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INSTALLATION
Range Base or Hearth
It is essential that the base or hearth on which the range stands should be level and be
capable of supporting the total weight of the range. The base of the built-in AGA plinth must be
level and sit above finished floor height for service access.
Plinth
The front plinth cover is removable and must not be obstructed by flooring or tiles. If necessary
the range must be raised by the thickness of the tiles to ensure the plinth can be removed.
Rear Wall
Since this appliance runs continuously, please take note of these IMPORTANT instructions:
Combustible Walls
Houses constructed of combustible materials (such as all-timber or stud wall partitions and
batoned plasterboarded walls) require special wall heat protection features.
Non-combustible material behind a range must be of at least 1” (25mm) thick insulation
board (Monolux or equivalent), up to hotplate level.
SPECIAL NOTE: Ensure electric cabling or plastic services do not pass within or on the
outside of the wall, behind or directly above the range.
This type of material can age prematurely when exposed to continuous higher
ambient temperature.
Alternatively the range can be spaced 1
1
/2” (38mm) away from the wall to create an air gap.
The air gap must be left open and NOT blocked off across the top edge.
Side Clearances
A
1
/8” (3mm) gap is required each side between the range top plate and adjoining work
surfaces that may be fitted, this is to allow for the safe removal of the top plate should this be
required at a later date.
Where ranges are to be fitted against a side wall a 4
9
/16” (116mm) side clearance is required
on the right and left hand side for oven door access.
If the AGA is to be installed in a brick recess, then the minimum clearance should be increased
by at least
3
/8” (10mm), to allow for the walls not being square.
In addition a minimum clearance of 39
3
/8” (1000mm) must be available at the front of the
range to enable the range to be serviced.
Tiling
When the range is to stand in a recess or against a wall which is to be tiled, under no
circumstances should the tiles overlap the range top plate, access to remove the hotplate must
be allowed for servicing at a later date.
A gap of at least 3/8” (10mm) must be observed between the rear of the top plate and the wall
behind the range.
Overhead Cabinets
To eliminate the risk of burns or fires by reaching over hot surface units, cabinet storage space
located above the surface units should be avoided.