What is this standard about?
This British Standard covers how engineers should choose, install and maintain certain types of gas-fired warm air heater, specifically in accordance with the EU’s Energy Related Products Directive.
Who is this standard for?
- Related training centres
- Installers
- Service engineers
- Manufacturers
- Notified bodies
- Test houses
- Department of Communities and Local Government – Building Regulations
- Organizations which carry out work on behalf of government in support of Building Regulations and the Standard Assessment Procedure
- Trade bodies – e.g. The Institute of Gas Engineers and Managers
- Gas Safe Register
- End-users interested in their warm air heaters and installation
Why should you use this standard?
This is the only recognized industry standard for the installation and maintenance of gas-fired warm air units. Its purpose is to help engineers safely install warm air heaters, particularly in accordance with the new EU Energy Related Products Directive.
The standard specifies requirements for the selection, installation and maintenance (see Note 1) of flued, gas-fired, ducted-air heaters of rated heat input not exceeding 70 kW, based on net calorific value, burning 2nd or 3rd family gases to heat one or more rooms or internal spaces in either domestic premises (see Note 2) or commercial premises.
It applies to warm air heaters that incorporate a fan to circulate the warm air, to combined air heater/circulator installations and to the servicing and maintenance of heaters that distribute warm air by natural convection.
The standard doesn’t apply to gas installations in towed or motorized leisure accommodation vehicles.
NOTE 1: For the purposes of this standard, installation includes design, inspection and commissioning. It is recognized that each of these tasks can be performed by the same person.
NOTE 2: As well as normally constructed dwellings, domestic premises include any permanently sited leisure accommodation vehicles, residential park homes and permanently moored boats.
NOTE 3: For the purposes of this standard, heat input is expressed in terms of the net calorific values (CV), unless stated otherwise. The ratio of gross to net heat input is approximately 1.11:1 for natural gas, 1.09:1 for propane, and 1.08:1 for butane.
NOTE 4: It is essential that persons carrying out the installation of any gas appliance be competent to do so. Annex A gives information about the legal requirements which relate to the competence of approved operatives.
What’s changed since the last update?
This standard replaces BS 5864:2010 which is now withdrawn. It is a full revision which introduces changes to:
- Clause 4 Competence (including three principles for installation)
- Clause 5 Environmental considerations (in four key areas: Disposal/recycling of existing appliances and systems, Disposal/recycling of the new appliance and system components packaging, Optimization of energy usage through appliance selection and system design, and Minimization of harmful emissions discharge
- Clause 6 (Selection of equipment and pre-installation) and new specifications on condensate.
