Cooker hood height ?

jollyanna

The measurement from my gas hob to the ceiling is 140cm, the extractor hood I may order is 59cm high and I'm wondering what the safety requirement is regarding height. It's a Baumatic but I couldn't see any guidance on height on the site. I'm not definately going with this one as I've seen Elica recomended a lot on here and need to search a bit more. Hope I'm making sense ! Thanks.

G42

See here. http://www.baumatic.co.uk/products/catalogue/cookerhoods Download manual for model and you'll see fitting instructions. Bottom of extractor set at 700mm above hob for gas or electric seems to be the standard.

jollyanna

That's great, thanks G42, also do you know if I need certification on the installation ? The new one will be vented to exterior ( the existing one is re-circulating and just plugged in) so as we don't have the right kind of drill to make the vent hole we're planning to pay someone to fix it up but don't know if it should be a fitter or a sparks.

Coveredinbees!!!!

Do it yourself you can hire a core drill and the you just plug it back in where the old one was plugged in, should only take a couple of hours

jollyanna

I've got bad memories of the last time my o/h hired one of those, my nerves won't take it !

G42

I'm not sure of the regulations but if it's just a connection then there should be no problems.

The hood needs to be connected by fixed wiring to a switched fused spur not a switched socket. If your existing socket is in the right position then you can change the faceplate to a fixed wiring faceplate. That's quite a straightforward job if you have a bit of DIY experience. If you don't then leave it to a professional.

If you decide to hire an SDS drill/corer then remember to get one with a safety clutch as if it doesn't have one and it sticks while drilling the hole you could end up with a broken wrist as the drill will try to keep going. Your only option would be to let go of the drill and if you're working at a height, which you will be, then it becomes a problem. If you're a competent DIYer I would say to go ahead but if not then I would advise getting a sparks to do the job including the vent hole.

G42

Forgot to add to the above that this is an excellent site for DIY info and advice. It's well worth a look.

http://www.diynot.com/forums/

jollyanna

Thanks again G42, It sounds like no certification will be necessary. I'm just worried that when we sell, someone will ask for stuff that we can't provide.
I looked at the Baumatic site and the decibel rating they quote is higher than the rate shown on the Comet specs. Is this usual ? are they all a bit vague in this respect ?

G42

I would always stick with the manufacturer's specification.