• BS EN 15287-2:2008

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    Chimneys. Design, installation and commissioning of chimneys Chimneys for roomsealed appliances

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  16-11-2023

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-11-2008

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Design
      4.1 General
      4.2 Data requirements
          4.2.1 Sources of data and information
          4.2.2 Heating appliance information
          4.2.3 Chimney system product specification
          4.2.4 Building construction and chimney system
                 route information
          4.2.5 Local conditions
      4.3 Design requirements
          4.3.1 General
          4.3.2 Chimney system designation
          4.3.3 Properties of construction of the chimney
          4.3.4 Chimney system sizing and characteristics
                 for roomsealed applications
          4.3.5 Chimney system route
          4.3.6 Connecting flue pipe and connection air
                 supply pipe route
          4.3.7 Resistance to fire (external to external)
          4.3.8 Distance to combustible material (Resistance
                 to fire internal to external)
          4.3.9 Accidental human contact
          4.3.10 Accidental ignition of extraneous loose material
          4.3.11 Supports
          4.3.12 Joints
          4.3.13 Chimney offset
          4.3.14 Access for inspection, cleaning and measuring
          4.3.15 Distance between openings in the chimney system
          4.3.16 Back ventilation
          4.3.17 Location of chimney outlet
          4.3.18 External parts
          4.3.19 Weatherproofing
          4.3.20 Lightning protection
          4.3.21 Earthing of chimney systems
          4.3.22 Silencer
          4.3.23 Condensate drainage system
          4.3.24 Rain cap
          4.3.25 Rainwater disposal
          4.3.26 Terminals
      4.4 Chimney plate and additional information
    5 Installation
      5.1 General
      5.2 Construction of relined or converted chimney systems
      5.3 Chimney plate
    6 Commissioning/handover
    Annex A (normative) - Determination of the chimney and
                          connecting flue pipe system designation
                          and essential additional information for
                          custom built, relined and converted chimney
                          systems, for concentric flue/air supply
                          duct configuration
          A.1 General
          A.2 Temperature class
          A.3 Pressure class
          A.4 Resistance to condensate class
          A.5 Corrosion resistance class
          A.6 Sootfire resistance class
          A.7 Distance to combustible material
          A.8 Thermal resistance of the flue duct
          A.9 Coefficient of flow resistance of the flue duct
          A.10 Thermal resistance of the air supply duct
          A.11 Coefficient of flow resistance of the air supply duct
    Annex B (informative) - Information for the heating appliance(s)
    Annex C (informative) - Example of system chimney product designation
    Annex D (informative) - Correlation between designation
                            parameters for clay/ceramic flue liners
                            and clay/ceramic flue blocks and concrete
                            flue blocks
    Annex E (informative) - Designation of metal system chimneys
                            and correlation between metal liner
                            material designation and corrosion
                            load in Member States (MS)
    Annex F (informative) - Example of chimney system designation
                            for roomsealed applications
    Annex G (informative) - Example for chimney system plate
          G.1 Example of a concentric chimney system configuration plate
          G.2 Example of a separate chimney system configuration plate
    Annex H (normative) - Determination of the chimney designation
                          for a completed metal system chimney
          H.1 General
          H.2 Corrosion resistance class
    Annex I (informative) - Example of the determination of
                            the designation of a converted/relined
                            chimney system
          I.1 Input data for a typical converted/relined chimney
               I.1.1 Existing chimney
               I.1.2 Liner
               I.1.3 Insulation
          I.2 Temperature class designation
               I.2.1 General
               I.2.2 Material characteristic
               I.2.3 Fire protection
               I.2.4 Human contact
               I.2.5 Determination of temperature class
               I.2.6 Check of mean temperatures
          I.3 Pressure class designation
          I.4 Resistance to condensate class designation
          I.5 Corrosion resistance class designation
          I.6 Sootfire resistance class
          I.7 Distance to combustible material
          I.8 Designation of the converted/relined chimney
          I.9 Chimney plate of the converted/relined
               chimney in this annex
    Annex J (informative) - Example for the determination of
                            the designation of a custom built
                            chimney system
          J.1 Input data for a custom-built chimney system
               J.1.1 Liner
               J.1.2 Insulation
               J.1.3 Air supply duct
               J.1.4 Combustible wall
          J.2 Temperature class designation
               J.2.1 General
               J.2.2 Material characteristic
               J.2.3 Resistance to fire
               J.2.4 Human contact
               J.2.5 Determination of temperature class
               J.2.6 Check of mean temperatures
          J.3 Pressure class designation
          J.4 Resistance to condensate class designation
          J.5 Corrosion resistance class designation
          J.6 Sootfire resistance class
          J.7 Distance to combustible material
          J.8 Designation of the custom-built chimney
          J.9 Chimney plate for the custom-built chimney in this annex
    Annex K (informative) - Location of outlets of chimney systems
    Annex L (informative) - Method for calculating the temperature
                            of adjacent materials
          L.1 Method for the calculation of the
               temperature of adjacent materials
          L.2 Example for calculation of the temperature
               of adjacent materials
    Annex M (informative) - Checking, handling and site storage
                            of materials and components
          M.1 General
          M.2 Checking, handling and site storage of
               materials and components
               M.2.1 Checking on delivery of materials
               M.2.2 Checking before installation
               M.2.3 Check of existing chimney
               M.2.4 Site handling and storage
               M.2.5 Coordination of work
    Annex N (informative) - Chimney commissioning
          N.1 General
          N.2 Physical checks
          N.3 Operational checks
               N.3.1 Flue flow test
               N.3.2 Smoke test
               N.3.3 Gas tightness test
    Annex O (informative) - Recommendations for inspection,
                            cleaning and maintenance
          O.1 General
          O.2 Inspection and cleaning
          O.3 Maintenance
    Bibliography
    National Annex NA (informative) - Chimneys to be used with gas
                                      and oil appliances

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    Defines the method of specifying the design, installation and labelling criteria for chimney systems, connecting flue pipes and air supply pipes for roomsealed heating applications.

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    Committee B/506
    Development Note Supersedes 06/30150462 DC. (11/2008)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    07/30150793 DC : 0 BS 5440-1 - FUELING AND VENTILATION FOR GAS APPLIANCES OF RATED INPUT NOT EXCEEDING 70 KW NET (1ST, 2ND AND 3RD FAMILY GASES) - PART 1: SPECIFICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF GAS APPLIANCES TO CHIMNEYS AND FOR MAINTENANCE OF CHIMNEYS
    BS 5440-1:2008 Flueing and ventilation for gas appliances of rated input not exceeding 70 kW net (1st, 2nd and 3rd family gases) Specification for installation of gas appliances to chimneys and for maintenance of chimneys

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    EN 12391-1:2003 Chimneys - Execution standard for metal chimneys - Part 1: Chimneys for non-roomsealed heating appliances
    EN 1859:2009+A1:2013 Chimneys - Metal chimneys - Test methods
    EN 14989-2:2007 Chimneys - Requirements and test methods for metal chimneys and material independent air supply ducts for roomsealed heating applications - Part 2: Flue and air supply ducts for room sealed appliances
    EN 13384-2:2015 CHIMNEYS - THERMAL AND FLUID DYNAMIC CALCULATION METHODS - PART 2: CHIMNEYS SERVING MORE THAN ONE HEATING APPLIANCE
    BS 5854:1980 Code of practice for flues and flue structures in buildings
    EN 13502:2002 Chimneys - Requirements and test methods for clay/ceramic flue terminals
    EN 1856-2:2009 Chimneys - Requirements for metal chimneys - Part 2: Metal flue liners and connecting flue pipes
    EN 13063-1:2005+A1:2007 Chimneys - System chimneys with clay/ceramic flue liners - Part 1: Requirements and test methods for sootfire resistance
    EN 13069:2005 Chimneys - Clay/ceramic outer walls for system chimneys - Requirements and test methods
    ISO 13732-1:2006 Ergonomics of the thermal environment — Methods for the assessment of human responses to contact with surfaces — Part 1: Hot surfaces
    EN 14989-1:2007 Chimneys - Requirements and test methods for metal chimneys and material independent air supply ducts for roomsealed heating applications - Part 1: Vertical air/flue terminals for C6-type appliances
    EN 13216-1:2004 Chimneys - Test methods for system chimneys - Part 1: General test methods
    BS 715:2005 Specification for metal flue boxes for gas-fired appliances not exceeding 20 kW
    EN 13501-2:2016 Fire classification of construction products and building elements - Part 2: Classification using data from fire resistance tests, excluding ventilation services
    EN 13063-3:2007 Chimneys - System chimneys with clay/ceramic flue liners - Part 3: Requirements and test methods for air flue system chimneys
    EN ISO 13732-1:2008 Ergonomics of the thermal environment - Methods for the assessment of human responses to contact with surfaces - Part 1: Hot surfaces (ISO 13732-1:2006)
    EN 12446:2011 Chimneys - Components - Concrete outer wall elements
    EN 13384-1:2015 Chimneys - Thermal and fluid dynamic calculation methods - Part 1: Chimneys serving one heating appliance
    EN 13063-2:2005+A1:2007 Chimneys - System chimneys with clay/ceramic flue liners - Part 2: Requirements and test methods under wet conditions
    EN 1806:2006 Chimneys - Clay/ceramic flue blocks for single wall chimneys - Requirements and test methods
    EN 1457:1999/A1:2002/AC:2007 CHIMNEYS - CLAY/CERAMIC FLUE LINERS - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    EN 15287-1:2007+A1:2010 Chimneys - Design, installation and commissioning of chimneys - Part 1: Chimneys for non-roomsealed heating appliances
    EN 1858:2008+A1:2011 CHIMNEYS - COMPONENTS - CONCRETE FLUE BLOCKS
    CEN/TR 1749:2014 European scheme for the classification of gas appliances according to the method of evacuation of the combustion products (types)
    EN 14471:2013+A1:2015 CHIMNEYS - SYSTEM CHIMNEYS WITH PLASTIC FLUE LINERS - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    EN 1993-3-2 : 2006 EUROCODE 3 - DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES - PART 3-2: TOWERS, MASTS AND CHIMNEYS - CHIMNEYS
    BS 5410-1:1997 Code of practice for oil firing Installations up to 45 kW output capacity for space heating and hot water supply purposes
    EN 13084-1:2007 Free-standing chimneys - Part 1: General requirements
    EN 1443:2003 Chimneys - General requirements
    EN 771-1:2011+A1:2015 Specification for masonry units - Part 1: Clay masonry units
    BS 5871:1980 Code of practice for the installation of gas fires, convectors and fire/back boilers (2nd family gases)
    EN 1856-1:2009 Chimneys - Requirements for metal chimneys - Part 1: System chimney products
    EN 14297:2004 Chimneys - Freeze-thaw resistance test method for chimney products
    EN 771-2:2011+A1:2015 Specification for masonry units - Part 2: Calcium silicate masonry units
    EN 1857:2010 Chimneys - Components - Concrete flue liners
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