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A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

BS 5918 - SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS FOR DOMESTIC HOT WATER - CODE OF PRACTICE

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

01-31-2015

Language(s)

English

Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General recommendations
5 Site inspections and technical pre-installation surveys
6 Provision of customer information
7 Details of key components
8 Installation
9 Commissioning and documentation
10 Maintenance
11 Performance predictions
Annexes
Annex A (informative) - Example primary system layouts
Annex B (normative) - Bacterial growth, and safety in DHW
        systems
Annex C (informative) - Worked example - Expansion vessel
        sizing
Annex D (informative) - Troubleshooting
Annex E (informative) - Characteristics of an average UK DHW
        usage profile
Annex F (informative) - Nominal amounts of DHW supplied by
        point-of-use appliances that are usually not available
        for solar pre-heating
Annex G (informative) - Example sizing of collector active area
Annex H (informative) - Methods for calculating loss of irradiation
        due to shading obstacles
Annex I (informative)
Annex J (normative) - Minimum wall thickness for high temperature
        EPDM based rubber insulation
Bibliography

BS 5918

Committee
RHE/25/-/1
DocumentType
Draft
Pages
67
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded

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