Statutory Requirements; Regulations, Rules And Guidelines; Ce Mark; Benchmark - Vaillant ecoTEC plus Instructions For Installation And Servicing

1.5

Statutory requirements

The appliance is suitable only for installation in GB and
IE and should be installed in accordance with the rules
in force. In GB the installation of the boiler must be
carried out by a competent person as described in the
following regulations:
The manufacturer's instructions supplied.
The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations.
The appropriate Buildings Regulations either The
Building Regulations, The Building Regulations
(Scotland), The Building Regulations (Northern
Ireland).
The Water Fittings Regulations or Water bye laws in
Scotland. The Health and Safety at Work Act, Control
of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH).
The Current I.E.E. Wiring Regulations.
Where no specific instructions are given, reference
should be made to the relevant British Standard Code
of Practice. In IE, the installation must be carried out
by a competent person and installed in accordance
with the current edition of I.S.813 "Domestic Gas
Installations", the current Building Regulations and
reference should be made to the current ETCI rules for
Electrical Installation.
In GB the following Codes of Practice apply:
BS4814, BS6798, BS5440 Part 1 and 2, BS5546 Part
1, BS5449, BS6891, BS6700, BS7074 Part 1 and 2,
BS7593, BS7671.
In IE: I.S.813, BS5546, BS 5449, BS 7074, BS 7593.
Manufacturer's instructions must not be taken as
overriding statutory requirements.
Note: For further information, see the current issue of
the
Building Regulations, approved document L1 ( in the
UK) and the current issue of the following:
1) Central heating system specification (CheSS)
2) Controls for domestic central heating system and
hot water. BRECSU.
Certification
This boiler certificated to the current issue of EN 483
for performance and safety.
It is important that no alteration is made to the boiler,
without permission, in writing, from Vaillant.
Any alteration that is not approved by Vaillant, could
invalidate the warranty and could also infringe the
current issue of the Statutory Requirements.
Installation and Servicing ecoTEC plus
1.6

Regulations, rules and guidelines.

This boiler meets the requirements of Statutory
Instrument, No. 3083 The Boiler (Efficiency)
Regulations, and therefore is deemed to meet the
requirements of Directive 92/42/EEC on the efficiency
requirements for new hot water boilers fired with liquid
or gaseous fuels.
Type test for purposes of Regulation 5 certified by:
Notified body 0087.
Product/production certified by: Notified body 0086.
1.7

CE mark

The CE mark on this appliance shows compliance with:
- Directive 90/396/EEC on the approximation of the
laws of the Member States relating to appliances
burning gaseous fuels.
- Directive 73/23/EEC on the harmonisation of the
Laws of the Member States relating to electrical
equipment designed for use within certain voltage
limits.
- Directive 89/336/EEC on the approximation of the
Laws of the Member States relating to
electromagnetic compatibility.
1.8

Benchmark

Vaillant Ltd. support the Benchmark initiative.
At the rear of the installation manual, you will
find a Benchmark gas boiler commissioning
checklist. It is very important that this is
completed correctly at the time of installation,
commissioning and hand over to the user.
1.9

Gas council numbers

Appliance
ecoTEC plus 415
ecoTEC plus 418
ecoTEC plus 428
ecoTEC plus 438
Introduction 1
Gas council numbers
41-044-53
41-044-54
41-044-55
41-044-57
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