Indesit I5GG1/UK User Guide

! Before operating your new appliance please read 
this instruction booklet carefully. It contains important 
information concerning the safe installation and 
operation of the appliance.
! Please keep these operating instructions for future 
reference. Make sure that the instructions are kept with 
the appliance if it is sold, given away or moved.
! The appliance must be installed by a qualified 
professional according to the instructions provided. 
! Any necessary adjustment or maintenance must be 
performed after the cooker has been disconnected 
from the electricity supply.

! This unit may be installed and used only in 
permanently ventilated rooms according to the British 
Standards Codes Of Practice: B.S. 6172/B.S. 5440, 
Par. 2 and B.S. 6891 Current Editions. The following 
requirements must be observed:
a) 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 than 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

 a 

supplementary airvent area of 50cm2 is required, 
if the volume exceeds 11m

3

 no airvent is required. 

However, if the room has a door or a window which 
opens directly to the outside no air vent is required 
even when the volume is between 5m

3

 and 11m

3

.

b) During prolonged use of the appliance you may 

consider it necessary to open a window to the 
outside to improve ventilation.

c) If there are other fuel burning appliances in the 

same room, B.S.5440 Part 2 Current Edition, should, 
be consulted to determine the requisite air vent 
requirements.

If it is necessary to level the appliance, screw the 

adjustable feet into the places 
provided on each corner of the 
base of the cooker (see fi gure).

The legs* fit into the slots on the 
underside of the base of the 
cooker.

The appliance can be installed 
next to furniture units which 
are no taller than the top of the 

cooker hob. The wall in direct contact with the back 
panel of the cooker must be made of non-flammable 
material.  During operation the back panel of the 
cooker could reach a temperature of 50°C above room 
temperature. For proper installation of the cooker, the 
following precautions must be taken:
a) The appliance can be placed in a kitchen, dining 

room or bedsit, but not in a bathroom.

b) All furniture around the appliance must be placed at 

least 200 mm from the top of the cooker, should the 
surface of the appliance be higher than the worktop 
of this furniture. Curtains should not be placed 
behind the cooker or less than 200 mm away from 
the sides of the appliance.

c) Any hoods must be installed according to the 

requirements in the installation manual for the hoods 
themselves. 

d) If the cooker is installed beneath a wall cabinet, the 

latter must be situated at a minimum of 420 mm 
above the hob. The minimum distance between 
the worktop and kitchen units made of combustible 
material is 700 mm (Fig. A).

e) The wall in direct contact with the back panel of the 

cooker must be made of non-flammable materials.

f)  The cooker is fitted with a safety chain that must be 

attached to a hook, secured to the wall behind the 
appliance.

 

! Some models can have their gas connection 

inverted. It is important to make sure the safety chain 
is always situated on the side which corresponds to 
the hose holder (Fig. B).

Fig. 

A 

   Fig. 

B