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Building systems

Kitchen gas system

Page code P38 · 61 inspection criteria · 3 illustrations

The most relevant legislation for gas systems is the 2019 Ministerial Regulation on LPG storage at places of use, which we have now read in full ourselves. And what we found is the thing that must be said before anything else — this law only starts to apply at a tank…

This page contains
Gas law starts at 125 kilograms — your house is below that
The one point with legal text — ventilation openings in the kitchen
Low-level vents — the question to ask before the walls are finished
Eight requirements the state wrote for gas storage — all eight can be used as criteria for a house
Gas cylinder location — the one item to think about when planning the kitchen layout
Gas pipes — the question to ask before rendering
Installation day and testing — what to see with your own eyes and the documents you must get
What must be written into the drawings and the contract

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