Technical Bulletin 080 – Changes to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) regulator standards
Date issued: March 2017
This Technical Bulletin provides guidance to Gas Safe registered businesses/engineers on the range of industry standards that applies to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) regulators.
Note: This version of Technical Bulletin (TB) 080 replaces the version originally published on 19 August 2010, which is now withdrawn. This version has been reviewed and revised, where appropriate, to ensure that it remains both current and relevant.
Introduction
The publication of BS EN 16129: 2013(1) merged the requirements of the three European standards listed below, which covered the requirements for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) regulators:
- BS EN12864: 2001+A3: 2009(2)
- BS EN13786: 2004+A1: 2008(3)
- BS EN13785: 2005+A1: 2008(4)
Together these three European Standards replaced BS 3016(5), which was withdrawn. The table below summarises the related pressure differences between the relevant standards.
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Bibliography
(1) BS EN 16129: 2013 Pressure regulators, automatic change-over devices, having a maximum regulated pressure of 4 bar, with a maximum capacity of 150kg/H, associated safety devices and adaptors for butane, propane and their mixtures
(2) BS EN12864: 2001+A3: 2009 – Low pressure, non-adjustable regulators having a maximum outlet pressure of less than or equal to 200mbar, with a capacity of less than or equal to 4kg/h and their associated safety devices for butane, propane or their mixtures (Withdrawn)
(3) BS EN 13786: 2004+A1 – Automatic changeover valves having a maximum outlet pressure up to and including 100kg/h, and their associated safety devices for butane, propane or their mixtures (Withdrawn)
(4) BS EN 13785: 2008+A1 – Regulators with a capacity of up to and including 100kg/h, having a maximum nominal outlet pressure up to and including 4bar, other than those covered by EN12864 and their appropriate safety devices for propane, butane or their mixtures (Withdrawn)
(5) BS 3016: 1989 – Incorporating Amendments Nos 1 and 2 Specification for pressure regulators for liquefied petroleum gases (Withdrawn)
(6) LNIDL – Gas Safe Register Legislative, Normative & Informative Document List
(7) TB 1000 – An introduction to Gas Safe Register Technical Bulletins
