BS 8446: 2020 Installation and maintenance of open-flued, non-domestic gas-fired laundry appliances – Specification matters, and therefore should bear the cost of their mistake or oversight. Sector/industry orientated This Industry Standard Update provides an overview of the recently published revised Industry Standard BS 8446: 2020 Installation and maintenance of open-flued, non-domestic gas-fired laundry appliances – Specification, and highlights areas of significant change that the amendments have introduced. During November 2020, British Standards Institution (BSI) published BS 8446: 2020 Installation and maintenance of open-flued, non-domestic gas-fired laundry appliances – Specification (1). This superseded BS 8446: 2005 Specification for the installation and maintenance of open-flued, non-domestic gas-fired laundry appliances (2), which is withdrawn.

Many homeowners are unaware of the significance of a gas isolation valve and the proper places for their installation. It is crucial to keep yourself informed, periodically consider safety, and monitor the regulator on your gas appliances. A consumer piping gas pressure regulator shall be installed in accordance with all of the following … To avoid inadvertent operation of an emergency stop button, it shall be shrouded or located in a position where shrouding is not required. As previously stated, this Industry Standard Update is only a brief overview of the information contained in the amended standard. Registered businesses should be aware that they have a responsibility to ensure that they are fully apprised of all of the requirements of the whole published standard and its practical application.Note: Regulators have a finite life and must be replaced at intervals as per the manufacturer’s specifications.

Clause 8.4.1 provides guidance that, where either a manual gas isolation valve is fitted or where an AIV system can be reset, a suitably worded warning notice shall be affixed. The appliance may have multiple burners and it may not be practical to isolate each burner in an emergency or for servicing.Royals, William T. (1997). Flammability and sensitivity of materials in oxygen-enriched atmospheres. American Society for Testing and Materials. p.433. ISBN 0-8031-2401-5. All commercial / industrial installations require a means of isolation provided on the inlet connection of an appliance. Gas appliance isolation valves in elevated locations Nolan, Dennis (2011). Handbook of Fire and Explosion Protection Engineering Principles: For Oil. Elsevier, Inc. p.220. ISBN 978-1-4377-7857-1.