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RHE/17 - Heat Pumps and 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 | Software | 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 (32)
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 5222-4 PD ISO/TR 5222-4 Heat recovery ventilators and energy recovery ventilators — Testing and calculating methods for performance factor. Part 4: Standard application for sensible heat recovery ventilators (HRVs)

Categories: Unclassified documents

Proposal begins :
Proposal
New Work Item Proposal - for EN 16147 revision

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2026-02-23
Proposal
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 26172 Life Assessment Test for Positive Displacement Refrigerant Compressor

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-08-29
Proposal
ISO/NP 26171 Terminology and classification of refrigerant compressor

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-08-29
Proposal
ISO/NP 26170 Electrically Driven Compressor for Automotive Air-conditioning

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-08-29
Proposal
ISO/NP 26169 Rating of sound and vibration for positive displacement refrigerant compressors

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-08-29
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
Published (44)
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 5222-3:2026 Heat recovery ventilators and energy recovery ventilators — Testing and calculating methods for performance factor. Annual sensible heating and cooling recovery performance factors of heat recovery ventilators (HRVs)

Categories: Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners

Published standard begins : 2026-01-27
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 5222-1:2025 Heat recovery ventilators and energy recovery ventilators. Testing and calculating methods for performance factor. Sensible heating recovery seasonal performance factors of heat recovery ventilators (HRVs)

Categories: Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners

Published standard begins : 2025-11-04
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
Withdrawn (53)
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 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

Withdrawn begins : 2025-11-04
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