BS 3378:1986

Withdrawn

Specification for roomheaters burning solid mineral fuels

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Withdrawn date

09-25-2012

Language(s)

English

Published date

07-31-1986

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
Section one. General
1.1 Scope
1.2 Definitions
1.3 Calculation of the rated output of roomheaters
1.4 Calculation of the target burning rate
1.5 Refuelling interval
1.6 Firebox capacity of roomheaters
Section two. Construction
2.1 General
2.2 Front firebars
2.3 Bottomgrate
2.4 Ashpan
2.5 Ashpit
2.6 Combustion controls
2.7 Firedoors and charging doors
2.8 Boiler
2.9 Special requirements for inset roomheaters
2.10 Flue outlet
2.11 Flueways
2.12 Chimney sweeping
2.13 Electrical devices
2.14 Operating tool
Section three. Instructions and marking
3.1 Instructions
3.2 Marking
Section four. Performance requirements
4.1 Thermal efficiency
4.2 Thermostat setting
4.3 Target burning rate test in a standard chimney
4.4 Banking and recovery
4.5 Flue gas spillage
4.6 Over-run
4.7 Smoke leakage test
Appendices
A Test methods for design
B Test fuels
C Test methods for performance
Tables
1 Examples of target burning rate calculations
2 Minimum thicknesses of non water-backed materials
Figures
1 Standard setting for testing roomheaters
2 Mixing chamber circuit
3 Continuous flow circuit

Construction, performance and labelling, with appropriate methods of test, for roomheaters with and without boilers.

Committee	RHE/28
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes 83/53151 DC and BS 3378(1972) (07/2005) Inactive for the new design. (06/2007)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	22
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Withdrawn
Supersedes	BS 3378:1972

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