BS 5978-2:1989
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Safety and performance of gas-fired hot water boilers (60 kW to 2 MW input) Specification for additional requirements for boilers with atmospheric burners
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English
08-31-1989
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Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 General requirements for boilers
4 Design and construction
5 Combustion
6 Ignition
7 Flame stability
8 Flue system
9 Dampers
10 Controls
11 Flame supervision and ignition sequence
12 Facilities for testing during commissioning and
maintenance
13 Identification and marking
Appendix
A Examples of safety shut-off valve systems
Tables
1 Heat inputs
2 Inlet pressure ranges
3 Test gases for ignition tests
4 Test gases for reduced pressure tests
5 Tests gases for ignition performance tests
6 Test gases for still air test
7 Test gases for abnormal draught test
8 Values required for boilers with atmospheric burners
Figures
1 Boiler input 150 kW and below
2 Boiler input above 150 kW up to 600kW
3 Boiler input above 600kW up to 2 MW
Additional requirements that, together with those in BS 5978-1, apply to gas-fired hot water boilers that are within the scope of Part 1.
| Committee |
GSE/29
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 76/75448 DC, 85/75812 DC, 88/70995 DC and BS 5978-2(1983) (09/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2006. (01/2006)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
16
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| BS 5963:1981 | Specification for electrically operated automatic gas shut-off valves |
| BS 3016:1989 | Specification for pressure regulators for liquefied petroleum gases |
| BS 1179-6:1980 | Glossary of terms used in the gas industry Combustion and utilization including installation at consumers\' premises |
| BS 6047-1:1981 | Flame supervision devices for domestic, commercial and catering gas appliances Specification for heat sensitive type |
| BS 3554-1:1971 | Specification for gas governors Independent governors for inlet pressures up to 25 mbar |
| BS 1179:1967 | Glossary of terms used in the gas industry |
| BS 6067:1981 | Specification for multifunctional gas controls for domestic, commercial and catering appliances |
| BS 3554-2:1972 | Specification for gas governors Independent governors for inlet pressures up to 350 mbar |
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