What is this standard about?
BS 6798 specifies the most recent requirements for gas fired boilers for central heating and other purposes.
Who is this standard for?
Why should you use this standard?
It gives recommendations and guidelines that relate to the selection of equipment and pre installation, the installation process and post installation maintenance of boilers that have a total rated heat input not exceeding 70 kW based on net calorific value. This includes cookers with integral boilers used to provide central heating.
It applies to boilers utilizing 1st, 2nd or 3rd family gases designed to operate in the condensing or non condensing mode for the heating of domestic dwellings or domestic dwellings in commercial premises by the circulation of heated water in open or closed systems.
Note: BS 6798 does not apply to:
What’s changed since the last update?