• BS 4434:1989

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    Specification for safety aspects in the design, construction and installation of refrigerating appliances and systems

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  15-11-1995

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-05-1989

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Committees responsible
    Specification
    Section 1. General
    1.0 Introduction
    1.1 Scope
    1.2 Definitions
    1.3 Refrigerant groups
    1.4 Categories of occupancy
    1.5 Types of cooling system
    Section 2. Design and construction
    2.1 Refrigerant group and cooling system
    2.2 Maximum charge of refrigerant
    2.3 Design and maximum working pressures
    2.4 Pressure vessels
    2.5 Heat exchangers
    2.6 Piping and fittings
    2.7 Protection against excess pressure
    2.8 Instrumentation
    Section three. Installation
    3.1 General
    3.2 Machinery rooms
    3.3 Safety provisions for personnel in refrigerated
          spaces
    3.4 Refrigerant detectors
    3.5 Electrical installations
    3.6. Charging and discharging refrigerant
    Section four. Testing, inspection, documentation and
    marking
    4.1 Testing
    4.2 Inspection
    4.3 Documentation
    4.4 Marking
    Section five. Instruction manual or leaflet
    5.1 Provision of instruction manual or leaflet
    5.2 Contents of instruction manual or leaflet
    Appendices
    A. Refrigerants and their physical properties
    B. Materials
    C. Pipe supports and hangers
    D. Relationship between maximum working pressure and
         other pressures
    E. Minimum design pressures for selected refrigerants
    F. Ventilation and refrigerant detection in machinery
         rooms
    G. Guide to the selection of electrical apparatus for
         hazardous (potentially explosive) areas
    H. Guide to the operation and maintenance of
         commercial and industrial refrigerating appliances
         and systems in relation to safety
    Tables
    1. Group classification of refrigerants
    2. Categories of occupancy
    3. Types of cooling system
    4. Selection of refrigerant group and cooling system
         in relation to category of occupancy
    5. Maximum concentration of refrigerant in the event
         of major release
    6. Refrigerants and their physical properties
    7. Recommended maximum spacings for single pipe
         supports
    8. Minimum design pressures
    Figures
    1. Schematic diagram of the relationship between the
         maximum working pressure and other pressures
         referred to in this standard
    2. Selection of electrical apparatus for hazardous
         (potentially explosive) areas

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    Includes requirements for inspection. Applies to new systems, extensions and modifications and used systems being re-installed on another site. Also applies to the conversion of a system for use with a different refrigerant.

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    Committee RHE/18
    Development Note BS DRAFT 95/702343 DC
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    BS 7120:1989 Specification for rating and performance of air to liquid and liquid to liquid chilling packages
    BS 2501:1992 Specification for commercial refrigerated storage cabinets of the closed reach-in type
    BS 2626:1992 Specification for lubricants for refrigerant compressors
    BS 3122-1:1990 Refrigerant compressors Methods of test for performance
    BS 6880-2:1988 Code of practice for low temperature hot water heating systems of output greater than 45 kW Selection of equipment
    BS 4376-1:1991 Electrically operated blood storage refrigerators Specification for closed reach-in types
    BS 6880-3:1988 Code of practice for low temperature hot water heating systems of output greater than 45 kW Installation, commissioning and maintenance

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    BS 4667-1:1974 Specification for breathing apparatus Closed-circuit breathing apparatus
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