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Local legislation
Local regulations
for UK
It is law that all gas appliances are installed by a gas safe registered competent engineer and in
accordance with the following recommendations:
Current Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations.
All current building regulations.
Building Standards (Scotland) Consolidated.
This appliance MUST be installed in accordance with the Gas (Safety and Use) Regulations,
current Building Regulations, Building Standards (Scotland), I.S.813 Installation of Gas Appliances
(Ireland), IEE Wiring Regulations (BS 7671), Health and Safety Document No. 635 (Electricity at
Work Regulations) and Local Water Authority Bye Laws.
UK Water Regulations and Bye Laws.
Health & Safety.
The installation MUST comply with the following British Standards codes of practice:
BS 5440: Flues and Ventilation for gas appliances of rated input NOT exceeding 70 kW (Part 1
Flues).
BS 5440: Flues and Ventilation for gas appliances of rated input NOT exceeding 70 kW (Part 2 Air
Supply).
BS 5546: 2000 Installation of gas hot water supplies for domestic purposes.
BS 5549: 1990 Forced circulation hot water systems.
BS 6700: 1997 Design, Installation, testing and maintenance of services supplying hot water.
BS 6798: 2000 Specification for installation of gas fired hot water boilers of rated input NOT
exceeding 70 kW.
BS 6891: 1998 Installation of low pressure gas pipe-work installation up to 35 mm (RI).
BS 7593: 1992 Code of practice for treatment of water in heating systems.
BS 7671: 2001 Requirements for electrical installations, IEE Wiring regulations.
BS7074:1: Code of practice for domestic and hot water supply.
EN12828: Central heating for domestic premises.
Potable water: all seals, joints and compounds (including flux and solder) and components used as
part of the secondary domestic water system MUST be approved by WRAS.
