Glow-worm Clearly Solar System Hydraulics - Manual (Page 5)

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IMPORTANT
Where no British Standards exists, materials and equipment
should be fit for their purpose and of suitable quality and
workmanship.
The installation of this product must be carried out by a
competent person in accordance the rules in force in the
countries of destination.
Manufacturer’s instructions must not be taken as overriding
statutory requirements.
Statutory Requirements
In GB, the installation of the product must be carried out by a
competent person as described in the following regulations:
The manufacturer’s instructions supplied.
The appropriate Buildings Regulations either The Building
Regulations, The Building Regulations (Scotland),The
Building Regulations (Northern Ireland).
The Water Fittings Regulations or Water byelaws in Scotland.
The Health and Safety at Work Act, Control of Substances
Hazardous to Health (COSHH).
The Current I.E.E. Wiring Regulations.
Where no specific instructions are given, reference should be
made to the relevant British Standard Code of Practice.
In IE, the installation must be carried out by a competent
person and installed in accordance with the current edition
of I.S.813 “Domestic Gas Installations”, the current Building
Regulations and reference should be made to the current
ETCI rules for Electrical Installation.
GB: the following Codes of Practice apply:
BS4814, BS6798, BS5440 Part 1 and 2, BS5546 Part 1,
BS5449, BS6891, BS6700, BS7074 Part 1 and 2, BS7593,
BS7671.
IE: I.S.813, BS5546, BS 5449, BS 7074, BS 7593.
Solar system in general
EN ISO 9488 Thermal solar system and components,
terminology (ISO/DIS 9488; 1995)
EN 12975-1 Thermal solar systems and components;
Collectors, Part 1: General requirements
EN 12975-2 Thermal solar systems and components;
Collectors; Part 2: Test methods
ENV 1991-2-3 Eurocode 1 – Basis of design and actions on
structures, Part 2–3: Actions on structures - Snow loads
EN 12976-1 Thermal solar systems and components; Factory
made systems - Part 1: General requirements
EN 12976-2 Thermal solar systems and components; Factory
made systems - Part 2: Testing methods
ENV 12977-1 Thermal solar systems and components;
Custom built systems, Part 1: General requirements
ENV 12977-2 Thermal solar systems and components;
Factory made systems, Part 2: Testing methods
ISO 9459-1: 1993 Solar heating – Domestic water heating
systems – Part 1: Performance rating procedure using indoor
test methods
ISO/TR 10217 Solar energy – Water heating systems – Guide
to material selection with regard to internal corrosion
Statutory Requirements
Collectors and collector assembly
ENV 1991-2-4 Eurocode 1 – Basis of design and actions on
structures - Part 2–4: Actions on structures - Wind actions
Solar cylinder and cylinder installation
Pressure equipment directive 97/23/EC Directive of the
European Parliament and Council from 29th May, 1997 for
the approximation of the laws on pressure equipment of the
Member States
EN 12977-3 Thermal solar systems and components; Custom
built systems, Part 3: Performance characterisation of stores
for solar heating systems
EN 12897 Water supply - specification for indirectly heated
unvented (closed) storage water heaters
EN 806-1 Specifications for installations inside buildings
conveying water for human consumption - Part 1: General
EN 1717 Protection against pollution of potable water
installations and general requirements of devices to prevent
pollution by backflow
EN 60335-2-21 Safety of household and similar electrical
appliances; Part 2: Particular requirements for storage water
heaters (hot water cylinders and hot water boilers) (IEC 335-
2-21: 1989 and supplements 1; 1990 and 2; 1990, modified).
Lightning protection
ENV 61024-1 Protection of structures against lightning – Part
1: General principles (IEC 1024-1: 1990; modified) BS 6651
Code of practice for protection of structures against lightning.
Regulations in Great Britain
Building Regulation, dating from 1991 (England and Wales)
Requirement G3, L1 and Regulation 7
BS 7671 Requirements for electrical installations (IEE Wiring
Regulations, 16th edition)
BS 6759-1 Directive for the usage of the safety assembly for
hot water cylinders.