It is critical that your kitchen complies with these certain gas safety standards.
Kitchen ventilation gas cooker. According to a gas safe fitter i cannot have a new gas cooker because of the lack of an opening exterior door window. My kitchen has a gas cooker about 10rs ago we had a conservatory installed the full width of the back kitchen such that any openable windows open into the conservatory. Kitchen usage information from the caterer. Now that i need to replace the cooker i am told that i need ventilation direct to the outside.
For details on the ventilation requirements gas cookers in internal kitchens in scotland see tb 005 b and for northern ireland see tb 005 c. The ventilation requirements for gas cookers hobs can be found in the current british standard bs 5440 2 1 and in particular table 6 minimum permanent opening free area for flueless appliances gives the ventilation recommendations for gas cooking appliances. The exhaust fan doesn t vent to the outdoors yes it. There is a fixed circular vent mounted in the glass.
I need to replace a freestanding cooker which has a cooker hood vented to outside. The only door from the kitchen leads to the living room. This information sheet also incorporates guidance from catering information sheet no 3 precautions at manually ignited gas fired catering equipment which has been withdrawn. First the range hoods must be at least 600mm above the cooking appliance.
The gas catering industry sector in conjunction with. But that doesn t guarantee you re getting rid of all the bad stuff generated on your cooktop or in the oven. The presence of gas appliances subject to the gas safety installation and use regulations 1998 in particular the requirement for an adequate supply of air for combustion and flueing arrangements. Secondly the exhaust fans must be 750mm above the appliance.
I have a kitchen with a conservatory built over what was formerly the external door window. Turning the kitchen exhaust fan on is a great first step in source control for better indoor air quality. The kitchen is small 11ft 3 35m by 2 1 m by 2 4 m. For a list of definitions used in relation to this tb see page 4.
The ventilation design engineer will need to take into account. The ventilation requirements for gas cookers hobs can be found in the current british standard bs. Kitchen ventilation systems dw172 2 on design specification for ventilation systems with gas supplies. All gas burning appliances need an adequate supply of fresh air to burn properly and.
The cooker is a cannon cambridge gas council no 11 133 66. Part of the table relevant to gas cooking appliances is reproduced below. Gas cookers and hotplates must have adequate clearance from combustible items or surfaces.