This document is applicable to gas-fired appliances producing domestic hot water. It applies to both instantaneous and storage appliances water-heaters and combination boilers that have:
- heat input not exceeding 70 kW and
- hot water storage capacity (if any) not exceeding 500 l.
In the case of combination boilers, with or without storage tank, domestic hot water production is integrated or coupled, the whole being marketed as a single unit.
This document sets out in qualitative and quantitative terms the performance in delivery of domestic hot water for a selected variety of uses. It also gives a system for presenting the information to the user.