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3. INSTALLATION DETAILS
Gas Safety (Installation & Use) Regulations: 1996
In the interest of safety, it is the lawthat all gas appliances are installedby a competent person in accordance with the
above Regulations, BuildingRegulations/BuildingStandards Scotland, Codes of Practice, current I.E.E. Regulations and
the byelaws of the LocalWater Undertaking. Failure to comply with the Regulations may leadto prosecution;it is your
responsibility to ensure that the lawis compliedwith.
N.B. For Northern Irelandthe rules in force apply.
Important -If the boiler is to be fittedin a timber framedbuildingit should be fittedin accordance with the Institute of Gas
Engineers document IGE/UP/7.If in doubt advice should be sought fromthe LocalSupplier.
Location of Boiler
The installation of the Falcon must be on a suitable non-combustible loadbearingwall which will provide an adequate
fixingfor the boiler mountingbracket assembly.The location should be in an area where the water pipes will not be
subjectedto frost conditions.In sitingthe combination boiler the followinglimitations must be observed:
The combination boiler may be installedin any roomor internalspace, although particular attention is drawn
to the requirements of the current I.E.E. wiringregulations andin Scotlandthe electricalprovisions of the
buildingregulations applicable in Scotland, with respect to the installation of the combination boiler in a room
or internalspace containinga bath or shower.
Where a roomsealedappliance is installedin a roomcontaininga bath or shower any electricalswitch or
appliance controlutilisingmains electricity must be situatedso that it cannot be touchedby a person using
the bath or shower.
AirSupply
The roomor compartment in which the boiler is installeddoes not require a purpose providedvent when
usingthe standardconcentricflue.
Flue System
The boiler allows the flue outlet to be taken fromthe rear of the boiler, fromeither side or vertically.
Astandardflue length of 0.75metres is provided. Alternative lengths of two or three metres can be supplied
(equivalent to wall thicknesses of up to 565, 1815 and2815mm for rear flues, deduct 91mm plus distance from
side wall for side outlet flues).It is absolutely essential, to ensure that products of combustion dischargingfromthe
terminalcannot re-enter the building, or enter any adjacent building, through ventilations, windows, doors, naturalair
infiltration or forcedventilation/air conditioning.
Gas Supply
If necessary the localGas supplier should be consulted, at the installation planningstage, in order to establish
the availability of an adequate supply of gas.
An existingservice pipe must not be usedwithout prior consultation with the LocalGas supplier.
Agas meter can only be connectedby the LocalGas supplier, or by a LocalGas suppliers Contractor.
Installation pipes should be fittedin accordance with BS6891-1988.
Appliance inlet workingpressure must be 20mbar MINIMUM, for NGand37mbar minimum for LPG.
Pipeworkfromthe meter to the combination boiler must be of an adequate size.
The boiler requires 2.73m3/h of naturalgas, and2,00 kg/h of LPG.
Do not use pipes of a smaller size than the combination boiler inlet gas connection.
The complete installation must be testedfor gas soundness andpurgedas describedin BS6981-1988.All pipework
must be adequately supported. An isolatinggas valve is providedandshould be fittedon the boiler gas inlet.Please
wait 10 minutes when lightingfromcold before checkinggas rate.Gas pressures should be checkedafter the boiler has
operatedfor 10 minutes to reach thermalequilibrium.
WaterSystem
Note -the boileris designedforsealedsystems only andmust NOT be usedon open ventedsystems.
