BS 5258-5:1989
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Safety of domestic gas appliances Specification for gas fires
Hardcopy , PDF
18-12-2002
English
28-02-1989
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Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
Section one. General
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Classification of appliances
4. General requirements
5. General conditions of test
Section two. Safety requirements and associated
methods of test
6. General design and construction
7. Gas soundness
8. Heat input
9. Combustion
10. Ignition
11. Ignition system
12. Flame stability
13. Sooting
14. Flue systems
15. Fire hazard and limiting temperatures
16. Cyclic use test
17. Manual controls
18. Automatic controls
19. Electrical safety
20. User's instructions
21. Installation and servicing
Appendix
A. Calculation of reference gas heat input
Figures
1. Standard test box
2. Bubble leak indicator
3. Apparatus for the assessment of the products
outlet design
4. Collecting hood
5. Apparatus for measuring floor and wall temperatures
6. Hearth area for measurement of floor temperatures
Safety requirements and associated methods of test for open flued radiant and radiant convector gas fires burning 1st, 2nd and 3rd family gases.
| Committee |
GSE/36
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| DevelopmentNote |
Approved under the UK Consumer Protection Act 1987
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
28
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| BS 476-4:1970 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Non-combustibility test for materials |
| BS 1179-6:1980 | Glossary of terms used in the gas industry Combustion and utilization including installation at consumers\' premises |
| BS 6047-1:1981 | Flame supervision devices for domestic, commercial and catering gas appliances Specification for heat sensitive type |
| BS 2871-1:1971 | Specification for copper and copper alloys. Tubes Copper tubes for water, gas and sanitation |
| BS 6448-1:1987 | Gas governors Specification for pressure governors with nominal connection size up to 50 mm for gas appliances with inlet pressure up to and including 200 mbar |
| BS 6332-2:1983 | Thermal performance of domestic gas appliances Specification for thermal performance of gas fires |
| BS 4550-5:1978 | Methods of testing cement Standard sand for concrete cubes |
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