England · Statutory guidance
Ventilation: Approved Document F, Volume 1 — Dwellings
Building regulation guidance on ventilation for dwellings and other buildings.
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Ventilation
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O N L I N E V E R S I O N F1(1)
Outside
30 litres per second
NOTE:
1. The cooker hood should span at least the full width of the cooker.
Diagram 1.1 M inimum kitchen extract ventilation rate in cases where a cooker hood extracts
to the outside(1)
60 litres Outside
per second
NOTE:
1. The diagram includes a recirculating cooker hood for illustration. A recirculating cooker hood on its own does not provide a means of
ventilation that complies with Part F of the Building Regulations.
Diagram 1.2 M inimum ventilation rate for kitchen extract where a cooker hood does not
extract to the outside(1)
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Building Regulations 2010 Approved Document F Volume 1, 2021 edition
O N L I N E V E R S I O N
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