General Information; British Standards And Codes Of Practice - andrews RSC 9/145 Service Manual

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General Information

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British Standards and Codes of Practice

Issue 4 21042018
The Andrews Water Heater has been designed for use with
NATURAL GAS only and is manufactured to give an
efficient, reliable and long service life.
To ensure the continued, trouble-free operation of your heater at
maximum efficiency, it is essential that correct installation,
commissioning, operation and service procedures are carried
out strictly in accordance with the instructions given in this
manual. By law, installation and commissioning of the heater
must be carried out by properly qualified personnel.
The heater(s) must be installed in accordance with the following
requirements;
The current GAS SAFETY (INSTALLATION AND USE)
REGULATIONS
The current BUILDING REGULATIONS
The Water Supply (WATER FITTINGS) REGULATIONS 1999
Additionally, installation should be performed in accordance with
all relevant requirements of the Gas Supplier, Local Authority
and recommendations of the British Standards and Codes of
Practice detailed below.
1.2.1 CLASSICflo Balanced
BS 6700: Specification for design, installation, testing
and maintenance of services supplying water
for domestic use within buildings and their
curtilages. This standard supersedes the
following British Standards and Codes of
Practice: CP99, CP310, CP324, 202, CP342
Part 2, Centralised Hot Water Supply.
BS 5440: Installation of flues and ventilation for gas
appliances of rated output not exceeding
60kW.
Part 1: Specification for installation of flues.
Part 2: Specification for installation of ventilation for
gas appliances.
BS 5546: Installation of gas hot water supplies for
domestic purposes.
BS 6891: Installation of low pressure gas pipework of up
to 28mm in domestic premises.
BS 7206: Specification for unvented hot water storage
units and packages.
BS EN 806 (Parts 1 - 5) Specifications for installations
inside buildings conveying water for human
consumption.
BS 6644 Installation of gas fired water boilers of rated
inputs between 70kW and 1.8MW.
BS EN 12897 Water supply. Specification for indirectly
heated unvented (closed) storage water
heaters.
IGE/UP/1A,1B Strength/tightness testing and direct purging.
IGE/UP/2 Installation pipework.
IGE/UP/10 - 1 (Edition 4): Installation of gas appliances in
industrial and commercial premises.
Note
Consideration should be given to amendments or
updates to the above standards.
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