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  • BS 5410-2:1978

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    Code of practice for oil firing Installations of 45 kW and above output capacity for space heating, hot water and steam supply services

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-03-2013

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  06-02-2002

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Cooperating organizations
    Code
    Section one. General
    1. Scope
    2. References
    Section two. Oil fuels
    3. Types of petroleum oil fuels
    4. Typical characteristics of petroleum oil fuels
    Section three. Application of oil burners
    5. General
    6. Choice of grade of oil fuel
    7. Boilers
    8. Warm air heaters
    Section four. Methods of combustion air supply and of
    draught production and control
    9. Combustion air supply
    10. Induced draught and forced draught
    11. Conversions from solid fuel to oil firing
    Section five. Selection of burners
    12. General
    13. Types of burner
    14. Types of burner control
    15. Choosing oil burner equipment: factors to consider
    16. Application of burner types
    Section six. Oil tanks and equipment
    17. Construction
    18. Capacity
    19. Choice of number and type of tanks
    20. Design and test conditions
    21. Measurement of contents of oil storage tanks
    22. Precautions against overfilling
    23. Filling pipes and connections
    24. Vent pipes
    25. Drain valves
    26. Multiple storage tanks with return line connections
    27. Installation of oil storage tanks
    28. Painting and cleaning
    29. Heating for oil tanks containing classes E, F, G
         and H fuels
    30. Service tanks
    31. Roof-top tanks
    32. Fire precautions
    Section seven. Oil handling systems from storage tank
    to burner
    33. General
    34. Distillate oil fuel systems (classes C2 and D fuels)
    35. Heated oil fuel systems (classes E, F, G and H)
    36. Roof-top systems
    37. Size of oil pipelines
    38. Materials and erection of oil pipelines
    39. Testing
    40. Painting and identification
    Section eight. Design and construction of accommodation
    for oil fired installations
    41. Introduction
    42. Classification of buildings
    43. Accommodation for boilers
    44. Warm air heater installations
    45. Accommodation for oil storage and service tanks
    Section nine. Chimney and flue systems
    46. Definitions
    47. Chimneys
    48. Flue ducts
    49. Dampers, draught control and combustion excess
         pressure-relief devices
    50. Induced-draught fans
    Section ten. Electrical equipment
    51. General
    52. Wiring
    53. Motors and motor control gear
    Section eleven. Instrumentation
    54. General
    55. Essential instrumentation
    56. Other instrumentation
    Section twelve. Commissioning, performance tests and
    handover
    57. Commissioning arrangements
    58. Precommissioning procedure
    59. Commissioning procedure
    60. Performance tests
    61. Handover
    Section thirteen. Maintenance
    62. General
    63. Supplier's and/or installer's responsibility
    64. User's responsibility
    Section fourteen. Safety provisions
    65. General
    66. Oil handling system
    67. Fire valve system
    68. Housekeeping
    69. Protection against combustion explosions
    70. Fire prevention
    Tables
    1. Specification data for petroleum oil fuels as
         given in BS 2869: 1970
    2. Typical characteristics of petroleum oil fuels
    3. Minimum tank, outflow and handling temperature
         for petroleum oil fuels
    4. Fire resistance: recommended types of construction
         for boiler room enclosures, doors and windows in
         'large buildings' and places of public entertain-
         ment or assembly
    5. Fire resistance: recommended types of construction
         for boiler room enclosures, doors and windows in
         all buildings other than 'large buildings' and
         places of public entertainment or assembly
    6. Examples of types of construction for the
         recommended standards of fire resistance given
         in tables 4 and 5
    7. Fire resistance: recommended types of construction
         for tank chamber enclosures and the doors and
         openings therein in 'large buildings' and places
         of public entertainment or assembly
    8. Fire resistance: recommended types of construction
         for tank chamber enclosures and the doors and
         openings therein in all buildings other than
         'large buildings' and places of public
         entertainment or assembly

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    Deals with the provision of new - or modernizing of existing - oil burning systems for petroleum oil fuel as applied to boiler and warm air heater plants and associated oil tanks. Does not apply to marine installations or flueless heaters.

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    Committee RHE/13
    Development Note Supersedes 00/715831 DC and 76/70338 DC. (02/2002) Supersedes BS CP3002-2(1964) (07/2004) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2008. (11/2008)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    BS 799-2:1981 Specification for oil burning equipment Vaporizing burners
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    BS 8210:1986 Guide to building maintenance management
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    BS DD9999(2005) : 2005 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR FIRE SAFETY IN THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF BUILDINGS
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    EN 12391-1:2003 Chimneys - Execution standard for metal chimneys - Part 1: Chimneys for non-roomsealed heating appliances
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    BS 5588-6:1991 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for places of assembly
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    BS 5588-2:1985 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for shops
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    BS 855:1990 Specification for welded steel boilers for central heating and indirect hot water supply (rated output 44 kW to 3 MW)
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    PD 6686:2006 Guidance on directives, regulations and standards related to prevention of fire and explosion in the process industries
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    BS EN 12391-1:2003 Chimneys. Execution standard for metal chimneys Chimneys for non-roomsealed heating appliances
    EN 14336:2004 Heating systems in buildings - Installation and commissioning of water based heating systems
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