General Installation Requirements; Regulations, Standards And Law - Valor Brava 347 Installation And Owner's Manual

4. GENERAL INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

4.1 Regulations, Standards and Law.

The installation must be in accordance with these instructions.
For the user's protection, in the United Kingdom it is the law that all gas appliances
are installed by competent persons in accordance with the current edition of the Gas
Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations. Failure to install the appliance correctly
could lead to prosecution. GAS SAFE REGISTER and CORGI require their members
to work to recognised standards.
In the United Kingdom the installation must also be in accordance with:
All the relevant parts of local regulations.
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All relevant codes of practice.
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The relevant parts of the current editions of the following Standards:
- BS 715 -
BS EN 1806 -
BS 5440 Part 1 -
BS 5440 Part 2 -
BS 6891 -
BS 1251 -
BS EN 1856 Part 1 - Chimneys – Requirements for metal chimneys.
BS 5871 Part 1 -
BS EN 1858 -
BS EN 15287 Part 1 - Chimneys. Design, installation and commissioning of
In England and Wales, the current edition of the Building Regulations issued by
- the Department of the Environment and the Welsh Office.
In Scotland, the current edition of the Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations
- issued by the Scottish Executive.
In Northern Ireland, the current edition of the Building regulations (Northern
- Ireland) issued by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland.
In the Republic of Ireland the installation must be carried out by a competent
- person and installed in accordance with:
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Specification for metal flue boxes for gas-fired appliances not
exceeding 20kW.
Chimneys – Clay/ceramic flue blocks.
Flueing and ventilation for gas appliances of rated input not
exceeding 70 kW net (1st, 2nd and 3rd family gases).
Specification for installation of gas appliances to chimneys and
for maintenance of chimneys.
Installation and maintenance of flues and ventilation for gas
appliances of rated input not exceeding 70 kW net (1st, 2nd
and 3rd family gases).
Installation of low pressure gas pipework of up to 35mm (R1
¼) in domestic premises (2nd family gas) - specification.
Fireplace components.
Specification for the installation and maintenance of gas fires,
convector heaters, fire/back boilers and decorative fuel effect
gas appliances. Gas fires, convector heaters, fire/back boilers
and heating stoves (2nd and 3rd family gases).
Chimneys – Components – Concrete flue blocks.
chimneys. Chimneys for non-room sealed heating appliances.
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