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BS 5482-2:1977

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The latest, up-to-date edition.

Domestic butane- and propane-gas-burning installations Installations in caravans and non-permanent dwellings

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-06-2001

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Foreword
Cooperating organizations
Section one. General
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
Section two. Materials, components and appliances
4 Materials
5 Components
6 Selection of appliances
Section three. Installation design
7 Basic layout of supply system
8 Cylinder requirement design considerations
9 Installation design considerations
10 High pressure stage design considerations
11 Low pressure stage design considerations
12 Siting of appliances
13 Flue design considerations
14 Ventilation design considerations
Section four. Installation requirements
15 Installation of unions, joints, sectional cocks and
    valves
16 Installation of pipework
17 Installation of cocks
18 Installation of pressure regulators
19 Installation of appliances
Section five. Inspection, testing and consumer
               instructions
20 Inspection and testing of new installations
21 Consumer instructions
Appendices
A The safe use of LPG in caravans and non-permanent
    dwellings
B Testing of low pressure stage of installation
Table
1 Appliance rates, number of cylinders and cylinder
    offtakes
Figures
1 Guide to heating requirements in touring caravans
2 Guide to heating requirements in residential
    caravans
3 High pressure stage manifolds
4 Pipe sizing chart
5 Diagrammatic circuit indicating butane terminal
    pressure, 4.25 m caravan with full load
6 Diagrammatic circuit indicating butane terminal
    pressure, 5.5 m caravan with full load
7 Diagrammatic circuit indicating butane terminal
    pressure, 7.75 m caravan with full load
8 Diagrammatic circuit indicating butane terminal
    pressure, 9.5 m caravan with full load
9 Diagrammatic circuit indicating butane terminal
    pressure, 12 m caravan with full load
10 Installation test apparatus
11 Bubble leak indicator
12 Standard nozzle pressure point adaptor and washer
    for 8 mm (5/16 in) i.d. flexible tubing

Installations using liquefied petroleum gases from cylinders or bulk supply at pressures of 28 mbar and 37 mbar for commercial butane and propane respectively. Materials, design, installation, inspection, testing, consumers\' instructions. Recommendations special to motor caravans are included.

Committee
GSE/24
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 00/705821 DC, 75/40000 DC, 84/78597 DC, 85/72102 DC & 85/76588 DC. (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, February 2012. (01/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
38
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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