Commercial Gas Appliances
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Compliance & Best Practice guide.
Why is there such confusion on navigating through the sea of gas compliance
This year Darrel Vecchio complied with the Commercial Gas Appliances, Compliance & Best Practice Guide, in conjunction with other industry experts as mentioned and acknowledged in the document.
Drawing from his years of experience in the Commercial catering equipment service industry.
The main standards used
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AS5601.1.2022 Gas Installations Part 1
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AS/NZS4575:2019: Gas Appliances
The document is designed with the Why!
- Why it must be compliant?
- Why it must comply with the standards and not just one standard?
- Why! Best practice applies.
- Why – A gasfitter and the owner of the gas system are obligated to provide a safe and compliant system.
- Why. Compliance is not an option, it’s mandatory!
- Why there is no excuse for doing it right and lifting the standards?
- Why a gasfitter must have the current copies of the standards?
The document focuses on several key areas
1.Ventilation.
2. Gas Isolation Valves.
3. Clearance gas appliances.
4. Gas Supply & Correct Pipe sizes.
5. Correctly installing or reinstallation of a gas appliance.
6. Semi-rigid gas connectors.
7. Polyethylene (PE) /or PEX pipework.
8. Rear Bump rails – Rear Clearances.
9. Gas Flex Install
9.1 High-level connections.
9.2 Flexible & continuous length.
9.3 Appliance regulators and Isolation valve.
9.4 Gas flex and disconnect point
9.5 Gas Isolation Valves.
This document is to be used as a guide only
Designed for a Licenced Gasfitter, installer, Consultant designer, PCBU or responsible person, salespeople.
and anyone who would like to understand the obligations and requirements of the correctly installed gas system, gas appliance
That is compliant and operates safely as designed.
The standards references were correct at the time of writing this document – But are updated frequently –
So gasfitters be aware:
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