BS 6762-2:1991
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Services for leisure accommodation vehicles and transportable accommodation units Code of practice for the installation of solid fuel fired heating in park homes and transportable accommodation units
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English
28-06-1991
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Foreword
Code of practice
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Ventilation
4. Appliance output
5. Materials and components
5.1 General
5.2 Chimneys and appliance connections
5.3 Fuel storage
6. Installation
6.1 Siting of appliances
6.2 Appliances
6.3 Pipework
6.4 Air for combustion
6.5 Draught stabilizers
6.6 Ventilation of appliance enclosures
6.7 Protection of combustible material
6.8 Hearth
6.9 Chimney
6.10 Chimney terminal
6.11 Protective casing
6.12 Dampers
6.13 Accessibility of chimney assembly
7. Warning plate
7.1 Fitting
7.2 Wording
7.3 Size of lettering
8. Users' handbook
8.1 Information on operation, maintenance and safety
8.2 Maintenance and general instructions for the
owner
8.3 Operating instructions for the occupant
8.4 Safety precautions for the occupant
Appendices
A. Test for determination of temperature of adjacent
combustible material
B. Calculation of hot face temperature and additional
insulation thickness
Table
1. Temperature readings of sensors in deg C
Figures
1. Diagrammatic representation of weathering at
penetration of roof by combined chimney unit
2. Diagrammatic plan of appliance enclosure and hearth
3. Digrammatic representation of weathering at
penetration of pitched roof and flat roof by
factory-made insulated chimney
4. Diagrammatic section through appliance enclosure
and hearth
5. Heat flow
Recommendations for the installation of closed heating appliances of up to 44 kW rated output that burn smokeless fuel. Covers room heaters, with or without boiler, cookers with integral boilers, and independent boilers that provide heating and hot water.
| Committee |
B/511
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 86/12565 DC and BS 5601-2(1978) (09/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2008. (11/2008)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
18
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
This Part of BS 6762 gives recommendations for the installation in park homes and transportable accommodation units of closed heating appliances having a rated output of up to and including 45 kW, burning solid smokeless mineral fuel and fitted with factory-made insulated chimneys or combined chimney units. It covers room heaters, with or without boiler, cookers with integral boilers and independent boilers that provide heating or hot water. It covers safety precautions and includes details of relevant sizes. It does not cover the installation of open fires.
NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.
| 15/30253829 DC : 0 | BS 3632 - RESIDENTIAL PARK HOMES - SPECIFICATION |
| BS 6767-2:1998 | Transportable accommodation units Recommendations for design and installation of services and fittings with guidance on transportation, siting and aspects relating to habitation |
| BS 3632:2005 | Residential park homes. Specification |
| BS 3632:1995 | Specification for residential park homes |
| BS 476-4:1970 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Non-combustibility test for materials |
| BS 1710:1984 | Specification for identification of pipelines and services |
| BS 3377:1985 | Specification for boilers for use with domestic solid mineral fuel appliances |
| BS 3632:1989 | Specification for park homes (mobile homes) |
| BS 4433-2:1969 | Domestic solid mineral fuel fired boilers with rated output up to 45 kW Gravity feed boilers designed to burn small anthracite |
| BS 6492-2:1985 | Transportable accommodation units Recommendations for transportation and siting, with guidance on occupancy |
| BS 4989:1984 | Specification for holiday caravans |
| BS 6100-3.1:1986 | Glossary of building and civil engineering terms. Services Energy sources and distribution |
| BS 5601-1:1978 | Code of practice for ventilation and heating of caravans Ventilation |
| BS 4433-1:1973 | Domestic solid mineral fuel fired boilers with rated output up to 45 kW Boilers with undergrate ash removal |
| BS 6539:1984 | Specification for fireguards for use with solid fuel appliances |
| BS 41:1973 | Specification for cast iron spigot and socket flue or smoke pipes and fittings |
| BS 6700:1987 | Specification for design, installation, testing and maintenance of services supplying water for domestic use within buildings and their curtilages |
| BS 1723:1963 | Specification for brazing |
| 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 |
| BS 8303:1986 | Code of practice for installation of domestic heating and cooking appliances burning solid mineral fuels |
| BS 1252:1981 | Specification for domestic solid-fuel free-standing cookers with integral boilers |
| BS 4626:1970 | Specification for touring trailer caravans |
| BS 1846-1:1968 | Glossary of terms relating to solid fuel burning equipment Domestic appliances |
| BS 6492-1:1984 | Transportable accommodation units Recommendations for design and construction |
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