EN 203-1:2021
(Main)Gas heated catering equipment - Part 1: General safety requirements
Gas heated catering equipment - Part 1: General safety requirements
This document specifies the requirements and test methods for the construction and operating characteristics relating to safety and rational use of energy for gas heated commercial catering and bakery appliances intended to be used indoor.
This document applies to all professional cooking and bakery appliances using gas for preparing food and drink.
Only appliances of types A1, A2, A3, B1 and B2, as defined in Clause 4, are considered in this document.
Only the net calorific value (Hi) and net Wobbe index (Wi) are used.
The requirements concerning specific types of appliances are given in the relevant Part 2.
Annex C (informative) lists the main types of equipment covered by the scope of this document.
Appliances covered by this document are not intended to use gases containing carbon monoxide or other toxic components.
NOTE For appliances intended to be used in vehicles, in trailers or on-board ships, additional requirements can be necessary.
Großküchengeräte für gasförmige Brennstoffe - Teil 1: Allgemeine Sicherheitsanforderungen
Dieses Dokument legt die Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für die Bauweise und Bedienung bezüglich Sicherheit, sowie die rationelle Energienutzung für Großküchen- und Bäckereigeräte für gasförmige Brennstoffe fest, die für die Verwendung in Innenräumen bestimmt sind.
Dieses Dokument gilt für alle gewerblichen Koch- und Backgeräte, die Gas für die Zubereitung von Speisen und Getränken verwenden.
Nur Geräte der Arten A1, A2, A3, B1 und B2, wie in Abschnitt 4 definiert, werden in diesem Dokument berücksichtigt.
Es werden nur der Heizwert (Hi) und der untere Wobbeindex (Wi) verwendet.
Die Anforderungen an bestimmte Gerätetypen sind in dem entsprechenden Teil 2 aufgeführt.
Im informativen Anhang C sind die wesentlichen Gerätetypen des Anwendungsbereiches dieses Dokuments aufgelistet.
Geräte, die unter dieses Dokument fallen, sind nicht für die Verwendung von Gasen vorgesehen, die Kohlenmonoxid oder andere toxische Komponenten enthalten.
ANMERKUNG Geräte, die für die Nutzung in Fahrzeugen, in Anhängern oder an Bord von Schiffen gedacht sind, können zusätzliche Anforderungen notwendig sein.
Appareils de cuisine professionnelle utilisant les combustibles gazeux - Partie 1 : Exigences générales de sécurité
Le présente document spécifie les exigences et les méthodes d'essai pour la construction et caractéristiques de fonctionnement relatives à la sécurité et à l'utilisation rationnelle de l'énergie des appareils de cuisson professionnelle et de boulangerie artisanale utilisant les combustibles gazeux destinés à être utilisés à l’intérieur.
Le présent document s’applique à tous les appareils de cuisson professionnelle et de boulangerie artisanale utilisant les combustibles gazeux destinés à la préparation et à la cuisson des aliments et des boissons.
Seuls les appareils des types A1, A2, A3, B1 et B2, comme définis à l’Article 4, sont étudiés dans le présent document.
Seuls le pouvoir calorifique inférieur (Hi) et l’indice de Wobbe inférieur (Wi) sont utilisés.
Les exigences spécifiques sont données dans la Partie 2.
L’Annexe C, informative, donne une liste des principaux types d’appareils entrant dans le champ d’application du présent document.
Les appareils couverts par cette norme ne sont pas destinés à utiliser des gaz contenant du monoxyde de carbone ou d'autres composants toxiques.
NOTE Pour les appareils destinés à être utilisés dans des véhicules, dans des wagons ou à bord de navires, des exigences supplémentaires peuvent être nécessaires.
Plinske naprave za gostinstvo - 1. del: Splošna varnostna pravila
Ta evropski standard določa splošne zahteve, konstrukcijske značilnosti in značilnosti delovanja v povezavi z varnostjo, racionalno rabo energije, označevanje in povezane preskusne metode za komercialne plinske naprave za gostinstvo in peko, namenjene za uporabo v zaprtih prostorih.
Posebne zahteve so obravnavane v 2. delu.
Ta evropski standard obravnava samo naprave tipov A1, A2, A3, B1 in B2 iz točke 4.
Ta evropski standard se uporablja za vse profesionalne aparate za gostinstvo in peko, ki za pripravo hrane in pijače uporabljajo plin.
Uporabljata se samo neto kalorična vrednost (Hi) in Wobbejev indeks (Wi).
V informativnem dodatku C so navedeni glavni tipi naprav, za katere se začne uporabljati ta evropski standard.
OPOMBA: Za aparate, ki so namenjeni za uporabo v vozilih, potniških vagonih ali na krovu ladij, so morda potrebne dodatne zahteve.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-april-2022
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 203-1:2014
SIST EN 203-1:2014/AC:2016
Plinske naprave za gostinstvo - 1. del: Splošna varnostna pravila
Gas heated catering equipment - Part 1: General safety rules
Großküchengeräte für gasförmige Brennstoffe - Teil 1: Allgemeine
Sicherheitsanforderungen
Appareils de cuisine professionnelle utilisant les combustibles gazeux - Partie 1: Règles
générales de sécurité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 203-1:2021
ICS:
97.040.20 Štedilniki, delovni pulti, Cooking ranges, working
pečice in podobni aparati tables, ovens and similar
appliances
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EN 203-1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
December 2021
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.040.20 Supersedes EN 203-1:2014
English Version
Gas heated catering equipment - Part 1: General safety
requirements
Appareils de cuisine professionnelle utilisant les Großküchengeräte für gasförmige Brennstoffe - Teil 1:
combustibles gazeux - Partie 1 : Exigences générales de Allgemeine Sicherheitsanforderungen
sécurité
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 3 October 2021.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists 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-CENELEC Management
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Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 7
3.1 Terminology referring to gases and pressures . 7
3.2 Terminology referring to appliance design . 8
3.3 Terminology referring to appliance operation .13
4 Classification .15
5 Constructional requirements .16
5.1 General .16
5.2 Particular requirements for components in the gas circuit .22
5.3 Particular requirements .27
6 Performance requirements .28
6.1 Soundness .28
6.2 Obtaining the gas rate.29
6.3 Safety of operation .30
6.4 Influence of burners on each other .33
6.5 Auxiliary equipment .33
6.6 Air proving device .34
6.7 Combustion .35
6.8 Auxiliary energy .36
6.9 Rational use of energy .36
6.10 Operating requirements - Temperature of the LPG cylinder and its compartment .36
7 Test conditions .37
7.1 General .37
7.2 Soundness .40
7.3 Obtaining gas rates .41
7.4 Operational safety .44
7.5 Auxiliary equipment .50
7.6 Combustion .51
7.7 Air-proving device .54
7.8 Special tests .56
7.9 Test method - Overheating of the LPG cylinder and its compartment .56
7.10 Rational use of energy .57
8 Marking and instructions .57
8.1 General requirements for marking and instructions .57
8.2 Marking on the appliance .57
8.3 Instructions for installation and adjustment .58
8.4 Instructions for use and maintenance .60
Annex A (informative) National situations .68
Annex B (normative) Use of symbols on appliances and packaging .71
Annex C (informative) Trilingual list of appliances in the scope of EN 203-1 and
corresponding Part 2 .73
Annex D (informative) Configuration of the gas circuit . 75
Annex E (normative) Material in contact with food . 77
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/426 aimed to be covered . 80
Bibliography . 83
European foreword
This document (EN 203-1:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 106 “Large kitchen
appliances using gaseous fuels”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2022, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by June 2022.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 203-1:2014.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of
EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part
of this document.
This document constitutes Part 1 of EN 203, Gas heated catering equipment. Particular requirements are
given in the relevant Part 2: Specific requirements.
The main changes compared to the previous edition are the following:
— Update of the scope to further clarify that appliances are to be used indoors;
— Alignment with the Gas Appliances Regulation and the Vademecum on European standardization in
support of Union legislation and policies based on Standardization Request/Mandate (under
drafting);
— Introduction of reference to EN 1672-2:2005+A1:2009 for the verification of materials and parts in
contact with food and other hygiene aspects as consequence of the withdrawal of EN 203-3:2009;
— Revision of the text in Clause 5 for clarification of its contents and addition of specific compliance
criteria when missing;
— Addition of the adjustement of the sequential function control (7.6.2.1);
— Addition of the accuracy of measuring instruments (7.1.8).
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United
Kingdom.
1 Scope
This document specifies the requirements and test methods for the construction and operating
characteristics relating to safety and rational use of energy for gas heated commercial catering and
bakery appliances intended to be used indoor.
This document applies to all professional cooking and bakery appliances using gas for preparing food and
drink.
Only appliances of types A , A , A , B and B , as defined in Clause 4, are considered in this document.
1 2 3 1 2
Only the net calorific value (Hi) and net Wobbe index (Wi) are used.
The requirements concerning specific types of appliances are given in the relevant Part 2.
Annex C (informative) lists the main types of equipment covered by the scope of this document.
Appliances covered by this document are not intended to use gases containing carbon monoxide or other
toxic components.
NOTE For appliances intended to be used in vehicles, in trailers or on-board ships, additional requirements
can be necessary.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all their content constitutes
requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 88-1:2011+A1:2016, Pressure regulators and associated safety devices for gas appliances - Part 1:
Pressure regulators for inlet pressures up to and including 50 kPa
EN 88-2:2007, Pressure regulators and associated safety devices for gas appliances - Part 2: Pressure
regulators for inlet pressures above 500 mbar up to and including 5 bar
EN 125:2010+A1:2015, Flame supervision devices for gas burning appliances - Thermoelectric flame
supervision devices
EN 126:2012, Multifunctional controls for gas burning appliances
EN 161:2011+A3:2013, Automatic shut-off valves for gas burners and gas appliances
EN 257:2010, Mechanical thermostats for gas-burning appliances
EN 298:2012, Automatic burner control systems for burners and appliances burning gaseous or liquid fuels
EN 437:2021, Test gases - Test pressures - Appliance categories
EN 549:2019, Rubber materials for seals and diaphragms for gas appliances and gas equipment
EN 751-1:1996, Sealing materials for metal
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