Customer Support: 131 242

  • Shopping Cart
    There are no items in your cart
We noticed you’re not on the correct regional site. Switch to our AMERICAS site for the best experience.
Dismiss alert
Celebrate World Standards Day. Save 10% with code WSD2026 until 31 Oct. Save now

BS 5978-1:1989

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Safety and performance of gas-fired hot water boilers (60 kW to 2 MW input) Specification for general requirements

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-08-1989

$380.41
Including GST where applicable
Summarise this standard

Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Additional requirements for boilers
4 Electrical requirements
5 General conditions of test
6 Design and construction
7 Flue system
8 Flue dampers
9 Combustion air inlet dampers
10 Gas soundness of burner train
11 Temperature
12 Heat input
13 Combustion
14 Manual gas valves
15 Controls
16 Electricity supply
17 Manufacturer's instructions
18 Identification and marking
19 Thermal efficiency
Tables
1 Surface temperature rise
2 Permissible temperature rise for windings
Figure
1 Paint scratch test apparatus

Performance, safety and methods of test, for boilers operating at internal pressures up to 4.5 bar.

Committee
GSE/29
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 76/75448 DC, 85/75811 DC, 88/70995 DC and BS 5978-1(1983) (09/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2006. (01/2006)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
18
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
SupersededBy
Supersedes

$380.41
Including GST where applicable