EN 437:2003/prA1

Test gases - Test pressures - Appliance categories

This standard specifies the test gases, test pressures and categories of appliances relative to use of combustible gases of the first, second and third families. It serves as a reference document in the specific standards for appliances that fall within the scope of the Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of Member States concerning gas appliances.
The standard makes recommendations for the use of the gases and pressures to be applied for the tests. The full procedure will be given the corresponding appliance standards.
NOTE The test gases and the test pressures specified in this standard are in principle intended to be used with all the appliances in order to establish conformity with the corresponding standards.

Prüfgase - Prüfdrücke - Gerätekategorien

Gaz d'essais - Pressions d'essais - Catégories d'appareils

Preskusni plini - Preskusni tlaki - Kategorije naprav - Dopolnilo A1

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• ICS: 27.060.20 - Gas fuel burners
• ICS: 91.140.40 - Gas supply systems
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 238 - Test gases, test pressures and categories of appliances
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 238/WG 1 - EN 437
• Current Stage: 5060 - Closure of Vote - Formal Approval
• Start Date: 09-Dec-2008
• Due Date: 10-Dec-2008
• Completion Date: 09-Dec-2008
• Directive: 90/396/EEC - Appliances burning gaseous fuels
• Mandate: M/131 - Mandate to CEN/CENELEC concerning the execution of standardization work for harmonized standards on pipes, tanks and ancillaries, not in contact with water intended for human consumption
• Mandate: M/BC/CEN/89/6 - Standardization request to CEN concerning appliances burning gaseous fuels
• Ref Project: SIST EN 437:2005/kprA1:2008 - Test gases - Test pressures - Appliance categories - Amendment A1

Relations

• Merged Into: EN 437:2003+A1:2009 - Test gases - Test pressures - Appliance categories
• Effective Date: 20-Jan-2009
• Amends: EN 437:2003 - Test gases - Test pressures - Appliance categories
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 437:2005/oprA1:2007
01-april-2007
Preskusni plini - Preskusni tlaki - Kategorije naprav - Dopolnilo A1
Test gases - Test pressures - Appliance categories - Amendment A1
Prüfgase - Prüfdrücke - Gerätekategorien
Gaz d'essai - Pressions d'essai - Catégories d'appareils
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 437:2003/prA1
ICS:
27.060.20 Plinski gorilniki Gas fuel burners
91.140.40 Sistemi za oskrbo s plinom Gas supply systems
SIST EN 437:2005/oprA1:2007 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
DRAFT
EN 437:2003
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
February 2007
ICS 27.060.20; 91.140.40

English Version
Test gases - Test pressures - Appliance categories
Gaz d'essai - Pressions d'essai - Catégories d'appareils Prüfgase - Prüfdrücke - Gerätekategorien
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 238.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 437:2003. If this draft becomes an amendment, CEN
members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of this amendment
into the relevant national standard without any alteration.
This draft amendment was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made
by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same
status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to
provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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© 2007 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 437:2003/prA1:2007: E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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EN 437:2003/prA1:2007 (E)
Contents Page
Foreword.3
1 Scope .4
2 Normative references .4
3 Terms and definitions .4
4 Gases .4
4.1 Classification.4
4.2 Test gases .4
5 Test pressures .6
6 Classification of appliances .7
6.1.2.2 Appliances designed for use on second family gases only .7
7 Choice of test gases and test pressures.7
8 Marking .7
Annex A (normative)  Conditions for preparation of the test gases.8
Annex B (informative)  National situations.9
B.1 General.
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