http://www.kitchenclarity.com/2010/01/reader-question-aga-under-the-window/ Adventures in Kitchen and Bath Design Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:48:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.kitchenclarity.com/2010/01/reader-question-aga-under-the-window/comment-page-1/#comment-916 Clarity Sat, 15 May 2010 00:09:26 +0000 http://www.kitchenclarity.com/?p=1898#comment-916 Hi Capri - and you are probably right. Most US codes prohibit having your cooking appliance within a certain distance of an operable window. I believe the goal is to prevent potential harm from sudden drafts blowing out your gas flame, or I suppose theoretically something could blow in through the window, whatever your heat source. You have to maintain a minimum distance between the heat source and glass, or any combustible materials, whether the window is operable or not. I guess in theory a sudden blast of wind could blow the Aga "lid" closed - it would have to be quite a blast, though, for that to happen! But codes are codes, and must be obeyed. Yes, Aga cooking is all about the ovens, so you shouldn't need a vent hood unless you use the top a lot and want to remove steam, smells etc. as you would with any cooktop. Hi Capri – and you are probably right. Most US codes prohibit having your cooking appliance within a certain distance of an operable window. I believe the goal is to prevent potential harm from sudden drafts blowing out your gas flame, or I suppose theoretically something could blow in through the window, whatever your heat source. You have to maintain a minimum distance between the heat source and glass, or any combustible materials, whether the window is operable or not. I guess in theory a sudden blast of wind could blow the Aga “lid” closed – it would have to be quite a blast, though, for that to happen! But codes are codes, and must be obeyed. Yes, Aga cooking is all about the ovens, so you shouldn’t need a vent hood unless you use the top a lot and want to remove steam, smells etc. as you would with any cooktop.

]]> http://www.kitchenclarity.com/2010/01/reader-question-aga-under-the-window/comment-page-1/#comment-915 Capri Fri, 14 May 2010 17:55:05 +0000 http://www.kitchenclarity.com/?p=1898#comment-915 Why is it not safe to have an Aga under an operable window? (This is not at all obvious to me.) (Also, electric Agas don't require vents at all.) Why is it not safe to have an Aga under an operable window? (This is not at all obvious to me.) (Also, electric Agas don’t require vents at all.)

]]> http://www.kitchenclarity.com/2010/01/reader-question-aga-under-the-window/comment-page-1/#comment-351 Clarity Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:35:05 +0000 http://www.kitchenclarity.com/?p=1898#comment-351 The code concerns itself with operable windows - I do rather like the idea of standing at the Aga looking over the garden through an inoperable window, don't you? The code concerns itself with operable windows – I do rather like the idea of standing at the Aga looking over the garden through an inoperable window, don’t you?

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