Design; Introduction - gledhill BoilerMate BP Installation & Service Manual

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.
Any water distribution and central heating 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
British Standards
BS6798, BS5449, BS5546, BS5440:1, BS5440:2, CP331:3, BS6700, BS5258, BS7593 and
BS7671.
A suitably competent person as stated in the Gas Safety Regulations must install the
BoilerMate and carry out any subsequent maintenance/repairs. In fact, the front panel
is secured by 2 screws and should only be removed by a competent trades person.
The manufacturer's notes must not be taken as overriding statutory obligations.
The BoilerMate BP is suitable for use with either a sealed primary or an open vented
central heating system.
The BoilerMate BP is not covered by section G3 of the current Building Regulations
and is therefore not notifi able to Building Control.
The BoilerMate BP is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced
physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience or knowledge, unless
they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by
a person responsible for their safety.
Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.
The information in this manual is provided to assist generally in the selection of
equipment. The responsibility for the selection and specifi cation 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 specifi cation or for the eff ectiveness of an installation containing one of
our products unless we have been specifi cally requested to do so.
All goods are sold subject to our Conditions of Sale and Warranty Terms, which
are set out at the rear of this manual.
In the interest of continuously improving the BoilerMate BP range, Gledhill Building
Products 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.
Description
The BoilerMate BP is an indirectly heated hot
water only thermal store. It is designed for use
with a remote gas or oil boiler and is suitable
for both open vented and sealed heating
systems as long as they comply with the
recommendations of contained in the rest of
this manual. When it is used in a sealed heating
system, the boiler should also be suitable for
the sealed heating systems.
An important feature of this concept is that
the hot water can be supplied directly from
the mains at high fl ow rates without the need
for temperature and pressure relief valves
or expansion vessels. This is achieved by
passing the mains water through the heat
exchangers inside the thermal store. The
outlet temperature of the domestic hot water
is regulated by a thermostatic blending valve
which is factory set at 55±3°C .
Because the BoilerMate BP does not require
a safety discharge from a temperature and
pressure (T&P) valve, the installations in
buildings will be easier and will not suff er the
problems associated with using the PVCu soil
stacks to take discharge from the unvented
cylinders.
The BoilerMate BP is supplied as an F&E cistern
and ball valve to be fi tted by the installer.
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DESIGN

INTRODUCTION