Installation Requirements; Appliance Location; Flue Terminal Position - Biasi RIVA OV M110.18SM/OV User Manual And Installation Instructions

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Installation Requirements

3.1 Gas Categories
GAS SAFETY (INSTALLATION AND USE)
REGULATIONS 1998 (AS AMENDED)
The appliance is suitable only for installation in
GB and IE and should be installed in accordance
with the rules in force.
In GB, a CORGI Registered Installer must carry
out the installation.
accordance with the relevant requirements of the:
Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations
The appropriate Building Regulations either The
Building Regulations, The Building Regulations
(Scotland), Building Regulations (Northern
Ireland).
The Water Fitting Regulations or Water
Byelaws in Scotland.
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.
It should also be in accordance with the relevant
recommendations in the current editions of the
following British Standards and Codes of
Practice: BS 5449, BS 5546, BS 5440-1, BS
5440-2, BS 6798, BS 6891, Institute of Gas
Engineer document
(expansion vessel) and IS813 for IE.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Manufacturer's instructions
must NOT be taken in any way as overriding
statutory obligations.
3.2

Appliance Location

The following limitations MUST be observed
when siting the appliance:
a) The appliance is not suitable for external
installations. The position selected for
installation should be within the building,
unless otherwise protected by a suitable
enclosure and MUST allow adequate space
for installation, servicing and operation of the
appliance and for air circulation around it
(Section 2.4 and 3.4).
It must be carried out in
IGE/UP-7, BS 7074
b) This position MUST allow for a suitable flue
system and terminal position. The appliance
must be installed on a flat vertical wall, which
is capable of supporting the weight of the
appliance and any ancillary equipment.
c) If the appliance is to be fitted in a timber
framed building it should be fitted in
accordance with the British Gas publication
'Guide for Gas Installations In Timber Frame
Housing', Institute
document IGE/UP-7. If in doubt, advice must
be sought from the Local Gas Supplier.
d) The appliance is approved to a protection
rating of IP20. Therefore if the appliance is to
be installed in a room containing a bath or a
shower, any electrical switch or control
utilising mains electricity must be so situated
that it cannot be touched by a person using
the bath or shower. Attention is drawn to the
requirements of the current BS 7671 (I.E.E
Wiring Regulations) and in Scotland the
electrical provisions
Regulations applicable in Scotland. (This
section under review!)
3.3

Flue Terminal Position

Detailed recommendations for flue installation
are given in BS 5440-1. The following notes are
for general guidance.
a) The appliance MUST be installed so that the
terminal is exposed to the external air.
b) It is important that the position of the terminal
allows free passage of air across it at all
times.
c) It is ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE that products of
combustion discharging from the terminal
cannot re-enter the building or any other
adjacent building,
windows, doors, other sources of natural air
infiltration, or forced ventilation / air
conditioning.
d) The minimum acceptable dimensions from
the terminal to obstructions and ventilation
openings are specified in Figure 5.
e) If the terminal discharges into a pathway or
passageway check that combustion products
will not cause nuisance and that the terminal
will not obstruct the passageway.
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