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  • BS 5864:2004

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    Installation and maintenance of gas-fired ducted air heaters of rated input not exceeding 70 kW net (2nd and 3rd family gases). Specification

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-10-2010

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  10-12-2004

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Competence
    5 Design considerations
    6 Selection of heaters
    7 Location of heaters
    8 Ventilation
    9 Flueing
    10 Gas supply
    11 Electrical supplies and wiring
    12 Water connections
    13 Ducting
    14 Inspection and commissioning of the installation
    15 Advice to be given to the user
    Annex A (informative) Servicing and maintenance of convection
                          chamber installations
    Bibliography

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    Specifies the selection, installation and maintenance of flued, gas-fired, ducted-air heaters of rated input not exceeding 70 kW, based on net calorific value, burning 2nd or 3rd family gases to heat one or more rooms or internal spaces in either domestic premises or commercial premises.

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    Committee GSE/30
    Development Note Supersedes BS 5864(1989) and 02/704841 DC. (12/2004) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2010. (12/2009)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded

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

    BS EN 1949 : 2011 SPECIFICATION FOR THE INSTALLATION OF LPG SYSTEMS FOR HABITATION PURPOSES IN LEISURE ACCOMMODATION VEHICLES AND ACCOMMODATION PURPOSES IN OTHER VEHICLES
    BS EN ISO 10239:2017 Small craft. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) systems
    BS 7927:1998 Heating appliances for domestic applications. Portable apparatus designed to detect and measure specific combustion flue gas products. Requirements
    BS EN 1319:2009 Domestic gas-fired forced convection air heaters for space heating, with fan-assisted burners not exceeding a net heat input of 70 kW
    BS 5482-2:1977 Domestic butane- and propane-gas-burning installations Installations in caravans and non-permanent dwellings
    BS 7671(2001) : 2001 AMD 14905 REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
    BS 715:1993 Specification for metal flue pipes, fittings, terminals and accessories for gas-fired appliances with a rated input not exceeding 60 kW
    BS EN 778:2009 Domestic gas-fired forced convection air heaters for space heating not exceeding a net heat input of 70 kW, without a fan to assist transportation of combustion air and/or combustion products
    BS 5588-1:1990 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for residential buildings
    BS 476-22:1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures Method for determination of the fire resistance of non-loadbearing elements of construction
    BS EN 721:2004 Leisure accommodation vehicles. Safety ventilation requirements
    BS 3632:1995 Specification for residential park homes
    1990/396/EEC : 1990 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 29 JUNE 1990 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO APPLIANCES BURNING GASEOUS FUELS
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