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BS 5410-1:1997

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Code of practice for oil firing Installations up to 45 kW output capacity for space heating and hot water supply purposes
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

31-12-2014

Language(s)

English

Published date

29-12-2006

Committees responsible
Foreword
Section 1. General
 1.1 Scope
 1.2 References
Section 2. Liquid fuels
 2.1 Types of petroleum oil fuels
 2.2 Fuel oil characteristics
Section 3. Appliances and burners
 3.1 Types of appliance
 3.2 Types of burner
Section 4. Installation of oil fired appliances
 4.1 General
 4.2 Selection of appliance
 4.3 Siting of appliance
 4.4 Provision for air for combustion and ventilation
 4.5 Protection
 4.6 Special installations
 4.7 Appliance temperature and its relation to surrounding
      building materials
Section 5. Oil storage tanks and equipment
 5.1 Types
 5.2 Capacity
 5.3 Oil level indicators and gauges
 5.4 Overfilling alarm and signalling system
 5.5 Pressure unloading device
 5.6 Filling pipes and connection
 5.7 Vent pipes
 5.8 Filtration system
Section 6. Accommodation for oil storage tanks for single
           family dwellings
 6.1 General
 6.2 Siting of oil storage tanks
 6.3 Methods of tank protection
 6.4 Requirements for tank accommodation
 6.5 Secondary containment (bunds)
 6.6 Integrally bunded tanks
Section 7. Installation of tanks
 7.1 General
 7.2 Supports for steel tanks
 7.3 Supports for plastic tanks
 7.4 Painting and cleaning of steel tanks
Section 8. Oil system from storage tank to burner
 8.1 Fuel supply systems
 8.2 Fuel feed pipework
 8.3 Fire valve types and installation
Section 9. Flues and chimneys
 9.1 Chimneys and connecting flue pipes
 9.2 Choice of materials
 9.3 Construction of masonry or flueblock chimneys
 9.4 Factory made insulated chimneys (system chimneys)
 9.5 Plastic chimney systems
 9.6 Connecting flue pipes
 9.7 Chimney terminals
 9.8 Position of chimney terminals for open flued appliances
Section 10. Installation of flues and chimneys
 10.1 Design and installation of flues and chimneys
 10.2 Size and height of chimneys
 10.3 Shared chimneys
 10.4 Masonry chimneys
 10.5 Installation of flue pipes
 10.6 Dampers
 10.7 Inspection and cleaning
 10.8 Inspection on site
Section 11. Room sealed appliances
 11.1 General
 11.2 Mounting
 11.3 Sizing
 11.4 Terminal design and location
Section 12. Special categories of flue system
 12.1 Flue systems for use with condensing appliances
 12.2 Balanced compartment
Section 13. Electrical and control recommendations
 13.1 General
 13.2 Purpose of controls
Section 14. Commissioning
Section 15. Maintenance
 15.1 General
 15.2 Access for maintenance
 15.3 Maintenance of combustion equipment
 15.4 Maintenance of oil storage tanks
 15.5 Oil supply system
 15.6 Safety controls
 15.7 System safety
 15.8 Manuals and maintenance records
Section 16. Refurbishments and conversions of existing
            appliances
 16.1 General
 16.2 Technical recommendations
Annex A (informative) Example of a chimney designation in
                      accordance with BS EN 1443:2003
List of references

Conducts with oil burning installations up to 45 kW output capacity for space heating and hot water supply purposes and associated oil tanks up to 3 500 l. Also applicable to, where relevant, to oil fired cookers where these are connected to flues.

Committee
RHE/13
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 5410-1(1977). (03/2001) Supersedes 95/713558 DC and 99/716843 DC. (01/2002) Supersedes 04/30093973 DC. (12/2006) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2008. (11/2008)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
70
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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