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BS 5978-2:1989

Current

Current

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

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

08-31-1989

US$204.12
Excluding Tax where applicable
Summarise this standard

Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 General requirements for boilers
4 Design and construction
5 Combustion
6 Ignition
7 Flame stability
8 Flue system
9 Dampers
10 Controls
11 Flame supervision and ignition sequence
12 Facilities for testing during commissioning and
    maintenance
13 Identification and marking
Appendix
A Examples of safety shut-off valve systems
Tables
1 Heat inputs
2 Inlet pressure ranges
3 Test gases for ignition tests
4 Test gases for reduced pressure tests
5 Tests gases for ignition performance tests
6 Test gases for still air test
7 Test gases for abnormal draught test
8 Values required for boilers with atmospheric burners
Figures
1 Boiler input 150 kW and below
2 Boiler input above 150 kW up to 600kW
3 Boiler input above 600kW up to 2 MW

Additional requirements that, together with those in BS 5978-1, apply to gas-fired hot water boilers that are within the scope of Part 1.

Committee
GSE/29
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 76/75448 DC, 85/75812 DC, 88/70995 DC and BS 5978-2(1983) (09/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2006. (01/2006)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
16
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
SupersededBy
Supersedes

US$204.12
Excluding Tax where applicable