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    BS 5918 - SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS FOR DOMESTIC HOT WATER - CODE OF PRACTICE

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-01-2015

    Language(s):  English

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    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 General recommendations
    5 Site inspections and technical pre-installation surveys
    6 Provision of customer information
    7 Details of key components
    8 Installation
    9 Commissioning and documentation
    10 Maintenance
    11 Performance predictions
    Annexes
    Annex A (informative) - Example primary system layouts
    Annex B (normative) - Bacterial growth, and safety in DHW
            systems
    Annex C (informative) - Worked example - Expansion vessel
            sizing
    Annex D (informative) - Troubleshooting
    Annex E (informative) - Characteristics of an average UK DHW
            usage profile
    Annex F (informative) - Nominal amounts of DHW supplied by
            point-of-use appliances that are usually not available
            for solar pre-heating
    Annex G (informative) - Example sizing of collector active area
    Annex H (informative) - Methods for calculating loss of irradiation
            due to shading obstacles
    Annex I (informative)
    Annex J (normative) - Minimum wall thickness for high temperature
            EPDM based rubber insulation
    Bibliography

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    Comment Closes On
    Committee RHE/25/-/1
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

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    BS PAS 2050(2011) : 2011 SPECIFICATION FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE LIFE CYCLE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS OF GOODS AND SERVICES
    BS CP143-10(1973) : 1973 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SHEET ROOF AND WALL COVERINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SHEET ROOF AND WALL COVERINGS - GALVANIZED CORRUGATED STEEL - METRIC UNITS
    BS EN 1027:2016 Windows and doors. Water tightness. Test method
    BS EN 12975-2:2006 Thermal solar systems and components. Solar collectors Test methods
    BS 1566-2:1984 Copper indirect cylinders for domestic purposes Specification for single feed indirect cylinders
    BS 3955:1986 Specification for electrical controls for household and similar general purposes
    BS CP143-5(1964) : 1964 SHEET ROOF AND WALL COVERINGS - PART 5: ZINC
    BS 5502-20:1990 Buildings and structures for agriculture Code of practice for general design considerations
    BS EN 12975-1 : 2006 THERMAL SOLAR SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS - SOLAR COLLECTORS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    BS 8000-4:1989 Workmanship on building sites Code of practice for waterproofing
    BS CP143-1(1958) : 1958 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SHEET ROOF AND WALL COVERINGS - ALUMINIUM, CORRUGATED AND TROUGHED
    BS EN ISO 11600 : 2003 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION - JOINTING PRODUCTS - CLASSIFICATION AND REQUIREMENTS FOR SEALANTS
    BS EN 12897:2016 Water supply. Specification for indirectly heated unvented (closed) storage water heaters
    BS 3734-1:1997 Rubber. Tolerances for products Dimensional tolerances
    ISO/TR 10217:1989 Solar energy Water heating systems Guide to material selection with regard to internal corrosion
    ISO 9553:1997 Solar energy — Methods of testing preformed rubber seals and sealing compounds used in collectors
    BS EN 12977-5:2012 Thermal solar systems and components. Custom built systems Performance test methods for control equipment
    BS CP143-15(1973) : 1973 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SHEET ROOF AND WALL COVERINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SHEET ROOF AND WALL COVERINGS - ALUMINIUM - METRIC UNITS
    BS ISO 15686-5:2017 Buildings and constructed assets. Service life planning Life-cycle costing
    PD CEN/TR 15601:2012 Hygrothermal performance of buildings. Resistance to wind-driven rain of roof coverings with discontinuously laid small elements. Test methods
    BS EN 1057 : 2006 COPPER AND COPPER ALLOYS - SEAMLESS, ROUND COPPER TUBES FOR WATER AND GAS IN SANITARY AND HEATING APPLICATIONS
    BS EN 12976-1:2017 Thermal solar systems and components. Factory made systems General requirements
    BS EN 12588:2006 Lead and lead alloys. Rolled lead sheet for building purposes
    BS 8560(2012) : 2012 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE DESIGN OF BUILDINGS INCORPORATING SAFE WORK AT HEIGHT
    BS EN 1993-1-1 : 2005 EUROCODE 3: DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES - PART 1-1: GENERAL RULES AND RULES FOR BUILDINGS
    BS EN 12976-2:2017 Thermal solar systems and components. Factory made systems Test methods
    BS 9250:2007 Code of practice for design of the airtightness of ceilings in pitched roofs
    BS 8000-7:1990 Workmanship on building sites Code of practice for glazing
    BS EN 1991-1-1:2002 Eurocode 1. Actions on structures General actions - Densities, self-weight, imposed loads for buildings
    BS EN 15092:2008 Building valves. Inline hot water supply tempering valves. Tests and requirements
    BS EN 60730-2-9:2010 Automatic electrical controls for household and similar use Particular requirements for temperature sensing controls
    BS EN ISO 9488:2000 Solar energy. Vocabulary
    BS EN 12977-1:2012 Thermal solar systems and components. Custom built systems General requirements for solar water heaters and combisystems
    BS EN 1991-1-4 : 2005 EUROCODE 1: ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES - PART 1-4: GENERAL ACTIONS - WIND ACTIONS
    BS EN 15459:2007 Energy performance of buildings. Economic evaluation procedure for energy systems in buildings
    BS 7021:1989 Code of practice for thermal insulation of roofs externally by means of sprayed rigid polyurethane (PUR) or polyisocyanurate (PIR) foam
    BS CP143-12(1970) : 1970 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SHEET ROOF AND WALL COVERINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SHEET ROOF AND WALL COVERINGS - COPPER - METRIC UNITS
    BS 8218:1998 Code of practice for mastic asphalt roofing
    BS 5502-80:1990 Buildings and structures for agriculture Code of practice for design and construction of workshops, maintenance and inspection facilities
    ISO 9808:1990 Solar water heaters Elastomeric materials for absorbers, connecting pipes and fittings Method of assessment
    BS EN 10255:2004 Non-alloy steel tubes suitable for welding and threading. Technical delivery conditions
    BS EN 1999-1-1 : 2007 EUROCODE 9: DESIGN OF ALUMINIUM STRUCTURES - PART 1-1: GENERAL STRUCTURAL RULES
    BS 5534(2003) : 2003 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SLATING AND TILING (INCLUDING SHINGLES)
    BS 8000-6:1990 Workmanship on building sites Code of practice for slating and tiling of roofs and claddings
    BS 5427-1:1996 Code of practice for the use of profiled sheet for roof and wall cladding on buildings Design
    BS 5516-1:2004 Patent glazing and sloping glazing for buildings Code of practice for design and installation of sloping and vertical patent glazing
    BS EN 1995-1-1 : 2012 EUROCODE 5: DESIGN OF TIMBER STRUCTURES - PART 1-1: GENERAL - COMMON RULES AND RULES FOR BUILDINGS
    BS EN 1990:2002+A1:2005 Eurocode. Basis of structural design
    BS EN 1991-1-3 : 2003 EUROCODE 1 - ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES - PART 1-3: GENERAL ACTIONS - SNOW LOADS
    BS 6262:1982 Code of practice for glazing for buildings
    BS 8219(2001) : 2001 INSTALLATION OF SHEET ROOF AND WALL COVERINGS - PROFILED FIBRE CEMENT - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS 8558:2011 Guide to the design, installation, testing and maintenance of services supplying water for domestic use within buildings and their curtilages. Complementary guidance to BS EN 806
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