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  • BS 8303-1:1994

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    Installation of domestic heating and cooking appliances burning solid mineral fuels Installation of domestic heating and cooking appliances burning solid mineral fuels. Specification for the design of installations

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  25-10-2018

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-01-1995

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    Specification
    1. Scope
    2. Definitions
    3. References
    4. Information and requirements to be agreed and
         documented
    5. General requirements
    6. Appliance classification
    7. Fireplace recess
    8. Hearth
    9. Flue pipes
    10. Chimney and flue pipe cleaning
    11. Register plate
    12. Fireback
    13. Fireplace surround
    14. Throat
    15. Boiler
    16. Electrical supply
    17. Open fires without convection
    18. Open fires with convection
    19. Roomheaters
    20. Independent boilers and freestanding cookers
    Annexes
    A. Check list for specifying purchaser's requirements
    B. Selection of appliances
    Table
    1. Size of flues
    Figures
    1. Typical setting for inset open fire without a boiler
         unit
    2. Typical installation of inset open fire with a
         boiler unit
    3. Typical installation of a sunken ashpit inset open
         fire with underfloor air supply
    4. Construction of a fireplace recess
    5. Typical installation of a freestanding cooker or
         independent boiler in a recess with a raft lintel
    6. Typical installation of a freestanding cooker or
         independent boiler in an existing recess with metal
         register plate
    7. Typical freestanding roomheater fitted in a recess
    8. Typical connection of a freestanding cooker/
         independent boiler to a chimney
    9 Firebacks
    10. Construction of a fireplace recess with corbelled
         gather applicable to a typical installation of inset
         open fires and roomheaters
    11. Typical freestanding open fire with convection
         fitted in a recess
    12. Typical fitting of an open fire with convection to
         a back register plate
    13. Typical setting for inset open fire with convection
         without boiler, installed into a BS 1251: 1987
         fireback
    14. Typical fitting and sealing of a freestanding
         roomheater to a back register plate
    15. Typical inset roomheater with surround and chimney
         seal
    16. Typical free inset application of roomheater
         installation
    List of references

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    Specifies both general and specific requirements relating to the design and installation of all domestic heating and cooking appliances burning solid fuels in both new and existing buildings. Coverage includes: safety in case of fire, protection against noise, and mechanical resistance and stability.

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    Committee RHE/28
    Development Note Supersedes 91/82857 DC (07/2004) Supersedes BS 8303(1986) (05/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    BS 7880:1997 Code of practice for draught control of existing doors and windows in housing using draughtstrips
    09/30169955 DC : 0 BS 8511 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SOLID FUEL HEATING APPLIANCES ON BOATS
    BS 5440-2:2000 Installation and maintenance of flues and ventilation for gas appliances of rated input not exceeding 70 kW net (1st, 2nd and 3rd family gases) Specification for installation and maintenance of ventilation for gas appliances
    BS 8303-3:1994 Installation of domestic heating and cooking appliances burning solid mineral fuels Recommendations for design and on site installation
    17/30335834 DC : 0 BS 8300-2 - DESIGN OF AN ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE BUILT ENVIRONMENT - PART 2: BUILDINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS 8303-2:1994 Installation of domestic heating and cooking appliances burning solid mineral fuels Installation of domestic heating and cooking appliances buring solid mineral fuels. Specification for installing and commissioning on site

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

    BS 476-4:1970 Fire tests on building materials and structures Non-combustibility test for materials
    EURONORM 88 : LATEST REPLACED
    PD 6504:1983 Medical information on human reaction to skin contact with hot surfaces
    BS 4433-2:1994 Domestic solid mineral fuel fired boilers with rated output up to 45 kW Specification for gravity feed boilers designed to burn small anthracite
    BS 4086:1966 Recommendations for maximum surface temperatures of heated domestic equipment
    BS 7566-2:1992 Installation of factory-made chimneys to BS 4543 for domestic appliances Specification for installation design
    BS 1252:1991 Specification for domestic solid mineral fuel-fired, free-standing cookers with or without boilers
    89/106/EEC : 1988 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 21 DECEMBER 1988 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF LAWS, REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS
    BS 7671:1992 REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
    BS 7566-1:1992 Installation of factory-made chimneys to BS 4543 for domestic appliances Method of specifying installation design information
    BS 6539:1984 Specification for fireguards for use with solid fuel appliances
    BS 41:1973 Specification for cast iron spigot and socket flue or smoke pipes and fittings
    BS 4433-1:1994 Domestic solid mineral fuel fired boilers with rated output up to 45 kW Domestic solid mineral fuel fired boilers with rated output up to 45 kw. Specification for boilers with undergrate ash removal
    BS 6461-1:1984 Installation of chimneys and flues for domestic appliances burning solid fuel (including wood and peat) Code of practice for masonry chimneys and flue pipes
    BS 7566-3:1992 Installation of factory-made chimneys to BS 4543 for domestic appliances Specification for site installation
    BS 8303-3:1994 Installation of domestic heating and cooking appliances burning solid mineral fuels Recommendations for design and on site installation
    BS 6999:1989 Specification for vitreous-enamelled low-carbon-steel flue pipes, other components and accessories for solid-fuel-burning appliances with a rated output of 45 kW
    BS 5449:1990 Specification for forced circulation hot water central heating systems for domestic premises
    BS 8303-2:1994 Installation of domestic heating and cooking appliances burning solid mineral fuels Installation of domestic heating and cooking appliances buring solid mineral fuels. Specification for installing and commissioning on site
    BS 7566-4:1992 Installation of factory-made chimneys to BS 4543 for domestic appliances Recommendations for installation design and installation
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