Vaillant ecoTEC plus VU Series Installation And Maintenance Instructions Manual - page 7
Safety 1
0020029173_04 ecoTEC plus Installation and maintenance instructions
7
manual handling assessment charts
(MAC) tool.
In addition where no specific instructions are
given then reference shall be made, but not
restricted to, all applicable and relevant Brit-
ish Standards and codes of practice such as
the following:
– Gas Safety (Installation and Use) regula-
tions.
– All current Building Regulations for Eng-
land, Northern Ireland and Wales, (as
amended). This includes Approved Codes
of Practice and approved documents and
guidance for building regulations. (A to P
and 7)
– The Building Standards, Scotland, and
any requirements determined by the local
authorities within.
– The Health and safety at work act
– COSHH Control of Substances Hazardous
to Health.
– BS 7671 Requirements for electrical in-
stallations. IEE Wiring Regulations
– The Electricity at Work Regulations.
– The Water supply (water fittings) regula-
tions 1999.
– Water bylaws 2000 (Scotland)
– BS 5854 Code of practice for flues and flue
structures in buildings.
– BS EN 12828 Design of water-based heat-
ing systems.
– BS EN 806 Parts 1 - 5.
– BS 8558 Guide to the design, installation,
testing and maintenance of services sup-
plying water for domestic use within build-
ings and their curtilages.
– BS 6880 Code of practice for low temper-
ature heating systems with outputs above
45 kW, Part 1, 2, and 3.
– BS 6891 Installation of low pressure gas
pipe work of up to 35mm in domestic
premises.
– BS 4814 Specification for: Expansion
vessels using an internal diaphragm, for
sealed hot water and heating systems.
– BS 7074 Application, selection and install-
ation of expansion vessels and ancillary
equipment for sealed water systems., Part
1 and 2.
– BS 7593 Code of practice for treatment of
water in domestic hot water central heating
systems.
– BS 12831 Heating systems in buildings.
Method for calculating design heat load.
– BS EN 13831 Closed expansion vessels
with built in diaphragm.
– EN 14336 Heating systems in buildings.
Installation and commissioning of water
based heating systems.
– BS 5440 – 1 Installation of flues and vent-
ilation for gas appliances of rated input not
exceeding 70kW*
– BS 5440 – 2 Flueing and ventilation for gas
appliances of rated input not exceeding
70kW*
* 1st 2nd and 3rd family gases.
– BS 5449 Forced circulation hot water sys-
tems up to 45kW.
– BS EN 6798 Installation & maintenance of
gas fired hot water boilers of rated input
not exceeding 70kW net.
– BS 5482 - Part 1 Domestic butane and
propane gas burning installations
Institute of Gas Engineers Publications:
– IGE/UP/1B (Edition 2) Tightness testing
and direct purging of small natural gas
installations.
– IGE/UP/ 7 (Edition 2) Gas in timber and
light steel framed buildings.
Additionally for gas boilers systems with out-
puts greater than 70KW.
– BS 6644 Installation of gas boilers
between 60 kW and 2 MW (2nd and 3rd
family gases)
– BS 5449
– IGE/UP/1 (Edition 2) Strength testing,
tightness testing and direct purging of in-
dustrial and commercial gas installations.
– IGE/UP/1A (Edition 2) Strength testing,
tightness testing and direct purging of
small, low pressure industrial and com-
mercial natural gas installations.
– IGE/UP/10 Installation of gas appliances
in industrial and commercial premises.
Part 1 Flued appliances.
– The installation must comply with the cur-
rent version of the Clean Air Act.