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  • BS 1566-1(2002) : 2002

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    COPPER INDIRECT CYLINDERS FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES - PART 1: OPEN VENTED COPPER CYLINDERS - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2002

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Information to be supplied by the purchaser
    5 Grades and types of cylinders
    6 Materials
    7 Height, diameter and metal thickness before forming
    8 Connections
    9 Tolerances
    10 Manufacture
    11 Corrosion resistance
    13 Nominal storage capacity
    14 Hot water capacity
    15 Reheat time
    16 Production testing
    17 Designation of open vented copper cylinders for
       ordering purposes
    18 Marking
    Annex A (normative) - Type testing of cylinders
    Annex B (normative) - Standing heat loss measurement
            of hot water cylinders

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Describes requirements for open vented, vertically mounted copper cylinders for the storage of hot water where the water is either heated indirectly by primary (boiler) water circulating in an integral primary heater and/or directly via either an external heat source or an electric immersion heater fitted inside the cylinder.

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    Committee B/504/10
    Development Note Supersedes BS 1566-1(1984), BS 699(1984) & 01/105096 DC. (09/2002) 2002 Edition Re-Issued in March 2011 and incorporates AMD 1 2011. Supersedes 10/30209509 DC. (04/2011)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    EN 12828:2012+A1:2014 Heating systems in buildings - Design for water-based heating systems
    BS 5546:2010 Specification for installation and maintenance of gas-fired water-heating appliances of rated input not exceeding 70 kW net
    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
    S.R. 54:2014 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE ENERGY EFFICIENT RETROFIT OF DWELLINGS
    BS 5918:2015 Solar heating systems for domestic hot water. Code of practice for design and installation
    BS 8558:2015 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
    BS EN 12828 : 2012 HEATING SYSTEMS IN BUILDINGS - DESIGN FOR WATER-BASED HEATING SYSTEMS
    BS 6700(2006) : 2006 DESIGN, INSTALLATION, TESTING AND MAINTENANCE OF SERVICES SUPPLYING WATER FOR DOMESTIC USE WITHIN BUILDINGS AND THEIR CURTILAGES - SPECIFICATION
    BS 4213:2004 Cisterns for domestic use. Cold water storage and combined feed and expansion (thermoplastic) cisterns up to 500 l. Specification

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

    BS EN 1653:1998 Copper and copper alloys. Plate, sheet and circles for boilers, pressure vessels and hot water storage units
    BS EN 1057 : 2006 COPPER AND COPPER ALLOYS - SEAMLESS, ROUND COPPER TUBES FOR WATER AND GAS IN SANITARY AND HEATING APPLICATIONS
    BS EN 1044:1999 Brazing. Filler metals
    BS EN 12452:2012 Copper and copper alloys. Rolled, finned, seamless tubes for heat exchangers
    BS EN 12449:2016 Copper and copper alloys. Seamless, round tubes for general purposes
    BS EN 1982:2017 Copper and copper alloys. Ingots and castings
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