Browse Forums Kitchen Splashbacks Re: Splashback requirements - Australian standards????? 16Mar 02, 2010 8:26 pm Quote: what if you have induction cook top. Can you get away without having a fire retardant splash back? My reading of the Standards is that a flame retardant panel is only required if you have an open flame cooking device such as a gas hob. It does not apply where electric devices are used such as radiant or induction hobs. Thus the flame retardant panel is intended to protect against continuous heat/flame from the cooking process and is not there to protect against an event such as leaving a frying pan full of hot oil which might catch alight. This sort of event can happen with any cooking process and probably wants a fire extinguisher or blanket instead of a 150mm high flame retardant panel. My reasoning on this is supported by statements which can be found in some of the glass splashback manufacturers literature which state that flame retardant panels are not required if electrical hobs are used. cheers Re: Splashback requirements - Australian standards????? 17Mar 03, 2010 9:49 am Thanks this has become interesting - following advice of renomart we have worked out our benchtop that has splashback. We only have one splashback area and it is about 1.6m long. Measuring from back periphery of back burner to edge of cooktop gave us 100mm, therefore we need another 100mm behind and 20mm for caesarstone. (120mm) We are allowing 50mm in front of cooktop and cooktop is 500mm so benchtop becomes 670mm which works well as it aligns with fridge cavity. All rather complicated but should be a good result. Overhead cupboards will have to be wider to allow range hood to be over hotplates. Thanks Really think there needs to be more information available about Australian Standards Re: Splashback requirements - Australian standards????? 18Mar 05, 2010 9:29 am Talking to a lady in a local kitchen display centre yesterday - she made the comment that they were advising against the use of engineered stone as a splashback as they had had a few instances where the splashback had discoloured due to heat from the cooking process. She preferred glass - which she said she had herself and that she was surprised when she touched her own splashback one day whilst cooking at how hot it was. Obviously proximity to flame etc has to be taken into account and discolouring is a different condition to be considered to that of a heat barrier a la the Aust Standards, so perhaps someone with such splashbacks might like to comment. I must admit I had been hopeful of installing an engineered stone splash back but I am now reconsidering. Re: Splashback requirements - Australian standards????? 19Mar 07, 2010 1:16 pm Thanks for this information - would have the thought the 200mm would be enough to stop heat affecting stone. Would love someone with stone splashback to comment Re: Splashback requirements - Australian standards????? 20Mar 07, 2010 3:04 pm Goodyear I have a gf who has a granite splash, same as her benchtop. I'll see her tomorrow - want me to ask if she has had any problems? She's got a gas cooktop. SHe built about 6yrs ago through Domaine, who were bought by Clarendon. Bel Still not in. Don't ask!? Building Standards; Getting It Right! Don't think they are designed for double brick. WA has a particular way of building and unfortunately that's the way a large amount of sills are finished. 3 7231 I believe this is correct. From the picture you can see the power was put in last so the electrician knew where the water was. Really it's a common sense issue more… 4 5264 2 8885 |