Please note, we are experiencing intermittent issues on the platform which we are investigating. You may experience issues with submitting comments. If you do encounter issues, please resubmit your comment. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused

We use cookies to give you the best experience and to help improve our website

Find out what cookies we use and how to disable them

RHE/17 - Testing of air conditioning units

Sector: Construction

Categories: Electroacoustics | Noise. Machines and equipment | Energy and heat transfer engineering | Hoses and hose assemblies | Ventilation and air-conditioning | Construction materials and building | Domestic refrigerating appliances | Water heating | Heat pumps | Refrigerating technology | Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners | Boilers and heat exchangers | Compressors and pneumatic machines | Thermal insulation | Small craft | Fluid systems and components

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the UK input to CEN/TC 113 - Heat pumps and air conditioning units, and ISO/TC 86/SC 6 - Refrigeration and air-conditioning - Testing and rating of air conditioners and heat pumps

Committee standards activity

In Progress (30)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

ISO/TC 86/SC 6 N726 ISO/NP 19967-2 (Ed 2) Heat pump water heaters -- Testing and rating for performance -- Part 2: Part 2 Heat pump water heaters for space cooling and/or heating

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Construction | Construction materials and building | Ventilation and air-conditioning

Proposal begins : 2021-09-16
Proposal
ISO/TC 86/SC 6 - ISO/NP 4780 Heat recovery ventilators and energy recovery ventilators-Testing and calculating methods for seasonal performance factor--Part 1: Sensible heating recovery seasonal performance factors of HRV

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Fluid systems and components | Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners | Construction | Construction materials and building | Installations in buildings | Ventilation and air-conditioning

Proposal begins : 2020-01-09
Proposal
ISO/NP 5222-3 Heat recovery ventilators and energy recovery ventilators -- Testing and calculating methods for annual performance factor -- Part 3: Sensible recovery annual performance factors of HRV

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Fluid systems and components | Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners | Ventilation and air-conditioning

Proposal begins : 2022-08-30
Proposal
ISO/NP 25471 Air handling unit with air- to- air heat or energy recovery exchangers-Testing and rating methods for performance

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2024-12-12
Proposal
ISO/NP 24280 Data from Air Conditioning and Heat Pumps for Energy Efficiency Simulation of Building Systems

Categories: Standardization. General rules | Measurement and Science | Testing | Engineering | Energy and heat transfer engineering | Construction | Construction materials and building | Ventilation and air-conditioning

Proposal begins : 2023-10-06
Proposal
ISO/NP 21280 Testing and rating including seasonal performance of air-to-air air-conditioners and heat pumps considering the effect of native control

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Fluid systems and components | Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners

Proposal begins : 2023-04-03
Proposal
ISO/NP 19967-3 Heat pump water heaters -- Testing and rating for performance -- Part 3: Heat pump water heater of combined of hygienic hot water supply and space conditioning by cooling or heating water

Categories: Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Energy and heat transfer engineering | Heat pumps

Proposal begins : 2021-12-21
Proposal
Draft decision on Re-adoption of a NWI for Roof-top Units Roof-top units

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Construction | Construction materials and building | Ventilation and air-conditioning

Proposal begins : 2022-11-10
Proposal
CEN/TC 113 N1063 Adoption NWI - Revision EN 15218 (Decision 692/2021) Air conditioners and liquid chilling packages with evaporatively cooled condenser and with electrically driven compressors for space cooling - Terms, definitions, test conditions, test methods and requirements

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Testing | Engineering | Fluid systems and components | Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners

Proposal begins : 2021-04-13
Proposal
CEN/TC 113 N1004 EN 15879-2, Testing and rating of direct exchange ground coupled heat pumps with electrically driven compressors for space heating and/or cooling. Part 2: Water(brine)-to-direct exchange and direct exchange-to-direct exchange heat pumps

Categories: Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Fluid systems and components | Pumps | Fluid power systems | Pumps and motors | Energy and heat transfer engineering | Heat pumps

Proposal begins : 2019-06-07
Proposal
Published (41)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

PD ISO/TR 16494-2:2019 Heat recovery ventilators and energy recovery ventilators. Method of test for performance. Assessment of measurement uncertainty of performance parameters

Categories: Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners

Published standard begins : 2019-03-27
Published standard
PD CEN ISO/TS 16491:2012 Guidelines for the evaluation of uncertainty of measurement in air conditioner and heat pump cooling and heating capacity tests

Categories: Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners | Heat pumps

Published standard begins : 2013-01-02
Published standard
BS ISO 916:2020 Testing of refrigerating systems

Categories: Refrigerating technology

Published standard begins : 2020-03-03
Published standard
BS ISO 5222-2:2025 Heat recovery ventilators and energy recovery ventilators. Testing and calculating methods for seasonal performance factor. Sensible cooling recovery seasonal performance factors of heat recovery ventilators (HRV)

Categories: Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners

Published standard begins : 2025-02-20
Published standard
BS ISO 5222-1:2023 Heat recovery ventilators and energy recovery ventilators. Testing and calculating methods for seasonal performance factor. Sensible heating recovery seasonal performance factors of heat recovery ventilators (HRV)

Categories: Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners

Published standard begins : 2023-10-26
Published standard
BS ISO 5151:2017+A1:2020 Non-ducted air conditioners and heat pumps. Testing and rating for performance

Categories: Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners | Heat pumps

Published standard begins : 2020-10-13
Published standard
BS ISO 21978:2023 Air to water heat pumps. Testing and rating at part load conditions and calculation of seasonal coefficient of performance for space heating

Categories: Heat pumps

Published standard begins : 2023-12-07
Published standard
BS ISO 21773:2021 Methods of test and characterization of performance for energy recovery components

Categories: Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners | Thermal insulation

Published standard begins : 2021-06-29
Published standard
BS ISO 19967-2:2024 Air to water heat pumps. Testing and rating for performance. Space heating and/or space cooling

Categories: Heat pumps

Published standard begins : 2024-06-04
Published standard
BS ISO 19967-1:2019 Heat pump water heaters. Testing and rating for performance. Heat pump water heater for hot water supply

Categories: Heat pumps

Published standard begins : 2019-03-20
Published standard
Withdrawn (51)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

DD CEN/TS 14825:2003 Air conditioners, liquid chilling packages and heat pumps with electrically driven compressors for space heating and cooling. Testing and rating at part load conditions

Categories: Fluid systems and components | Energy and heat transfer engineering | Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners | Heat pumps

Withdrawn begins : 2012-04-16
Withdrawn
BS ISO 5151:2017 Non-ducted air conditioners and heat pumps. Testing and rating for performance

Categories: Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners | Heat pumps

Withdrawn begins : 2020-10-13
Withdrawn
BS ISO 5151:2010 Non-ducted air conditioners and heat pumps. Testing and rating for performance

Categories: Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners | Heat pumps

Withdrawn begins : 2017-07-31
Withdrawn
BS ISO 21978:2021 Heat pump water heater. Testing and rating at part load conditions and calculation of seasonal coefficient of performance for space heating

Categories: Heat pumps

Withdrawn begins : 2023-12-07
Withdrawn
BS ISO 19967-2:2019 Heat pump water heaters. Testing and rating for performance. Heat pump water heaters for space heating

Categories: Heat pumps

Withdrawn begins : 2024-06-04
Withdrawn
BS ISO 18326:2018 Non-ducted portable air-cooled air conditioners and air-to-air heat pumps having a single exhaust duct. Testing and rating for performance

Categories: Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners | Heat pumps

Withdrawn begins : 2021-06-02
Withdrawn
BS ISO 16494:2014 Heat recovery ventilators and energy recovery ventilators. Method of test for performance

Categories: Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners | Heat pumps

Withdrawn begins : 2022-08-10
Withdrawn
BS ISO 16494-1:2022 Heat recovery ventilators and energy recovery ventilators — Method of test for performance. Part 1: Development of metrics for evaluation of energy related performance

Categories: Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners | Heat pumps

Withdrawn begins : 2023-11-20
Withdrawn
BS ISO 16358-2:2013 Air-cooled air conditioners and air-to-air heat pumps. Testing and calculating methods for seasonal performance factors. Heating seasonal performance factor

Categories: Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners | Heat pumps

Withdrawn begins : 2014-01-07
Withdrawn
BS ISO 16358-1:2013+A1:2019 Air-cooled air conditioners and air-to-air heat pumps. Testing and calculating methods for seasonal performance factors. Cooling seasonal performance factor

Categories: Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners | Heat pumps

Withdrawn begins : 2024-12-20
Withdrawn