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INSTALLER
12.- GENERAL INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
12.1- RECOMMENDATIONS
For the user
This appliance must be installed, adjusted or adapted for use with another type
of gas only by a qualified and competent person.
Its quality and a correct installation will ensure that your heater works properly.
For the installation engineer
Gas Safety Installation and Use Regulations
It is the law that all gas appliances must be installed by a registered person in
accordance with the above regulations.
Failure to install appliances correctly may lead to prosecution.
It is in your own interest, and that of safety, to ensure that the law is complied
with.
In addition to the above regulations, this appliance must be installed in
accordance with the current IEE wiring regulations and current ETCI rules for
electrical installations.
It should also be in accordance with the relevant recommendations in the current
editions of all relevant National Standards. Your particular attention is drawn to
the following relevant standards:
BS 5482 Part 2 Installations in Caravans and Non-Permanent Dwellings
PD 5482 Part 3 Installations in Boats
BSEN 1949 Installation of LPG System for Habitational Purposes in Leisure
Accomodation Vehicles
BSEN 721 Leisure Accomodation Vehicles-Ventilation Requirements
BS EN ISO 10239 2008 Small Craft, LPG Systems
IMPORTANT: Manufacturers instructions must NOT be taken in any way as over-
riding statutory regulations.
12.2- LOCATION
In positioning the heater, the following limitations MUST be observed:
The position must allow for a suitable flue termination to be made.
The heater must be installed on a flat vertical wall capable of supporting its
weight.
If the heater is in a room containing a bath or shower, the heater controls and
power supply must be so situated that they can not be touched by the person
using the bath or shower. Attention is drawn to the current IEE Wiring
Regulations, and in Scotland the electrical provisions of the Building Regulations
applicable in Scotland.
