hob positions and windows

[chrissolutions]

Does anybody have some advice regarding the position of a gas or electric hob relative to an opening window. Have received mixed advice.
desperate to know as i have to first fix it (electrics) tomorrow and need to tell kitchen designer whether to redesign it (again).
The original plan was to have the hob under the window with approx 150mm splashback.
Any advice on regs would be very helpful

 

[dave.m]

relative to an opening window

Don't know about the regs, if there are any, but an opening window above a hob with two or three pans boiling away, and someone wants to reach over to open the window, is an accident waiting to happen, in my mind.

dave

 

[Paul Barker]

From a gas safety legal point of view not a problem. You do need an openable window to outside in the room in any case. there are alternatives but the openable window is method of choice. Room volume >20m cubed only need openable window. // 5 and 10 m cubed need door to outside and openable window. <5 need vent door to outside and openable window.

A lot easier to fit a ceramic hob.

Don't forget gas cock needed for safe gas isolation preferably not installed in a stupid place like behind the oven which is where idiots put them. There are a large number of idiots fiting hobs. Intelligent people put them behind a draw in adgacent unit. not many intelligent people fit hobs.

 

[kirkgas]

there are no absolute dimensions in the gas regs in relation to hob/window position, but if you put the hob under the window THEN fitted long curtains THEN they caught fire, someone would comment on the cooker being there, so a common sense approach is required then all will be fine.

 

[wingcoax]

Normal kitchen design is sink under window, and hob at 90degrees to this.