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Installer brackets6/10/2023 ![]() ![]() This can injure adults, children, or pets nearby. Simply pulling out a turkey or a child or pet putting weight on the open oven door is enough to put torque on the stove putting the tipping process in motion. If the stove is gas and it can freely tip out, besides being an injury hazard, damage to the gas line can also occur which is a separate safety issue in itself.Ī stove can be tipped out accidentally in several ways. The bracket allows the stove to be slid out for cleaning or inspection behind the stove, yet prevents the appliance from tipping out away from the wall. ![]() The groove or opening can be located on the right or left of the stove’s rear side (depending upon the stove’s manufacturer and model). Modern stoves have a small groove or opening built into them so that they can slide into place over the bracket. ![]() Manufacturer’s installation instructions shall be available on the job site at the time of inspection.Īn anti-tip bracket is an “L” shaped piece of metal that should be installed at the wall/floor joint behind the kitchen stove. Equipment and appliances shall be installed as required by the terms of their approval, in accordance with the conditions of the listing, the manufacturer’s installation instructions and this code. ![]() Part 304.1 of the IRC (International Residential Code) states: 304.1 General. All self-standing stoves (ones that are not built-in to a wall or counter) manufactured since 1991 are required to be supplied with an anti-tip bracket and, of course, the appliance installer should install the bracket. Some manufacturers have incorporated anti-tip brackets into their stove designs since well before 1991. From my experience inspecting homes since 2002, over 90% of kitchen stoves lack this critical safety feature (sometimes even in brand new construction!). Anti-tip brackets have been required by Underwriter Laboratories (UL) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for all free-standing stoves/ovens manufactured after 1991. One safety item I find to be missing in most homes I inspect is the kitchen stove’s anti-tip bracket. ![]()
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