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BS EN 13278:2013 Open fronted gas-fired independent space heaters, 2013
- Contents Page
- Foreword
- Scope
- Normative references
- Terms and definitions [Go to Page]
- open fronted gas-fired independent space heaters
- gases
- appliance construction [Go to Page]
- 3.3.1 the gas circuit
- 3.3.2 burner
- 3.3.3 combustion products circuit
- auxiliary equipment
- adjusters and controls
- appliance performance [Go to Page]
- 3.5.1 gas rates
- gas combustion
- marking of the appliance and packaging
- Classification of appliances [Go to Page]
- Classification according to the nature of the gases used (categories) [Go to Page]
- Classification of gases
- Appliance categories
- Classification according to the method of evacuation of the products of combustion
- Constructional requirements [Go to Page]
- 5.1 General [Go to Page]
- Conversion to different gases [Go to Page]
- 5.1.1.1 General
- 5.1.1.2 Category I
- Category II
- 5.1.1.4 Category III
- Materials and method of construction
- Accessibility for use and maintenance
- Connections [Go to Page]
- Appliance inlet connections
- Access to the inlet connection
- Soundness of the gas circuit
- Soundness of the combustion circuit (Type B1 appliances)
- Evacuation of combustion products [Go to Page]
- Type B1 appliances
- Type B14 appliances
- Built-in appliances
- Electrical equipment
- Safety in the event of interruption and restoration of the auxiliary energy
- Guarding
- Adjusting, control and safety devices [Go to Page]
- General
- Gas rate adjusters
- 5.2.3 Shut-off valves [Go to Page]
- General
- Taps
- 5.2.3.3 Control knob
- Flame supervision devices
- Pressure regulators
- Automatic burner control system
- Thermostats
- Spillage monitoring system
- Ignition devices [Go to Page]
- General
- Ignition burners
- Evacuation of flue gases (Type B14 appliances only)
- Flame supervision systems (Appliances with automatic burner systems only)
- Ignition burner or start-gas flame establishment [Go to Page]
- Appliances with non-automatic burner systems
- Appliances with automatic burner systems
- Main flame establishment [Go to Page]
- General
- Appliances with non-automatic burner systems
- Appliances with automatic burner systems
- Direct establishment of the main flame
- Burners [Go to Page]
- General
- Pan burners
- Motors and fans [Go to Page]
- Fan to assist in the evacuation of flue gases
- Pressure test points
- Additional requirements for appliances where a fan is supplied for outdoor installation and is fitted to assist the evacuation of flue gases [Go to Page]
- General
- Access panels and doors
- Dimensions of openings
- 5.11.4 Fixing screws
- Operational requirements [Go to Page]
- 6.1 General
- 6.2 Soundness [Go to Page]
- 6.2.1 Soundness of the gas circuit
- Soundness of the combustion products circuit and correct evacuation of combustion products [Go to Page]
- General
- Supplementary tests
- 6.2.3 Escape of unburnt gas
- Heat inputs [Go to Page]
- 6.3.1 Nominal heat input
- Start gas heat input
- 6.3.3 Reduced rate
- Temperature of various parts of the appliance [Go to Page]
- Temperature of external parts of the appliance
- 6.4.2 Temperature of components
- Temperature of floor, shelf and walls
- Ignition, cross-lighting and flame stability [Go to Page]
- 6.5.1 Ignition and cross-lighting (for all appliances) [Go to Page]
- General
- Flame stability [Go to Page]
- 6.5.2.1 General
- 6.5.2.2 Special conditions
- Fluctuation of auxiliary energy
- Pressure regulators
- 6.7 Combustion [Go to Page]
- CO concentration for all appliances
- Measurement of oxides of nitrogen, NOx, (all appliances)
- Sooting [Go to Page]
- Cold condition
- Hot condition
- Long cycle condition
- Spillage monitoring system [Go to Page]
- Atmosphere sensing device (type B11AS, and, B14AS appliances only)
- Combustion products discharge safety device (type B11BS, and B14BS appliances only) [Go to Page]
- Nuisance shutdown
- Shutdown times
- Flame supervision device [Go to Page]
- Thermoelectric device [Go to Page]
- 6.10.1.1 Cold condition
- Hot condition
- Automatic burner control system [Go to Page]
- 6.10.2.1 General
- Safety time
- Extinction delay time
- Flue gas monitoring device (For Type B14 appliances only) [Go to Page]
- 6.11.1 General
- 6.11.2 Voltage reduction
- 6.11.3 Restricted flue
- 6.12 Efficiency
- Test methods [Go to Page]
- 7.1 General [Go to Page]
- Characteristics of test gases: reference and limit gases
- General test conditions [Go to Page]
- General
- 7.1.2.2 Test room
- 7.1.2.3 Test installation
- Electrical supply (where applicable)
- Convection fan (where applicable)
- Practical application of test gases [Go to Page]
- Choice of test gases
- Conditions of supply and adjustment of the burners
- Test pressures
- Soundness [Go to Page]
- Soundness of the gas circuit
- Soundness of the combustion products circuit and correct evacuation of combustion products [Go to Page]
- 7.2.2.1 General
- Supplementary tests
- Escape of unburnt gas
- Heat inputs [Go to Page]
- 7.3.1 Nominal heat input
- Calibrated injector rate of appliances without gas adjusters or where these adjusters are put out of action
- Performance of gas rate adjusters for unregulated appliances
- Start-gas heat input
- 7.3.5 Reduced rate
- Temperature of various parts of the appliance [Go to Page]
- General
- Temperature of external parts of the appliance
- Temperature of components
- Temperature of floor, shelf and walls [Go to Page]
- General
- Built-in appliances
- 7.4.4.3 All other appliances
- Ignition, cross-lighting and flame stability [Go to Page]
- 7.5.1 Ignition and cross-lighting [Go to Page]
- 7.5.1.1 General
- Effect of down draughts (for type B11 appliances)
- 7.5.2 Flame stability [Go to Page]
- General
- Special conditions
- Pressure regulators [Go to Page]
- Operational pressure regulator
- Pressure regulator out of service
- Combustion [Go to Page]
- General [Go to Page]
- All appliances
- Type B11 appliances
- Type B14 appliances
- Tests under limit conditions [Go to Page]
- Reference gas(es)
- Incomplete combustion gas
- Supplementary tests under special conditions [Go to Page]
- Normal and abnormal voltage fluctuation
- Effects of down draught and blocked flue
- Measurement of oxides of nitrogen (all appliances)
- Sooting [Go to Page]
- General
- Determination of the smoke number
- Test conditions [Go to Page]
- 7.8.3.1 General
- 7.8.3.2 Test No. 1
- 7.8.3.3 Test No. 2
- Test No. 3 (only if soot is found on the burner/fuel bed)
- Spillage monitoring system [Go to Page]
- 7.9.1 General
- 7.9.2 Atmosphere sensing device (type B11AS and B14AS appliances only) [Go to Page]
- 7.9.2.1 General
- 7.9.2.2 Sealed room (see Figure 8)
- 7.9.2.3 Test method
- 7.9.3 Combustion products discharge safety device (type B11BS and B14BS appliances) [Go to Page]
- 7.9.3.1 General
- 7.9.3.2 Nuisance shutdown
- Shutdown times
- 7.10 Flame supervision device [Go to Page]
- Thermoelectric device [Go to Page]
- 7.10.1.1 Cold condition
- Hot condition
- Automatic burner control systems [Go to Page]
- General
- 7.10.2.2 Safety time
- Extinction delay time
- Flue gas monitoring device (for Type B14 appliances only) [Go to Page]
- General
- Voltage reduction
- Restricted flue
- Efficiency [Go to Page]
- 7.12.1 Installation and supply to appliances [Go to Page]
- 7.12.1.1 For Type B11 appliances
- 7.12.1.2 For Type B14 appliances
- Determination of efficiency
- Marking and instructions [Go to Page]
- 8.1 General
- Marking [Go to Page]
- Marking of the appliance
- Spillage test label
- Other marking
- Warning labels
- Marking of the packaging
- Utilisation of symbols on the appliance and packaging [Go to Page]
- Electrical supply
- Type of gas
- Gas supply pressure
- Country of destination
- Category
- Other information
- Instructions [Go to Page]
- General
- 8.3.2 Technical instructions for installation and adjustment [Go to Page]
- All appliances
- Built-in appliances
- Instructions for use and maintenance
- Additional information
- Annex A (informative)National situations [Go to Page]
- A.1 General
- A.2 Categories listed in the body of the standard marketed in the different countries
- A.3 Appliance supply pressures
- A.4 Special categories marketed nationally or locally [Go to Page]
- A.4.1 The national or local conditions of gas distributions (gas composition and supply pressures) lead to the definition of special categories, that are marketed nationally or locally in certain countries, according to Table A.3.
- A.4.2 The definition of the categories in Table A.3 are derived in the same way as those categories listed in 4.1.2. The characteristics of the gases distributed regionally are given in Table A.4. [Go to Page]
- A.4.2.1 Category I
- A.4.2.2 Category II
- A.4.2.3 Category III
- A.5 Test gases for the special gases distributed nationally or locally
- A.6 Gas connections in the various countries
- A.7 Flue connections (see 5.1.7)
- Annex B (normative)Equivalence rules [Go to Page]
- B.1 Conversion to categories within a restricted Wobbe Index range
- B.2 Conversion to categories within an identical Wobbe Index range
- B.3 Conversion of categories within a wider Wobbe Index range
- Annex C (informative)Gas valve arrangements
- Annex D (informative)Means of identification of the types of gas in force in the various countries
- Annex E (normative)Apparatus for the determination of the smoke number [Go to Page]
- E.1 Pump
- E.2 Sampling tube
- E.3 Filter paper
- E.4 Grey scale
- Annex F (informative)Symbols and abbreviations
- Annex G (normative)Special national conditions [Go to Page]
- G.1 Belgium
- Annex H (normative)Calculation of conversions of NOx
- Annex I (normative)Dress guards [Go to Page]
- I.1 Scope
- I.2 Requirements [Go to Page]
- I.2.1 Access
- I.2.2 Strength [Go to Page]
- I.2.2.1 Metallic designs
- I.2.2.2 Guard designs which include glass or similar material
- I.3 Tests [Go to Page]
- I.3.1 Access
- I.3.2 Strength [Go to Page]
- I.3.2.1 Metallic designs
- I.3.2.2 Guard designs which include glass or similar material
- Annex J (informative)A-deviations
- J.1 A-deviations
- Annex K (informative)Main technical changes compared to the edition of 2003
- Page No.
- Clause
- Change
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- Annex ZA
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- 1
- 8
- 2
- 8
- 2
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- 3.4.1
- 14
- 3.4.2
- 15
- 3.5.1.4
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- 4.1.2.1
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- 5.1.1.1
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- 5.1.2
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- 5.1.2
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- 5.1.3
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- 5.1.8
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- 5.2.2
- ‘Governor’ has been replaced with ‘regulator’
- 27
- 5.5
- ‘Manufacturer’ to be changed to ‘technical instructions’.
- 32
- 6.6
- 34
- 6.12
- On the first line ‘manufacturer’ has been changed to ‘technical instructions’.
- 35
- 7.1.1
- 36
- 7.1.5.3
- In the first paragraph, the note has been removed as it superfluous.
- 39
- 7.2.2.1
- 43
- 7.3.3
- Governors has been replaced with regulators.
- 47
- 7.6
- ‘Governor’ has been replaced with ‘regulator’
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- 8.
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- 8.2.5
- ‘Governor’ has been replaced with ‘regulator’
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- Annex A
- 91
- Annex D
- 95
- Annex G.1
- ‘marketed’ has been replaced by ‘put into service’.
- 102
- Annex ZA/ZB
- Annex ZA (informative)Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 2009/142/EC
- Bibliography [Go to Page]
