Smeg PGA75SC3 User Manual

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Instructions for the installer 
 
 
2.3  Clearance above and around domestic appliances 
Extract from AS5601 
 
 
 
REQUIREMENTS 
 
1
 
Overhead clearances – (Measurement A
Range hoods
 and exhaust fans shall be installed in accordance with 
the manufacturer’s instructions. However, in no case shall the 
clearance between the highest part of the 
hob 
of the cooking 
appliance
 and a 
range hood
 be less than 600 mm or, for an overhead 
exhaust fan, 750 mm
 
Any other downward facing 
combustible surface
 less than 600 mm 
above the highest part of the 
hob
 shall be protected for the full width 
and depth of the cooking surface area in accordance with Clause 
5.12.1.2. However, in no case shall this clearance to any surface be 
less than 450 mm