EN 50725:2025
(Main)Specification for portable electrical apparatus designed to measure draught and gas pressure of heating appliances and systems
Specification for portable electrical apparatus designed to measure draught and gas pressure of heating appliances and systems
This document specifies the requirements and test methods concerning, in particular the construction, safety, and fitness for purpose, as well as the capability and marking of a hand-held battery powered pressure and leakage measurement instrument, hereafter referred to as "pressure meters", for gas pipework in buildings, gas pipes of appliances and draught in chimneys. NOTE Areas of application can be supply pressure of gas appliances, nozzle pressure of gas appliances (see relevant instruction manuals of gas appliances) as well as strength test, tightness test and fitness test of gas pipework as defined in EN 1775 (see Annex A) and relevant national standards (see Annex B) for gas pipework in buildings, and draught measurement in chimneys of heating appliances. This document covers pressure meters with the capability of - use with air, natural gas, liquid petroleum gas (LPG), hydrogen and mixtures of natural gas and hydrogen, - measuring pressure in units of bar, mbar, Pa, hPa, kPa, MPa, in H2O, mm H2O, or PSI, - measuring leakage rate in l/h, - withstanding the every-day working environment encountered by installation and service engineers in domestic, commercial, or industrial premises. Such pressure meters might be capable of - being switchable between units by the user, - storing and/or transmitting said measurements to a remote user.
Anforderungen an tragbare elektrische Geräte zur Messung des Differenzdrucks und des Gasdruckes von Heizungsgeräten und -anlagen
Spécification pour les appareils électriques portatifs conçus pour mesurer la pression du tirage et des gaz dans les conduits d’évacuation des appareils et systèmes de chauffage
Le présent document spécifie les exigences et les méthodes d’essai relatives, notamment, à la construction, à la sécurité et à l’aptitude à l’usage, ainsi qu’à la performance et au marquage des appareils de mesure de pression et d’étanchéité portatifs à alimentation autonome, ci-après nommés "manomètres", destinés à être utilisés dans les canalisations de gaz des bâtiments, les tuyauteries de gaz des appareils et les conduits à tirage des cheminées. NOTE La pression d’alimentation des appareils à gaz, la pression à la buse des appareils à gaz (consulter les manuels d’utilisation relatifs auxdits appareils), de même que les essais de résistance mécanique, d’étanchéité et d’aptitude à l’usage des canalisations de gaz, tels que définis dans l’EN 1775 (Voir l'Annexe A) et dans les normes nationales pertinentes (Voir l'Annexe B) applicables aux canalisations de gaz dans les bâtiments, ou encore le mesurage du tirage dans les conduits de cheminée des appareils de chauffage, comptent parmi les domaines d’application possibles. Le présent document couvre les manomètres répondant aux critères suivants: - utilisation possible avec l’air, le gaz naturel, le gaz de pétrole liquéfié (GPL), l’hydrogène et des mélanges de gaz naturel et d’hydrogène; - lecture possible des mesures de pression dans les unités suivantes: bar, mbar, Pa, hPa, kPa, MPa, en H2O, mm H2O, ou PSI; - mesure possible du débit de fuite, en l/h; - capacité de résistance aux environnements de travail des locaux domestiques, commerciaux ou industriels dans lesquels les ingénieurs d’installation et de maintenance interviennent au quotidien. Il est conseillé que lesdits manomètres puissent également: - être raccordés successivement à différentes unités par l’utilisateur, - enregistrer les mesures effectuées et/ou les transmettre à un utilisateur distant.
Specifikacija za prenosne električne naprave za merjenje prepiha in tlaka plina v grelnih napravah in sistemih
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-april-2025
Specifikacija za prenosne električne naprave za merjenje prepiha in tlaka plina v
grelnih napravah in sistemih
Specification for portable electrical apparatus designed to measure draught and gas
pressure of heating appliances and systems
Anforderungen an tragbare elektrische Geräte zur Messung des Differenzdrucks und des
Gasdruckes von Heizungsgeräten und -anlagen
Spécification pour les appareils électriques portatifs conçus pour mesurer la pression du
tirage et des gaz dans les conduits d’évacuation des appareils et systèmes de chauffage
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 50725:2025
ICS:
13.320 Alarmni in opozorilni sistemi Alarm and warning systems
91.140.10 Sistemi centralnega Central heating systems
ogrevanja
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 50725
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM February 2025
ICS 13.320
English Version
Specification for portable electrical apparatus designed to
measure draught and gas pressure of heating appliances and
systems
Spécification pour les appareils électriques portatifs conçus Anforderungen an tragbare elektrische Geräte zur Messung
pour mesurer la pression du tirage et des gaz dans les des Differenzdrucks und des Gasdruckes von
conduits d'évacuation des appareils et systèmes de Heizungsgeräten und -anlagen
chauffage
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Ref. No. EN 50725:2025 E
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 General requirements . 7
4.1 General . 7
4.2 Construction . 7
4.3 Labelling and Instructions . 9
5 Test methods .10
5.1 General requirements for tests .10
5.2 Normal conditions for tests .11
5.3 Mechanical tests .11
5.4 Electrical and software tests .12
5.5 Tests with pressure supply .13
Annex A (informative) National situations for strength test, tightness test and fitness test of gas
pipework with reference to EN 1775 and EU 426/2016 .14
A.1 Gas installation example .14
A.2 Strength test according to EN 1775 and national implementation for maximum operating
pressure up to 100 kPa .14
A.3 Tightness test according to EN 1775 and national implementation for maximum operating
pressure up to 100 hPa .15
A.4 Fitness test according to EN 1775 and national implementation for maximum operating
pressure up to 100 hPa .15
A.5 Tightness test according to EN 1775 and national implementation for maximum operating
pressure up to 100 hPa .16
Annex B (informative) National situations for strength test, tightness test and fitness test of gas
pipework with reference to IGEM/UP/1B .17
Annex C (normative) Standard methods for determining measuring uncertainty .18
C.1 Determination of the analytic function .18
C.2 Determination of reproducibility .18
Bibliography .19
European foreword
This document (EN 50725:2025) has been prepared by CLC/TC/216 “Gas Detectors”.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) 2026-02-28
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) 2028-02-29
conflicting with this document have to be
withdrawn
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A complete
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Introduction
This document covers apparatus for measuring draught and gas pressure of heating appliances and systems.
It forms a specification of portable electrical apparatus designed to measure draught and gas pressure of heating
appliances and systems.
The measuring uncertainty should be justified by internationally accepted methods over the whole measuring
range. The determination of measuring uncertainty is described in Annex C.
1 Scope
This document specifies the requirements and test methods concerning, in particular the construction, safety,
and fitness for purpose, as well as the capability and marking of a hand-held battery powered pressure and
leakage measurement instrument, hereafter referred to as “pressure meters”, for gas pipework in buildings, gas
pipes of appliances and draught in chimneys.
NOTE Areas of application can be supply pressure of gas appliances, nozzle pressure of gas appliances (see relevant
instruction manuals of gas appliances) as well as strength test, tightness test and fitness test of gas pipework as defined in
EN 1775 (see Annex A) and relevant national standards (see Annex B) for gas pipework in buildings, and draught
measurement in chimneys of heating appliances.
This document covers pressure meters with the capability of
• use with air, natural gas, liquid petroleum gas (LPG), hydrogen and mixtures of natural gas and hydrogen,
• measuring pressure in units of bar, mbar, Pa, hPa, kPa, MPa, in H O, mm H2O, or PSI,
• measuring leakage rate in l/h,
• withstanding the every-day working environment encountered by installation and service engineers in
domestic, commercial, or industrial premises.
Such pressure meters might be capable of
• being switchable between units by the user,
• storing and/or transmitting said measurements to a remote user.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of 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 IEC 61326-1, Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use — EMC requirements
— Part 1: General requirements (IEC 61326-1)
EN 50271:2018, Electrical apparatus for the detection and measurement of combustible gases, toxic gases or
oxygen — Requirements and tests for apparatus using software and/or digital technologies
EN 60068-2-6, Environmental testing — Part 2-6: Tests — Test Fc: Vibration (sinusoidal) (IEC 60068-2-6)
EN IEC 60335-1:2023, Household and similar electrical appliances — Safety — Part 1: General requirements
(IEC 60335-1:2020)
EN 60529:1991, Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
ISO/IEC Guide 98-3:2008, Uncertainty of measurement — Part 3 — Guide to the expression of uncertainty in
measurement (GUM: 1995)
As impacted by EN IEC 60335-1:2023/A11:2023.
As impacted by EN 60529:1991/corrigendum May 1993, EN 60529:1991/AC:2016-12,
EN 60529:1991/A1:2000 and EN 60529:1991/A2:2013.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
• IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
domestic residential and commercial premises
any place of residence of a household, family or person (whether temporary or permanent) and commercial
premises whether residential or not and including recreational boats, caravans and mobile homes
3.2
sensors
assembly in which the sensing element is housed and which may contain associated circuit components
3.3
sensing element
device, the output of which will change with variation of the parameter of interest
3.4
spot reading
apparatus intended to be used for short periods of time in the range of minutes, as required
3.5
mains powered apparatus
apparatus designed to be powered by the domestic mains electrical supply with or without an additional power
source
3.6
battery powered apparatus
apparatus designed to be energised from batteries alone, whether disposable or rechargeable
3.7
sampling point connector
part of the apparatus that is used to connect the apparatus to the appliance for the purpose of sampling the
pressure
3.8
initial start up delay
time taken for the apparatus to reach the operating mode from switch-on, or after replacing batteries, or following
power failure in the case of mains powered equipment
3.9
calibration
process of determining the deviation of an apparatus relative to a reference
3.10
reference
in laboratory tests, a measuring device with certification proving traceability to a national or international
metrology institute
3.11
adjustment
process of tuning the apparatus, in order to return the deviation found in calibration to within the admissible
error
3.12
functional module
all components required for one measurement task, including both hardware and software
Note 1 to entry: A functional module may consist of one or more separate pieces of equipment or may be completely
integrated with the apparatus.
3.13
response time (t90)
time interval with the apparatus in a warmed-up condition, between the time when an Instantaneous variation
of the parameter to be measured is produced at the apparatus inlet, and the time when the response reaches
and remains beyond 90 % of the final indication
3.14
gas leakage rate
volume flow (unit l/h) of burnable gas that escapes from the line system during a specified duration due to
leakage
3.15
standard volume flow
volume flow (unit l/h) with reference to the physical standard temperature and pressure at a temperature of
273,15 K and a pressure of 1 013,25 hPa
3.16
operating volume flow
volume flow (unit l/h) with reference to the operating conditions (pressure, temperature) prevailing at the place
of measurement
3.17
operating pressure
actual operating pressure as standing pressu
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