Installation
! Before operating your new appliance please read this
instruction booklet carefully. It contains important
information for safe use, installation and care of the
appliance.
! Please keep these operating instructions for future
reference. Pass them on to possible new owners of the
appliance.
Positioning
! Keep packaging material out of the reach of children. It
can become a choking or suffocation hazard (see
Precautions and tips).
! The appliance must be installed by a qualified
professional according to the instructions provided.
Incorrect installation may cause harm to people and
animals or may damage property.
! This unit may be installed and used only in permanently
ventilated rooms in accordance with British Standard
Codes Of Practice: B.S. 6172 / B.S. 5440, Par. 2 and B.S.
6891 Current Editions. The following requirements must be
observed:
In a chimney stack or branched flue.
(exclusively for cooking appliances)
• The room must be equipped with an air extraction
system that expels any combustion fumes. This may
consist of a hood or an electric fan that automatically
starts each time the appliance is switched on.
• The room must also allow proper air circulation, as air is
needed for combustion to occur
normally. The flow of air must not
be less than 2 m3/h per kW of
installed power.
The air circulation system may
A
take air directly from the outside
Examples of ventilation holes
by means of a pipe with an inner
for comburant air.
cross section of at least 100
cm2; the opening must not be
Adjacent
Room to be
vulnerable to any type of
Room
Vented
blockages.
The system can also provide the
air needed for combustion
indirectly, i.e. from adjacent rooms
Enlarging the ventilation slot
fitted with air circulation tubes as
between window and floor.
described above. However, these
• Liquid petroleum gas sinks to the floor as it is heavier
Fitting the appliance
Gas and mixed hobs are manufactured with type X degree
protection against overheating. The following precautions
must be taken when installing the hob:
• Kitchen cabinets adjacent to the appliance and taller
• Hoods must be installed according to their relative
Directly to
the Outside
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The dimensions of the cutout for the appliance must
be those indicated in the figure 1. Also a wooden panel
should be installed beneath the hob as insulation,
positioning it at a minimum distance of 20 mm from
the hob housing.
Fig. 1
rooms must not be communal rooms, bedrooms or
rooms that may present a fire hazard.
than air. Therefore, rooms containing LPG cylinders
must also be equipped with vents to allow gas to
escape in the event of a leak. As a result LPG
cylinders, whether partially or completely full, must not
be installed or stored in rooms or storage areas that are
below ground level (cellars, etc.). It is advisable to keep
only the cylinder being used in the room, positioned so
that it is not subject to heat produced by external
sources (ovens, fireplaces, stoves, etc. ) which could
raise the temperature of the cylinder above 50°C.
than the top of the hob must be at least 110 mm from
the edge of the hob.
installation instruction manuals and at a minimum
distance of 650 mm from the hob.
• Place the wall cabinets
adjacent to the hood at a
minimum height of 540 mm from
600mm min.
the hob (see figure).
If the hob is installed beneath a
wall cabinet, the latter must be
situated at a minimum of 700 mm
above the hob (see figure).
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