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  • BS 6644(2005) : 2005

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    SPECIFICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF GAS-FIRED HOT WATER BOILERS OF RATED INPUTS BETWEEN 70 KW (NET) AND 1.8 MW (NET) (2ND AND 3RD FAMILY GASES)

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  30-11-2011

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2005

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Competence and design considerations
    5 Selection of boiler, materials and components
    6 Installation
    7 Inspection, commissioning and servicing
    Annex A (Informative) - Basis for the provision of combustion
            and cooling air to boiler houses and rooms in which
            commercial boilers are installed in accordance with
            this standard
    Annex B (Informative) - Fan diluted flues
    Annex C (Informative) - Checks to be carried out on the boiler
            prior to commissioning
    Annex D (Informative) - Typical live run checks
    Annex E (Normative) - Combustion products analysis
    Annex F (Informative) - Best practice guide to the dispersion of
            combustion products
    Bibliography

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    Describes requirements for the installation, including design, inspection and commissioning, of gas-fired hot water boilers of net rated heat inputs exceeding 70 kW but not exceeding a net heat input of 1.8 MW.

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    Committee GSE/30
    Development Note Supersedes BS 6644(1991) and 03/310868 DC. (07/2005) 2005 Edition Re-Issued in November 2008 & incorporates AMD 1 2008. Supersedes 08/30159370 DC. (12/2008)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded

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

    BS EN 656:2000 Gas-fired central heating boilers. Type B boilers of nominal heat input exceeding 70 kW, but not exceeding 300 kW
    BS EN 437 : 2003 TEST GASES - TEST PRESSURES - APPLIANCE CATEGORIES
    BS EN 294:1992 Safety of machinery. Safety distances to prevent danger zones being reached by the upper limbs
    BS EN ISO 10380:2012 Pipework. Corrugated metal hoses and hose assemblies
    BS EN 676 : 2003 AUTOMATIC FORCED DRAUGHT BURNERS FOR GASEOUS FUELS
    BS 6448:1995 Specification for gas appliance governors of DN greater than 50 and for inlet pressures up to 200 mbar
    BS EN 13502:2002 Chimneys. Requirements and test methods for clay/ceramic flue terminals
    BS 6282-1:1982 Devices with moving parts for the prevention of contamination of water by backflow Specification for check valves of nominal size up to and including DN 54
    BS 5854:1980 Code of practice for flues and flue structures in buildings
    BS 7927:1998 Heating appliances for domestic applications. Portable apparatus designed to detect and measure specific combustion flue gas products. Requirements
    BS 6700:1997 Specification for design, installation, testing and maintenance of services supplying water for domestic use within buildings and their curtilages
    BS EN 61779-4:2000 Electrical apparatus for the detection and measurement of flammable gases Performance requirements for group II apparatus indicating a volume fraction up to 100% lower explosive limit
    BS EN 13077:2008 Devices to prevent pollution by backflow of potable water. Air gap with non-circular overflow (unrestricted). Family A. Type B
    BS 6880-2:1988 Code of practice for low temperature hot water heating systems of output greater than 45 kW Selection of equipment
    BS EN 303-1:2017 Heating boilers Heating boilers with forced draught burners. Terminology, general requirements, testing and marking
    BS EN 13384-1 : 2002 CHIMNEYS - THERMAL AND FLUID DYNAMIC CALCULATION METHODS - PART 1: CHIMNEYS SERVING ONE HEATING APPLIANCE
    BS EN 13084-4:2005 Free-standing chimneys Brick liners. Design and execution
    BS 6880-1:1988 Code of practice for low temperature hot water heating systems of output greater than 45 kW Fundamental and design considerations
    BS 1212-2:1990 Float operated valves Specification for diaphragm type float operated valves (copper alloy body) (excluding floats)
    BS 7671(2008) : 2008 REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - IET WIRING REGULATIONS
    BS EN 13084-1:2007 Free-standing chimneys General requirements
    BS EN 60079-10:2003 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres Classification of hazardous areas
    BS EN 13076:2003 Devices to prevent pollution by backflow of potable water. Unrestricted air gap. Family A. Type A
    BS 1387:1985 Specification for screwed and socketed steel tubes and tubulars and for plain end steel tubes suitable for welding or for screwing to BS 21 pipe threads
    BS 5885-2:1987 Automatic gas burners Specification for packaged burners with input rating 7.5 kW up to but excluding 60 kW
    BS 5588-0:1996 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Guide to fire safety codes of practice for particular premises/applications
    BS EN 88:1991 Pressure governors for gas appliances for inlet pressures up to 200 mbar
    BS EN 1443:2003 Chimneys. General requirements
    BS EN 677:1998 Gas-fired central heating boilers. Specific requirements for condensing boilers with a nominal heat input not exceeding 70 kW
    BS EN 13084-2:2007 Free-standing chimneys Concrete chimneys
    BS EN 61779-5:2000 Electrical apparatus for the detection and measurement of flammable gases Performance requirements for group II apparatus indicating a volume fraction up to 100% gas
    BS EN 1856-1:2009 Chimneys. Requirements for metal chimneys System chimney products
    BS EN 483 : 2000 GAS-FIRED CENTRAL HEATING BOILERS - TYPE C BOILERS OF NOMINAL HEAT INPUT NOT EXCEEDING 70 KW
    BS EN 1567 : 2000 BUILDING VALVES - WATER PRESSURE REDUCING VALVES AND COMBINATION WATER REDUCING VALVES - REQUIREMENTS AND TESTS
    BS EN 297:1994 Gas-fired central heating boilers. Type B11 and B11BS boilers fitted with atmospheric burners of nominal heat input not exceeding 70 kW
    BS EN 1856-2:2009 Chimneys. Requirements for metal chimneys Metal flue liners and connecting flue pipes
    BS 5588-1:1990 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for residential buildings
    BS EN ISO 4126-1 : 2013 SAFETY DEVICES FOR PROTECTION AGAINST EXCESSIVE PRESSURE - PART 1: SAFETY VALVES (ISO 4126-1:2013)
    BS EN 303-3:1999 Heating boilers Gas-fired central heating boilers. Assembly comprising a boiler body and a forced draught burner
    BS 5422:2001 Method for specifying thermal insulating materials for pipes, tanks, vessels, ductwork and equipment operating within the temperature range -40°C to +700°C
    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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