3. GENERAL INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
3.1
The installation must be in accordance with these instructions.
For the user’s protection, in the United Kingdom it is the law that all gas appliances are
installed by competent persons in accordance with the current edition of the Gas Safety
(Installation and Use) Regulations. Failure to install the appliance correctly could lead
to prosecution. The Council for the Registration of Gas Installers (CORGI) requires its
members to work to recognised standards.
In the United Kingdom the installation must also be in accordance with:
All the relevant parts of local regulations.
All relevant codes of practice.
The relevant parts of the current editions of the following British Standards: -
BS 715
BS 1251
BS 1289 Part 1
BS EN 1806
BS 4543 Part 2
BS 5440 Part 1
BS 5440 Part 2
BS 5871 Part 1
BS 6461 Part 1
BS 6891
In England and Wales, the current edition of the Building Regulations issued by the
Department of the Environment and the Welsh Office
In Scotland, the current edition of the Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations issued
by the Scottish Executive.
In Northern Ireland, the current edition of the Building regulations (Northern Ireland)
issued by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland.
In the republic of Ireland
the installation must be
carried out by a competent
person and installed in
accordance with:
a)
The current edition of
IS 813 “Domestic gas
installations”
b)
All relevant national
and local rules in force.
c)
The current building
regulations
Where no specific
instructions are given,
reference should be made to
the relevant British
Standard Code of Practice.
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Figure 1. Hearth and fireplace opening dimensions
See section 3.14
