance must be installed in accordance with 
EN 1116-1995, regarding the depth of the superior 
furniture. 
The appliance must be set on a heatproof
floor. The adjustable feet must not be removed.
L.P.G. cookers or ovens MUST NOT be
installed below ground level, i.e. in a basement, 
or aboard any boat, yacht or other vessel. 
The cooking appliance must be fitted with a
stability chain firmly secured to the wall (see 
fig). 
 
Ventilation
The room containing the cooker should have an air 
supply in accordance with B.S. 5440: Part 2: 
Current Editions. 
The following requirements for ventilation must be 
met. 
The cooker should not be installed in a bed sitting 
room with a volume of less than 20m
3
, if it is
installed in a room of volume less 5m
3
an air vent
of effective area of 110cm
2
is required; if it is
installed in a room of volume between 5m
3
and
10m
3
, an air vent of effective area 50cm
2
is
required, while if the volume exceeds 11m
3
no air
vent is required. However, if the room has a door, 
which opens directly to the outside, no air vent is 
required even when the volume is between 5m
3
and 11m
3
.
If there are other fuels burning appliances in the 
same room, B.S. 5440: Part. 2: Current Editions 
should be consulted to determine the requisite air 
vent requirements. 
69
0
400
min 600
max 400
min 570
69
0
less than
400
100
 
 
 
 
 
Firmly fix
chain to rear
of cooker
Stability hook
Stability chain
Chain to be as short
as possible.
