Gas Supply; Statutory Requirements - Glow-worm Ultrapower 170sxi Installation And Servicing

IMPORTANT
Where no British Standards exists, materials and equipment
should be fit for their purpose and of suitable quality and
workmanship.
The installation of this boiler must be carried out by a
competent person in accordance with the rules in force in
the countries of destination.
Manufacturer's instructions must not be taken as overriding

statutory requirements.

Statutory Requirements
Installation of this boiler falls within the scope of the Building
Regulations 1995 (Part G). This requires that the installation
of an unvented system should be notified to the local
authority Building Control Department and that the work
must be carried out by a competent person as defined in
the approved document G3.
In GB the installation of the boiler must comply with the
requirements of the current issue of BS6798 and 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 byelaws 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.
NOTE: For further information, see the current issue of the
Building Regulations, approved document L1 ( in the UK) and
the following current issues of:
1) Central heating system specification (CheSS)
and
2) Controls for domestic central heating system and hot
water. BRECSU.
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Statutory Requirements
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Gas Supply

The gas installation must be in accordance with the relevant
standards.
In GB this is BS6891.
In IE this is the current edition of I.S.813 "Domestic Gas
Installations".
The supply from the governed meter must be of adequate
size to provide a steady inlet working pressure of 20mbar (8in
wg) at the boiler.
On completion, test the gas installation for soundness using
the pressure drop method and suitable leak detection fluid,
purge in accordance with the above standard.
Domestic Hot Water
All domestic hot water circuits, connections, fittings must be
in accordance with the relevant standards and water supply
regulations.
For GB: Guidance G17 to G24 and recommendation R17 to
R24 of the Water Regulations Guide.
For IE: The current edition of I.S.813 "Domestic Gas
Installations".
Heating System
In GB it is necessary to comply with the Water Supply (Water
Fittings) Regulations 1999 (for Scotland, the Water Byelaws
2000, Scotland).
To comply with the Water regulations your attention is drawn
to: The Water Regulations guide published by the Water
Regulations Advisory Service (WRAS) gives full details of the
requirements.
In IE the requirements given in the current edition of I.S.813
"Domestic Gas Installations" and the current Building
Regulations must be followed.
Electrical Supply
The electrical installation must be installed by a
person and in accordance with the relevant standards.
The boiler and immersion heater must be earthed.
All system components shall be of an approved type and all
wiring to current I.E.E. wiring regulations.
External wiring must be correctly earthed, polarised and in
accordance with the relevant standards.
In GB this is BS 7671.
In IE this is the current edition of I.S.813 "Domestic Gas
Installations"
competent