New Kitchen rules for distance of cooker from sink etc

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Ikea mentioned this to me.

Does someone know what the rules are /link to them?

They mentioned that a cooker must be 800mm away from a sink? Theres got to be a 20mm gap between cupboard and cooker (there aint for my current cooker).

And you can't have a cooker on the end (i.e. got to have another unit on the end).

Any ideas?

evokit

regs are pretty much
300mm away from the end of a run
300mm for electric sockets
300mm from a sink,
300mm away from a tall unit, sometime you can go a little closer.
unless changed since late 2012
800mm away is not always achievable in small flats.

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evokit wrote: »

regs are pretty much
300mm away from the end of a run
300mm for electric sockets
300mm from a sink,
300mm away from a tall unit, sometime you can go a little closer.
unless changed since late 2012
800mm away is not always achievable in small flats.

Thanks. Where can I find the regs listed?

What about 20mm gap between cooker and cupboard?

Rockingit

If the oven / hob manufacturer specifies something different then that takes priority, btw.

The 'regs' are for the most part advisory and considered a best practice guide which frequently are unachievable in a lot of smaller kitchens. I am not aware that any of it is actually statute, though willing to be educated by someone in the know!

2013yearofthehouse

I think for electric hobs there are no mandatory regulations, but for gas there are - the proximity of a gas hob to a combustible material is mandatory and it's the manufacturer that determines the minimum clearance.

Leaving 300mm either side of a hob as a cupboard is a good idea to ensure there's sufficient space for saucepan handles to stick out, without the risk of someone knocking them, but if you don't have the room then it's not essential. I know someone whose cooker is right up against the door frame, so it's tricky to avoid knocking saucepan handles when leaving/entering the room - would always try to avoid this at all costs!

PasturesNew

How does all that fit with these then? http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00204790/

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2013yearofthehouse wrote: »

I think for electric hobs there are no mandatory regulations, but for gas there are - the proximity of a gas hob to a combustible material is mandatory and it's the manufacturer that determines the minimum clearance.

Leaving 300mm either side of a hob as a cupboard is a good idea to ensure there's sufficient space for saucepan handles to stick out, without the risk of someone knocking them, but if you don't have the room then it's not essential. I know someone whose cooker is right up against the door frame, so it's tricky to avoid knocking saucepan handles when leaving/entering the room - would always try to avoid this at all costs!

I know what you mean. I meant gap between actual cooker and same level cupboards.

I know my current one the cooker is fitted flush into the gap. Ikea seem to be saying there needs to be a 20mm gap.

Yes agreed its best to have cupboard either side for reason you say.

southcoastrgi

it would help if you actually told us if the cooker is an electric one or gas, plus what kind of cooker, is it a small freestanding one, a built in oven & hob, a range cooker, without some more answers you aren't going to get the correct advice

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southcoastrgi wrote: »

it would help if you actually told us if the cooker is an electric one or gas, plus what kind of cooker, is it a small freestanding one, a built in oven & hob, a range cooker, without some more answers you aren't going to get the correct advice

Freestanding range is the plan. 1000mm wide.

southcoastrgi

here are a couple of links, however it is down to the manu of the range as to what gap they req, so before ordering your kitchen, pick the cooker then either look at the MI or phone them, then get the kitchen designed around the range, if the gaps don't comply with the MI when the RGI comes to fit it, he won't

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gherkin6

I know this is an old post but the reason that Ikea ask for gaps between cooker & units is that when the oven gets hot, their units warp badly if sited right next to the cooker, or even an oven fitted into one of their oven housing units. Believe me, been there, done that...probably applies to other kitchens too.