Changes To The Surroundings Of The Boiler; Important Information Regarding Propane-Fired Appliances; General Requirements; Related Documents - Vaillant ecotec plus Installation And Maintenance Instructions Manual

3 Safety instructions and regulations
3.1.2 Gas odour
If you smell gas, the following safety instructions must
be observed:
• Open doors and windows wide, provide for ventilation,
stay out of rooms where smell of gas is present!
• Avoid naked flames, do not smoke, do not use pocket
lighters!
• Do not use electric switches, plugs, doorbells,
telephones and other communication systems in the
building!
• Close gas meter isolator device or main isolator
device!
• Warn other building residents, but do not ring
doorbells!
• Vacate the building!
• If a gas leak is audible, immediately leave the building,
prevent others from entering the building, notify the
police and fire brigade from outside the building!
• Notify the gas supply company or National Grid Trans-
co 0800 111999 by telephone from outside the build-
ing!
3.1.3

Changes to the surroundings of the boiler

Changes may not be made to the following equipment:
– the heating appliance,
– gas, supply air, water and power lines– flue gas
removal system,
– drain line and expansion relief valve for heating water,
– constructional conditions that could affect the
operational reliability of the boiler.
3.1.4 Important information regarding
propane-fired appliances
Bleeding the liquid gas tank when installing the system:
before installing the appliance, make sure that the gas
tank has been bled. The liquid gas supplier is responsible
for proper ventilation of the tank. Ignition problems can
result if the tank is not bled properly. In such cases, first
contact the person in charge of filling the tank.
h Note!
Also observe the information on conversion to
liquid gas in Chapter 6.3 of this manual.
Caution!
a
If the incorrect type of gas is used this cause
ignition and combustion noise and fault
shutdowns!
Only use propane gas G 31.
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3.2

General requirements

3.2.1

Related documents

The installation of the boiler must be in accordance with
the relevant requirements of Gas Safety
(Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, Health and
Safety Document No. 635 (The Electricity at Work
Regulations 1989), BS7671 (IEE Wiring Regulations) and
the Water Supply (Water Fitting) Regulations 1999, or
The Water Bylaws 2000 (Scotland). It should also be in
accordance with the relevant requirements of the Local
Authority, Building Regulations, The Building Regulations
(Scotland). The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland)
and the relevant recommendations of the following
British Standards:
BS 6700: Services supplying water for domestic use
within buildings and their curtilages.
BS 6798: Specification for installation of gas fired
boilers not exceeding 60 kW input.
BS 6891: Specification for installation of low pressure
gas pipework up to 28 mm (R1) in domestic
nd
premises (2
BS 7593: Treatment of water in domestic hot water cen-
tral heating installations.
Institute of Gas Engineers Publication IGE/UP/7/1998:
„Guide for gas installations in timber framed housing"
BS. 5482 Pt. 1 Domestic butane and propane gas
burning installations.
IGE/UP1 Soundness testing and purging of industrial
and commercial gas installation.
IGE/UP2 Gas installation pipework, boosters and
compressors on industrial and commercial
premises. IGE/UP10 Installation of gas
appliances in industrial and commercial
premises.
BS. 6644 Installation of gas fired hot water boilers of
rated inputs between 60 kW and 2 MW
nd rd
(2 and 3 family gases).
BS. 5449 Forced circulation hot water central heating
installations for domestic premises. Note:
only up to 45 kW.
BS. 6880 Low temperature hot water heating
installations
of output greater than 45 kW.
Part 1 Fundamental and design considerations.
Part 2
Part 3
maintenance.
BS. 4814 Specification for: Expansion vessels using an
internal diaphragm, for sealed hot water
heating installations.
BS. 5440 Installation and maintenance of flues and
ventilation for gas appliances of rated input
not exceeding 70 kW net (1st, 2
family gases).
Part 2 Specification for installation of flues.
Part 3 Specification for installation and
maintenance of ventilation for gas
appliances.
Installation and maintenance instructions ecoTEC plus 0020214490_00
family gas).
Selection of equipment.
Installation, commissioning and
nd
and 3
rd