fire regulations for oven range installation?

7 years ago

Hoping someone can help. Our kitchen was renovated last year. Our oven range just died and when we pulled it out to try to repair it, I noticed a warning that it should not be installed closer than 12mm from any adjacent surface. The range is 22-years old. There is maybe 7mm between the range and the adjacent counter and cupboard.

Do all ranges have this distance requirement or is it because of the age of our range? Our kitchen is supposed to be to code. I'm hoping there wasn't a measurement error and now a fire hazard. In any case, we have to purchase a new range.

Thanks for any help!

Kate

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User
7 years ago
Post a picture of the current installation.
dulse6597
Original Author
7 years ago
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dulse6597
Original Author
7 years ago
dulse6597
Original Author
7 years ago

You can see in this photo that there's a narrow metal plate (maybe 1.5-inches wide) installed along the side of the adjacent drawers unit.
vinmarks
7 years ago
The installation instructions for the new range should have the clearances listed.
weedmeister
7 years ago
Usually, simple residential ranges are 'zero' clearance, ie they can butt up against the back wall and sides. Clearances above are different. Commercial ranges usually require air space around them, they are not zero clearance.
User
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
The metal piece is a heat shield. It's designed to have a bit of an air gap to keep the range heat from damaging the adjacent cabinets. Most likely, a new range will be fine. But you have to check the exact range's clearance specifications.