Indesit PI640 A GB User Manual

2

GB

! 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 person

according to the instructions provided. Incorrect

installation may damage property or cause harm to

people or animals.

! 

This unit may be installed and used only in

permanently ventilated rooms according to the British

Stancards Codes Of Practice: B.S. 6172 / B.S. 5440,

Par. 2 and B.S. 6891 Current Editions. The following

requirements must be observed:

•  The hob 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

 an air vent of effective airvent of 50cm

2

 is

required, while 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 with the volume is between

5m

3

 and 11m

3

.

•  Intensive or prolonged use of the appliance could

mean that extra aeration is needed, such as the

opening of a window or a more powerful fan.

• 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.

Fitting the appliance

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:

• The hob may be located in a kitchen, a kitonen/diner

or bed sitting room, but not in a bathroom or shower

room.

• The furniture standing next to the unit, that is higher

than the working boards, must be placed at least

600 mm from the edge of the board.

• The minimum distance combustible material can be

fitted above the hob in line with the edges of the

hob is 420mm. If is fitted below 420mm a space of

50mm must be allowed from the edges of the hob.

The minimum distance combustible material

kitchen units can be fitted directly above the hob is

700mm.

•  The dimensions of the room for the furniture must

be those indicated in the figures. Fixing hooks are

provided which allow to place the hob plate on

work tops that measure from 20 to 40 mm in

thickness. To obtain a good fixing of the hob plate it

is advisable to use all the hooks supplied.

Fastening Clamps - Assembly Diagram

Clamp Position for

Clamp Position for

H=20mm top

H=30mm top

Installation