4. GENERAL INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
4.1
The installation must be in accordance with these instructions.
For the user’s protection, in the United Kingdom it is the law that all gas appliances are
installed by competent persons in accordance with the current edition of the Gas Safety
(Installation and Use) Regulations. Failure to install the appliance correctly could lead
to prosecution. The Council for the Registration of Gas Installers (CORGI) requires its
members to work to recognised standards.
In the United Kingdom the installation must also be in accordance with:
All the relevant parts of local regulations.
All relevant codes of practice.
The relevant parts of the current editions of the following British Standards:-
BS EN 1856 Part 1 which replaces BS 715
BS 1251
BS EN 1858 which replaces BS 1289 Part 1
BS EN 1806 which replaces BS 1289 Part 2
BS EN 1856 Part 1 which replaces BS 4543 Part 2
BS 5440 Part 1
BS 5440 Part 2
BS 5871 Part 2
BS 6461 Part 1
BS 6891
BS 8303
In England and Wales, the current edition of the Building Regulations issued by the
Department of the Environment and the Welsh Office
In Scotland, the current edition of the Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations issued
by the Scottish Executive.
In Northern Ireland, the current edition of the Building regulations (Northern Ireland)
issued by the Department of
the Environment for Northern Ireland.
In the republic of Ireland the installation must also conform to the relevant parts of:
a)
The current edition of IS 813 “Domestic gas installations”
b)
All relevant national and local rules in force.
Where no specific instructions are given, reference should be made to the relevant
British Standard Code of Practice.
4.2
In the United Kingdom, as supplied, the appliance can be installed in the following
situations:
4.2.1
To a fireplace complete with surround and hearth as shown in figure 1 and
complying with BS1251 after removal of the fireback and sufficient material behind the
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