BS 5871-2:1991
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Specification for installation of gas fires, convector heaters, fire/back boilers and decorative fuel effect gas appliances Inset live fuel effect gas fires of heat input not exceeding 15 kW (2nd and 3rd family gases)
Hardcopy , PDF
17-07-2003
English
01-05-1999
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Foreword
Specification
Section 1. General
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Exchange of information and planning
Section 2. Selection of appliances
4 Appliances
5 Materials and components
6 Location
7 Appliance sizing
Section 3. Installation
8 Ventilation
9 Flueing
10 Appliance fixing
11 Fire precautions
12 Gas connections
13 Electricity supplies and wiring
Section 4. Commissioning, instructions and use of
fireguards, and user information
14 Commissioning
15 Instructions and use of fireguards
16 User information
Appendix
A Calculation of required heat output of a fire
Tables
1 Temperatures and ventilation rates
2 Minimum void volumes and depths below fire flue
spigots
3 Fabric and ventilation heat losses for example A
Figures
1 Types of fuel effect appliances covered by BS 5871
2 Method of installing an inset live fuel effect gas
fire to a masonry chimney (where chairbrick removal
may not be necessary) using an existing solid fuel
hearth
3 Methods of using a flue liner in a masonry chimney
installation
4 General installation
5 Method of installing an inset live fuel effect gas
fire to a masonry chimney (where chairbrick removal
may be necessary) using an existing solid fuel
hearth
Installation requirements for gas fires for the purpose of heating rooms or spaces in domestic or commercial premises.
| Committee |
GSE/30/-/4
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| DevelopmentNote |
Together with BS 5871-1(1991), supersedes BS 5871(1980). Supersedes 88/70244 DC & 98/706241 DC. (03/2007)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
24
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| BS 5482-1:1994 | Domestic butane- and propane-gas-burning installations Specification for installations at permanent dwellings |
| BS 5440-2:2000 | Installation and maintenance of flues and ventilation for gas appliances of rated input not exceeding 70 kW net (1st, 2nd and 3rd family gases) Specification for installation and maintenance of ventilation for gas appliances |
| BS 5871-3:1991 | Specification for installation of gas fires, convector heaters, fire/back boilers and decorative fuel effect gas appliances Decorative fuel effect gas appliances of heat input not exceeding 15 kW (2nd and 3rd family gases) |
| BS 5871-1:1991 | Specification for installation of gas fires, convector heaters, fire/back boilers and decorative fuel effect gas appliances Gas fires, convector heaters and fire/back boilers (1st, 2nd and 3rd family gases) |
| IEE WIRING REGS : 16 ED | INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS WIRING REGULATIONS |
| BS 1289-1:1986 | Flue blocks and masonry terminals for gas appliances Specification for precast concrete flue blocks and terminals |
| BS 5482-1:1979 | Domestic butane- and propane-gas-burning installations Installations in permanent dwellings |
| BS 1289-2:1989 | Flue blocks and masonry terminals for gas appliances Specification for clay flue blocks and terminals |
| BS 5871-3:1991 | Specification for installation of gas fires, convector heaters, fire/back boilers and decorative fuel effect gas appliances Decorative fuel effect gas appliances of heat input not exceeding 15 kW (2nd and 3rd family gases) |
| BS 5258-16:1991 | Safety of domestic gas appliances Specification for inset live fuel effect gas fires (2nd and 3rd family gases) |
| PD 6501-1:1982 | The preparation of British Standards for building and civil engineering Guide to the types of British Standard, their aims, relationship, content and application |
| BS 5871-1:1991 | Specification for installation of gas fires, convector heaters, fire/back boilers and decorative fuel effect gas appliances Gas fires, convector heaters and fire/back boilers (1st, 2nd and 3rd family gases) |
| BS 6461-1:1984 | Installation of chimneys and flues for domestic appliances burning solid fuel (including wood and peat) Code of practice for masonry chimneys and flue pipes |
| BS 5482-2:1977 | Domestic butane- and propane-gas-burning installations Installations in caravans and non-permanent dwellings |
| BS 6461-2:1984 | Installation of chimneys and flues for domestic appliances burning solid fuel (including wood and peat) Code of practice for factory-made insulated chimneys for internal applications |
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