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next to hob? if 300mm from wall must be same to unit
Makes sense to me. I've read it over and over trying to figure why you're not getting it but it does make sense.The 300mm to the side is recommended, but can be reduced if the material is non combustible and is for using the appliance and for clearances for pot handles etc
The 50mm either side is to do with the height of the wall units from the Worktop
If the units are more than 450mm above the Worktop they can be vertically in line with the edges of the hob
If the wall units are lower than 450mm from the Worktop the edge of the units must be set back 50mm (on either side) from the vertical line,
So if you have a 500mm wide hob and the units are high the units will be 500mm apart, if the units are lower than 450mm they will need to be 50+500+50 apart, the reasoning being if they are lower there is a higher risk of them getting burnt
Does that make sense?????????
The 300mm to the side is recommended, but can be reduced if the material is non combustible and is for using the appliance and for clearances for pot handles etc
The 50mm either side is to do with the height of the wall units from the Worktop
If the units are more than 450mm above the Worktop they can be vertically in line with the edges of the hob
If the wall units are lower than 450mm from the Worktop the edge of the units must be set back 50mm (on either side) from the vertical line,
So if you have a 500mm wide hob and the units are high the units will be 500mm apart, if the units are lower than 450mm they will need to be 50+500+50 apart, the reasoning being if they are lower there is a higher risk of them getting burnt
Does that make sense?????????
The 50mm either side is the minimum clearance from work tops/units.
That’s not gonna work! How would you make 50mm clearance around a hob!? The hob simply will go through the hole! There’s a hob and there’s a free-standing cooker
found this it puts it in clear English - well done gas safe better than corgi book [DLMURL]http://www.hse.gov.uk/gas/landlords/1-april-2009-tb-022-installation-of-previously-used-domestic-gas-cooking-appliances.pdf[/DLMURL]
That’s not gonna work! How would you make 50mm clearance around a hob!? The hob simply will go through the hole! There’s a hob and there’s a free-standing cooker
I know that but if it was mentioning 50mm either side of the hob without being able to see the image in question I thought it must be referring to a free standing cooker.
It doesn't matter if its a hob or a slot in cooker ( as long as the cooker doesn't have the high level grill, as there is the 150 mm either side to contend with if the units are lower than the grill there is a chance of the grill setting fire to them so there needs to be the 150mm either side)
So either a hob or slot in cooker needs to have the height of the wall units taken into consideration when determining the vertical line of the edge of the wall unit to the hot plate
The diagram in the TB is fairly clear to me
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