BS 5440-1:2000
Superseded
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Installation and maintenance of flues and ventilation for gas appliances of rated heat input not exceeding 70 kW net (1st, 2nd and 3rd family gases) Specification for installation and maintenance of flues
Hardcopy , PDF
31-03-2008
English
15-11-2005
Committees responsible
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Preliminary design considerations
4.1 Types of flue system
4.2 Flue termination
4.3 Terminal guards
4.4 Fire precautions
4.5 Installations in bedrooms
4.6 Installations in bathrooms or shower rooms
4.7 Instantaneous water heaters
4.8 Cupboards and compartments in bathrooms, shower rooms
or bedrooms
4.9 Garages and other hazardous areas
4.10 Radon gas protection
4.12 Exchange of information and planning
5 Individual open flue: natural draught (for Types B[11],
B[12], B[13] appliances)
5.1 Design
5.2 Installation
5.3 Commissioning
5.4 Maintenance
6 Individual open flue: fanned draught (for Types B[14],
B[22], B[23] appliances)
6.1 Design
6.2 Installation
6.3 Commissioning
6.4 Maintenance
7 Shared open flue: natural draught (for Types B[11], B[12],
B[13] appliances)
7.1 Design
7.2 Installation
7.3 Maintenance
8 Balanced flue: natural draught (for Type C[11] appliances)
8.1 General
8.2 Installation
8.3 Installation checks
8.4 Maintenance
9 Room sealed: fanned draught
9.1 Design options
9.2 Installation
9.3 Installation checks
9.4 Maintenance
10 Balanced compartment
10.1 General
10.2 Design
10.3 Appliance compartment construction
10.4 Temperature effects
10.5 Termination
10.6 Commissioning
10.7 Maintenance
11 Shared room-sealed: (for Types C[2], C[4] appliances)
11.1 Design
11.2 Sizing
11.3 Termination design and location
11.4 Inspection
11.5 Appliance selection and installation
11.6 Commissioning
11.7 Maintenance
12 Special categories of flue system
12.1 Flue systems for use with condensing appliances
12.2 Open flue systems without a draught diverter (for Type
B[2] appliances)
12.3 Type C[7] ("Vertex") flues
12.4 Other open flue fanned draught systems
12.5 Categories of flue system not covered by 12.1 to 12.4
Annex A (informative) Calculation method for flue sizing
Annex B (informative) Designation system used in European
Chimney Standards
Annex C (normative) Flue terminal positions
Annex D (informative) Guidance on the design and installation of
flue block systems
Annex E (informative) Checking of case seals and the general
integrity of room-sealed fan assisted
positive pressure gas appliances
Bibliography
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