Glowworm Lighting 300 I User Manual

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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.

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 Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations. 
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.83 “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:
BS484, BS6798, BS5440 Part  and , BS5546 Part , 

BS5449, BS689, BS6700, BS7074 Part  and , BS7593, 

BS767.
IE:  I.S.83, BS5546, BS 5449, BS 7074, BS 7593.
NOTE: For further information, see the current issue of the 

Building Regulations, approved document L ( in the UK) and 

the following current issues of:
1) Central heating system specification (CheSS) 
and 
) Controls for domestic central heating system and hot water. 

BRECSU.

All domestic hot water circuits, connections, fittings must be 

in accordance with the relevant standards and water supply 

regulations.
GB: Guidance G7 to G4 and recommendation R7 to R4 

of the Water Regulations Guide.
IE: The current edition of I.S.83 “Domestic Gas Installations”.

In GB, it is necessary to comply with the Water Supply (Water 

Fittings) Regulations 999 (for Scotland, the Water Byelaws 

000, Scotland).
To comply with the Water regulations your attention is drawn 

to: The Water Regulations guide published by the Water 

Regulations Advisory Service (WRAS) gives full details of the 

requirements.
In IE, the requirements given in the current edition of I.S.83 

“Domestic Gas Installations” and the current Building 
Regulations must be followed.

Pressure equipment directive 97/23/EC Directive of the 

European Parliament and Council from 9th May, 997 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 : 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 : 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)

Building Regulation, dating from 99 (England and Wales)
Requirement G3, L and Regulation 7
BS 7671 Requirements for electrical installations (IEE Wiring 

Regulations, 6th edition)
BS 6759-1 Directive for the usage of the safety assembly for 

hot water cylinders