BS 5546:2000 2005
$167.15
Specification for installation of hot water supplies for domestic purposes, using gas-fired appliances of rated input not exceeding 70 kW
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2005 | 50 |
PDF Catalog
| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | BRITISH STANDARD |
| 2 | Committees responsible for this British Standard |
| 3 | Contents |
| 7 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references |
| 8 | 3 Terms and definitions air vent back circulator unit circulator cistern cold feed pipe combination boiler compartment condensing appliance direct cylinder indirect cylinder double-feed indirect cylinder single-feed indirect cylinder |
| 9 | distributing pipe domestic water draining tap feed cistern float-operated valve flow pipe flueless appliance hot water storage combination unit hot water storage vessel instantaneous water heater |
| 10 | open-flued appliance primary circuit return pipe room-sealed appliance secondary circuit servicing valve stop valve storage water heater storage system vent pipe warning pipe water-jacketed tube heater |
| 11 | 4 Selection of equipment and pre-installation 4.1 Exchange of information and planning 4.2 Selection of water heating appliance and system |
| 13 | 4.3 Condensing appliances |
| 17 | 4.4 ” Materials and components 5 Installation 5.1 Design |
| 18 | Connection of condensate drainage pipe to soil and vent stack |
| 19 | Connection of a condensate drainage pipe downstream of a sink waste trap |
| 20 | Connection of a condensate drainage pipe upstream of a sink waste trap |
| 21 | External termination of condensate drainage pipe |
| 22 | Example of a purpose-made soakaway |
| 26 | Circulator installation in cylinder/airing cupboard |
| 27 | 5.2 Water supply |
| 28 | Example of a cistern conforming to 5.2.2.1 |
| 29 | Examples showing the clear space needed above storage cisterns |
| 30 | Maximum lengths of uninsulated hot water pipes Vertical distance between draw-off tap and spillover level |
| 32 | 5.3 Gas supply 5.4 Electricity supply 5.5 Installation of instantaneous water heaters |
| 33 | Typical large instantaneous water heater installation on cistern supply 5.6 Installation of combination boilers 5.7 Installation of vented storage water heaters |
| 34 | 5.8 Installation of unvented storage systems of capacity exceeding 15 l |
| 35 | Example of an indirect unvented (vented primary) storage system |
| 36 | 5.9 Circulator installations |
| 37 | Typical direct circulating system 5.10 Boiler installations |
| 38 | Temporary connection to primary circuit 5.11 Water-jacketed tube heater installations |
| 39 | 5.12 Open-vented systems |
| 40 | Typical indirect circulating system |
| 43 | 5.13 Showers |
| 45 | 6 Post-installation 6.1 Inspection 6.2 Commissioning |
| 46 | 6.3 Advice to user |
| 47 | (informative) CORGI registration and competency (informative) CORGI registration and competency |
