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The room containing the cooker should have an air supply in accordance with BS.5540: Part
2: 1989.
All rooms require an openable window or equivalent while some rooms require a
permanent vent in addition to the openable window.
The cooker should not be installed in a bed-sitting room, of volume less than 21 m
Where a DOMESTIC COOKER is installed in a room or internal space, that room or internal
space shall be provided with a permanent opening which communicates directly with
outside air and is sized in accordance with table below. In domestic premises the
permanent opening shall be an air vent.
If there are other fuel burning appliances in the same room, BS.5540: Part 2: 1989 should be
consulted to determine the requisite air vent requirements.
If the cooker is installed in a cellar or basement, it is advisable to provide an air vent of
effective area 100 cm
MINIMUM PERMANENT OPENING FREE AREA FOR FLUELESS APPLIANCE
Type of appliance
Domestic oven, hotplate,
grill or any combination
thereof.
If the room or internal space containing these appliances has a door which opens
( )
directly to outside, no permanent opening is required.
20
Provison for ventilation
2
, irrespective of the room volume.
Maximum
appliance
< 5 m
rated input
limit
None
Room volume
3
5 m
to 10
11 m
3
3
m
20 m
100
50 ( )
2
2
cm
cm
3
to
3
> 20 m
equivalent also
3
Nil
Nil
2
2
cm
cm
3
.
Openable
window or
required
Yes
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