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  • BS 7860:1996

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    Specification for carbon monoxide detectors (electrical) for domestic use

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  18-10-2001

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-05-1999

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    Specification
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions
    4 Construction, labelling and instructions
    5 Type testing
    6 Routine verification of performance
    Annexes
    A (informative) Carbon monoxide in domestic premises
    B (normative) Wording of the instructions for the
        location of the detector and actions when the
        alarm is activated
    Table
    A.1 Health effects of carboxyhaemoglobin in the blood
    Figure
    1 Battery fault warning test circuit
    List of references

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    Specifies general requirements for the construction, testing and performance of electrically operated gas detection apparatus, for use in domestic premises, to give a warning alarm when there is a hazardous accumulation of carbon monoxide (CO).

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    Committee EXL/31
    Development Note Supersedes 95/204637 DC and 98/262864 DC. (04/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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