BS 7261:1990

Superseded

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Safety of small non-domestic flueless space heaters burning 3rd family gases

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

15-12-1999

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-03-1990

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Committees responsible
Foreword
Specification
Section one. General
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Classification of appliances
4. General
5. General conditions of test
Section two. Safety requirements and associated methods
of test
6. General design and construction
7. Soundness
8. Heat input
9. Combustion
10. Ignition
11. Ignition system
12. Flame stability
13. Sooting
14. Fire hazard and limiting temperatures
15. Cyclic operation
16. Automatic controls
17. Manual controls
18. Electrical safety
19. User's instructions
20. Installation and servicing
Appendix
A. Vitiation room
Figures
1. Bubble leak indicator
2. Apparatus for measuring floor and wall temperatures
3. Apparatus for the measurement of increase of vapour
pressure
4. Vitiation room

Includes site hut heaters, greenhouse heaters and catalytic heaters.

Committee	GSE/24
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	32
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Superseded
SupersededBy	BS EN 461:1999

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