Design; Gas Safety Regulations - gledhill BoilerMate A-Class OV SOL Series Design, Installation & Servicing Instructions

DESIGN

These instructions should be read in conjunction with the Installation and Servicing
Instructions issued by the manufacturers of the heat source e.g. the boiler used and
the solar panel manufacturer.
Any water distribution, central heating and solar installation must comply with the
relevant recommendations of the current version of the Regulations and British
Standards listed below:-

Gas Safety Regulations

Building Regulations
I.E.E. Requirements for Electrical Installations
Water Regulations
All the minimum requirements of the domestic heating appliance guide must be met
to ensure compliance with the latest building regulations.
British Standards
BS6798, BS5449, BS5546, BS5440:1, BS5440:2, CP331:3, BS6700, BS5258, BS7593 and
BS7671.
A competent person as stated in the Gas Safety Regulations must install the boiler
heating system. A suitably trained and competent person must also install the
solar system. The manufacturer's notes must not be taken as overriding statutory
obligations.
The BoilerMate A-Class OV SOL model is only suitable for use with an open vented
central heating system. An SP model is available for sealed central heating systems.
The BoilerMate A-Class OV SOL is not covered by section G3 of the current Building
Regulations and has no special requirements with regard to Building Control.
The information in this manual is provided to assist generally in the selection of
equipment. The responsibility for the selection and specification of the equipment
must however remain that of the customer and any Designers or Consultants
concerned with the design and installation.
Please Note: We do not therefore accept any responsibility for matters of design,
selection or specification or for the effectiveness of an installation containing one of
our products unless we have been specifically requested to do so.
All goods are sold subject to our Conditions of Sale, which are set out at the rear
of this manual.
In the interest of continuously improving the BoilerMate range, Gledhill Water Storage
Ltd reserve the right to modify the product without notice, and in these circumstances
this document, which is accurate at the time of printing, should be disregarded. It will
however be updated as soon as possible after the change has occurred.
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