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Extraction hood height

Anonymous user 16/03/2024 - 2.47 PM

Hello, Trying to find out minimum height for an extraction hood above gas hobs. Getting conflicting answers googling. Is it 760mm hot zone clearance with combustible materials, unless specified else by cooker/hob manufacturer? However 650-750 for extractor hoods. Ref The Building Regulations 2010 Ventilation Volume F Volume 1: Dwellings "1.21 Where a cooker hood is used to extract to the outside, the height of the extract hood above the hob surface should be either as specified in the manufacturer’s instructions or, if no specification is available, between 650mm and 750mm." Please confirm if my understanding is correct? Thanks Kim.

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EMPIRE BALLERS PARADISE LIMITED

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Upper Norwood, London

For a commercial set up the canopy height is determined by the ceiling height in the kitchen. As a rule of thumb for our commercial installers we say anything between 2000mm to 21000mm (2 meters to 2.1 meters) is allowable. For a domestic set up your installer would have to reference the manufacturers instructions as domestic canopies are not a must have. In such instances manufacturers instructions will have the final say.

Answered6 September 2022