Standards Development

Scope

This European standards applies to household appliances intended for outdoor use capable of working with gases of the second family or second and third family.

The scope of this European standard is the same as the scope of the product standards developed by the European Technical Committee CEN/TC 181 covering the same type of appliance but limited to the use of liquefied petroleum gases, hereinafter referred to as ‘the product standard’, for example:

− For an independent cooktop : EN 484,

− For multi-purpose burners with integrated support : EN 497,

− For a barbecue or griddle : EN 498,

− For a patio heater : EN 14543

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This European standards specifies the complementary information about constructional and performance characteristics, safety specifications and rational use of energy, relevant test methods and marking of household appliances intended for outdoor use capable of operating with secondfamily gases (defined in EN 437: 2021).

This document applies to the appliances belonging to single or double categories using secondfamily gases.

This standard does not apply to appliances burning liquefied petroleum gases at the vapour pressure within the gas cartridge or gas cylinder.

This standard does not apply to appliances under the scope of EN 449:2002+A1: 2007.

Purpose

This standard addresses the need to develop a standard covering appliances supplied with natural gas for outdoor uses capable of working with gases of the second family or second and third family, this in the framework of CEN/TC 181 scope that was extended on purpose in 2018 to embrace those appliances