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  • PD 54823:2016

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    Guidance for the design, commissioning and maintenance of LPG systems in small craft

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-03-2016

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 General
    5 Pressure regulation devices
    6 LPG supply line
    7 Appliances
    8 Location and installation of LPG cylinders
    9 Ventilation
    10 LPG installation tightness tests
    11 Electrical devices for ignition sources
    12 Owners manual
    13 Ducts and flues for air intake and
       combustion product discharge
    14 Commissioning and maintenance tests
    Annexes
    Annex A - Cooking appliances with integral LPG
              cartridges with a capacity of 225 g or less
    Annex B - Design guidelines for pressure
              drop due to pipe resistance
    Annex C - Area of fixed ventilation
    Annex D - Testing of the LPG supply line
              and appliances
    Annex E - Information and instructions for
              emergency procedures and safe usage
    Annex F - Test of flue performance for an
              appliance flue incorporating a draught
              diverter
    Annex G - LPG system tightness test using
              a bubble tester
    Annex H - Testing pressure regulation device
              and appliance operating pressure
    Bibliography

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    Provides guidance for the design, commissioning and maintenance of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) systems, including replacement appliances, replacement hose and replacement piping.

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    This Published Document gives guidance for the design, commissioning and maintenance of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) systems, including replacement appliances, replacement hose and replacement piping. It covers permanently installed gas burning installations in small craft 1) of up to 24m in length, using LPG operating at a nominal pressure of up to 50 mbar 2) . The LPG is from either cyclinders stowed on board or the on-board aspects of the gas system in the situation of a fixed shore bulk supply. This Published Document also covers cooking appliances with integral LPG cartridges, for which guidence is given in AnnexA. This Published Document does not cover: new system installation requirements as covered in BSENISO10239:2014 ; major system modification for which BSENISO10239:2014 is to be used for installation requirements; additional appliances (including additional piping and additional hose) added to an existing system for which BSENISO10239:2014 is to be used for installation requirements; on-shore installation of bulk supplies of LPG; catering equipment; portable LPG-burning appliances not covered in AnnexA; the installation of LPG generators; or the use of LPG for propulsion of vessels for which guidance is given in UKLPG Code of Practice 18 [6] or BSEN15609 . NOTE Further information on gas supply systems to permanently moored craft can be found in IGEM/G/6 [7].

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    Committee GME/33
    Development Note Supersedes BS PD5482-3(2005) & 15/30281782 DC. (04/2016)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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

    BS EN 437 : 2003 TEST GASES - TEST PRESSURES - APPLIANCE CATEGORIES
    BS EN ISO 10380:2012 Pipework. Corrugated metal hoses and hose assemblies
    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 3016:1989 Specification for pressure regulators for liquefied petroleum gases
    BS EN 16129:2013 Pressure regulators, automatic change-over devices, having a maximum regulated pressure of 4 bar, with a maximum capacity of 150 kg/h, associated safety devices and adaptors for butane, propane, and their mixtures
    BS EN ISO 10239:2017 Small craft. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) systems
    BS EN 751-2:1997 Sealing materials for metallic threaded joints in contact with 1st, 2nd and 3rd family gases and hot water Non-hardening jointing compounds
    BS EN 14291:2004 Foam producing solutions for leak detection on gas installations
    BS EN 15266:2007 Stainless steel pliable corrugated tubing kits in buildings for gas with an operating pressure up to 0,5 bar
    BS EN 16436-1 : 2014 RUBBER AND PLASTICS HOSES, TUBING AND ASSEMBLIES FOR USE WITH PROPANE AND BUTANE AND THEIR MIXTURE IN THE VAPOUR PHASE - PART 1: HOSES AND TUBINGS
    BS EN ISO 10240 : 2004 SMALL CRAFT - OWNER'S MANUAL
    BS EN 13786 : 2004 AUTOMATIC CHANGE-OVER VALVES HAVING A MAXIMUM OUTLET PRESSURE OF UP TO AND INCLUDING 4 BAR WITH A CAPACITY OF UP TO AND INCLUDING 100 KG/H, AND THEIR ASSOCIATED SAFETY DEVICES FOR BUTANE, PROPANE OR THEIR MIXTURES
    BS EN 1057 : 2006 COPPER AND COPPER ALLOYS - SEAMLESS, ROUND COPPER TUBES FOR WATER AND GAS IN SANITARY AND HEATING APPLICATIONS
    BS EN 14324:2004 Brazing. Guidance on the application of brazed joints
    BS EN 449 : 2002 SPECIFICATION FOR DEDICATED LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS APPLIANCES - DOMESTIC FLUELESS SPACE HEATERS (INCLUDING DIFFUSIVE CATALYTIC COMBUSTION HEATERS)
    BS EN 549:1995 Specification for rubber materials for seals and diaphragms for gas appliances and gas equipment
    BS 476-20:1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures Method for determination of the fire resistance of elements of construction (general principles)
    ISO 7-1:1994 Pipe threads where pressure-tight joints are made on the threads Part 1: Dimensions, tolerances and designation
    BS EN 28846:1993 Small craft. Electrical devices. Protection against ignition of surrounding flammable gases
    BS EN 751-3:1997 Sealing materials for metallic threaded joints in contact with 1st, 2nd and 3rd family gases and hot water Unsintered PTFE tapes
    BS 5258-11:1980 Safety of domestic gas appliances Flueless catalytic combustion heaters (3rd family gases)
    BS EN 1254-2:1998 Copper and copper alloys. Plumbing fittings Fittings with compression ends for use with copper tubes
    BS 7838:1996 Specification for corrugated stainless steel semi-rigid pipe and associated fittings for low-pressure gas pipework of up to DN 50
    BS EN 12449:2016 Copper and copper alloys. Seamless, round tubes for general purposes
    BS EN 13785 : 2005 REGULATORS WITH A CAPACITY OF UP TO AND INCLUDING 100 KG/H, HAVING A MAXIMUM NOMINAL OUTLET PRESSURE OF UP TO AND INCLUDING 4 BAR, OTHER THAN THOSE COVERED BY EN 12864 AND THEIR ASSOCIATED SAFETY DEVICES FOR BUTANE, PROPANE OR THEIR MIXTURES
    BS 3212:1991 Specification for flexible rubber tubing, rubber hose and rubber hose assemblies for use in LPG vapour phase and LPG/air installations
    BS EN 837-1:1998 Pressure gauges Bourdon tube pressure gauges. Dimensions, metrology, requirements and testing
    BS EN 15609:2012 LPG equipment and accessories. LPG propulsion systems for boats, yachts and other craft
    ISO 7598:1988 Stainless steel tubes suitable for screwing in accordance with ISO 7-1
    BS 8511:2010 Code of practice for the installation of solid fuel heating and cooking appliances in small craft
    BS EN 13878:2003 Leisure accommodation vehicles. Terms and definitions
    BS EN 12864 : 2001 LOW-PRESSURE, NON ADJUSTABLE REGULATORS HAVING A MAXIMUM OUTLET PRESSURE OF LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 200 MBAR, WITH A CAPACITY OF LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 4 KG/H, AND THEIR ASSOCIATED SAFETY DEVICES FOR BUTANE, PROPANE OR THEIR MIXTURES
    BS EN 331:2015 Manually operated ball valves and closed bottom taper plug valves for gas installations for buildings
    BS 669-1:1989 Flexible hoses, end fittings and sockets for gas burning appliances Specification for strip-wound metallic flexible hoses, covers, end fittings and sockets for domestic appliances burning 1st and 2nd family gases
    BS EN ISO 17672:2016 Brazing. Filler metals
    BS EN ISO 8434-1:2007 Metallic tube connections for fluid power and general use 24 degree cone connectors
    BS 669-2:1997 Flexible hoses, end fittings and sockets for gas burning appliances Specification for corrugated metallic flexible hoses, covers, end fittings and sockets for catering appliances burning 1st, 2nd and 3rd family gases
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