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BS 5258-17:1992

Superseded

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Safety of domestic gas appliances Specification for direct gas-fired tumble dryers (2nd and 3rd family gases)

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

15-02-2000

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-04-1992

Committees responsible
Foreword
Specification
Section 1. General
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Classification of appliances
4 General requirements
5 General conditions of test
Section 2. 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 Duct system
15 Fire hazard and limiting temperatures
16 Cyclic operation test
17 Manual controls
18 Automatic controls
19 Full sequence automatic control systems
20 Associated electrical, constructional and design
    requirements
21 User's instruction
22 Installation and servicing
Appendices
A Method of test for resistance to airborne lint
B Calculation of reference gas heat input
Figures
1 Pressure differentials for lint resistance test
2 Standard test finger
3 Bubble leak indicator
4 Apparatus for measuring floor and wall temperatures
5 Test board for measuring temperatures above an
    appliance
6 Position of baffle with respect to lint generator
    outlet duct
7 Lint generator
8 Lint filter

Specifies safety requirements and describes associated methods of test for direct gas-fired tumble dryers for domestic purposes having an input rating not exceeding 3 kW.

Committee
GSE/37
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
32
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

BS 7624:2004 Installation and maintenance of domestic direct gas-fired tumble dryers of up to 6 kW heat input (2nd and 3rd family gases). Specification
BS 5482-1:1994 Domestic butane- and propane-gas-burning installations Specification for installations at permanent dwellings
BS 7624:1993 Specification for installation of domestic direct gas-fired tumble dryers of up to 3kW heat input (2nd and 3rd family gases)

BS 476-4:1970 Fire tests on building materials and structures Non-combustibility test for materials
BS 1179-6:1980 Glossary of terms used in the gas industry Combustion and utilization including installation at consumers\' premises
BS 6047-1:1981 Flame supervision devices for domestic, commercial and catering gas appliances Specification for heat sensitive type
BS 2871-1:1971 Specification for copper and copper alloys. Tubes Copper tubes for water, gas and sanitation
EN 161:2011+A3:2013 Automatic shut-off valves for gas burners and gas appliances
BS 6448-1:1987 Gas governors Specification for pressure governors with nominal connection size up to 50 mm for gas appliances with inlet pressure up to and including 200 mbar
BS 669-1:1989 Flexible hoses, end fittings and sockets for gas burning appliances Specification for strip-wound metallic flexible hoses, covers, end fittings and sockets for domestic appliances burning 1st and 2nd family gases

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