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BS EN 15502-1:2012+A1:2015 Gas-fired heating boilers - General requirements and tests, 2015
- 64_e_stf.pdf [Go to Page]
- Contents Page
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms, definitions and symbols
- 4 Classification
- 5 Construction [Go to Page]
- 5.3.2.1 General
- 5.3.2.2 Materials
- 5.3.2.3 Thicknesses
- 5.3.2.4 Welded seams and welding fillers
- 5.3.2.5 Materials and method of construction of components of the domestic water circuit for combination boilers
- 5.4.4.1 General
- 5.4.4.2 Connection to the gas pipe
- 5.4.4.3 Connections to the central heating circuit
- 5.4.5.1 Soundness of the gas circuit
- 5.4.5.2 Soundness of the combustion circuit
- 5.4.13.1 Materials in contact with condensate
- 5.4.13.2 Discharge of condensate
- 5.4.13.3 Control of the combustion products temperature
- 5.4.13.4 Chemical composition of the condensate
- 5.7.2.1 General
- 5.7.2.2 Adjuster
- 5.7.2.3 Range-rating devices
- 5.7.3.1 Control devices
- 5.7.3.2 Composition of the gas circuit
- 5.7.5.1 Ignition of the ignition burner
- 5.7.5.2 Ignition device for the main burner
- 5.7.6.1 General
- 5.7.6.2 Thermoelectric flame supervision device
- 5.7.6.3 Automatic burner control system
- 5.7.8.1 General
- 5.7.8.2 Boilers intended exclusively for central heating systems with an open expansion vessel
- 5.7.8.3 Boilers intended for central heating systems with open or sealed expansion vessels
- 5.7.9.1 General
- 5.7.9.2 Remote control reset functions
- 6 Electrical safety
- 7 Controls [Go to Page]
- 7.3.2.1 Control thermostat
- 7.3.2.2 Temperature limiter
- 7.3.2.3 Overheat cut-out device
- 7.3.2.4 Overheat cut-out device for appliances > 70 kW
- 7.3.2.5 Sensors
- 7.3.3.1 General
- 7.3.3.2 Control thermostat – Endurance
- 7.3.3.3 Water temperature limiting devices – Endurance
- 8 Operational requirements [Go to Page]
- 8.1.1.1 General
- 8.1.1.2 Requirements for the preparation of test gases
- 8.1.1.3 Characteristics and choice of test gases
- 8.1.1.4 Test pressures
- 8.1.2.1 Installation of the boiler
- 8.1.2.2 Gas circuit
- 8.1.2.3 Conduct of the test to obtain a heat input
- 8.1.2.4 Water circuit
- 8.1.2.5 Thermal equilibrium
- 8.1.2.6 General test conditions for combination boilers
- 8.1.2.7 Electrical supply
- 8.1.2.8 Tolerances of measurements
- 8.2.3.1 General
- 8.2.3.2 Boilers of pressure class 1
- 8.2.3.3 Boilers of pressure class 2
- 8.2.3.4 Boilers of pressure class 3
- 8.11.3.1 Safety of the domestic hot water circuit
- 8.11.4.1 Rotary knob
- 8.11.4.2 Push-button
- 8.11.5.1 Manual ignition device for the ignition burner
- 8.11.5.2 Automatic ignition system for the ignition burner and main burner
- 8.11.5.3 Ignition burner
- 8.11.6.1 Thermoelectric device
- 8.11.6.2 Automatic burner control system
- 8.11.8.1 Water control thermostats
- 8.11.8.2 Water temperature limiting devices
- 8.12.3.1 Incomplete combustion
- 8.12.3.2 Supplementary test for fan assisted boilers
- 8.12.3.3 Flame Lift
- 8.13.2.1 General
- 8.13.2.2 Weighting
- 8.13.2.3 On/off boilers
- 8.13.2.4 Boilers with several rates
- 8.13.2.5 Modulating boilers in which the minimum modulating heat input is no greater than 20% of the nominal heat input
- 8.13.2.6 Modulating boilers in which the minimum modulating heat input is greater than 20% of the nominal heat input
- 9 Useful efficiencies [Go to Page]
- 9.3.2.1 General
- 9.3.2.2 Direct method
- 9.3.2.3 Indirect method
- 9.4.2.1 Tank of combination boilers which can be disconnected from the boiler
- 9.4.2.2 Tank or thermal store which is integral with and cannot be separated from the boiler
- 9.5.1.1 Type B1 boilers with rated heat output ≤ 10kW and Type B1 Combination boilers with rated heat output ≤ 30kW
- 9.5.1.2 Boilers and combination boilers with rated heat output ≤ 70 kW, with the exception of type B1 boilers with rated heat output ≤ 10 kW and type B1 combination boilers with rated heat output ≤ 30 kW
- 9.5.2.1 Conversion to gross calorific efficiency
- 9.5.2.2 Calculation of the seasonal space heating energy efficiency
- 9.5.4.1 Load profiles
- 9.5.4.2 Requirements for water heating energy efficiency of a combination boiler of nominal heat output ≤ 400 kW
- 9.5.4.3 Calculation of the water heating energy efficiency (ηWH)
- 10 Electric auxiliary energy
- 11 Risk assessment
- 12 Marking and instructions [Go to Page]
- 12.2.1.1 General
- 12.2.1.2 For installation and adjustment of the gas circuit
- 12.2.1.3 For installation on the central heating circuit
- 12.2.1.4 For installation of the combustion circuit
- 13 Requirements for Eco-design Regulation (No 813/2013) and Energy Labelling Regulation (No 811/2013) [Go to Page]
- 13.3.6.1 General
- 13.3.6.2 Boilers, combination boilers and packages
- Annex A (informative)Properties of carbon and stainless steels
- Annex B (normative)Minimum requirements for cast iron
- Annex C (normative)Parts in aluminium and aluminium alloys
- Annex D (normative)Parts in copper or copper alloys
- Annex E (normative)Minimum thicknesses for rolled parts
- Annex F (normative)Nominal minimum thicknesses of boiler sections of cast materials under water pressure
- Annex G (normative)Parameters for welded joints and welding processes
- Annex H (informative)Composition of the gas circuit [Go to Page]
- H.1 General
- H.2 Boilers with permanent ignition burner or alternating ignition burner or leakage control device or with pre-purge [Go to Page]
- H.2.1 Heat inputs not exceeding 70 kW
- H.2.2 Heat inputs exceeding 70 kW but not exceeding 150 kW
- H.2.3 Heat inputs exceeding 150 kW but not exceeding 300 kW
- H.2.4 Heat Inputs exceeding 300 kW but not exceeding 1 000 kW
- H.3 Boilers without permanent ignition burner or alternating ignition burner, without leakage control device and without pre-purge [Go to Page]
- H.3.1 Heat inputs up to 70 kW
- H.3.2 Heat inputs exceeding 70 kW but not exceeding 150 kW
- H.3.3 Heat inputs exceeding 150 kW but not exceeding 300 kW
- H.3.4 Heat inputs exceeding 300 kW but not exceeding 1000 kW
- Annex I (informative)Compilation of the test conditions for the various gas families
- Annex J (informative)Calculation of conversions of NOx
- Annex K (informative)Example of calculation of the weighting factors NOx
- Annex L (informative)Practical method of calibrating the test rig to enable the heat loss Dp to be determined
- Annex M (informative)Means of determining the ignition time at full rate
- Annex N (informative)Determination of the heat losses from the test rig of the indirect method and the contributions of the circulating pump of the test rig
- Annex O (informative)Example of a risk assessment method
- Annex P (informative)Examples of risk assessment with a method described in Annex O [Go to Page]
- P.1 Introduction
- P.2 Risks
- P.3 Risk assessment
- Annex Q (informative)Realisation of a protective measure
- Annex R(informative)Overall classification of a basic risk
- Annex S(informative)Not exhaustive list of classification examples
- Annex T(normative)Correction for the determined efficiency in the low water temperature test of low temperature boilers (LTB) and condensing boilers (CB)
- Annex U (informative)Use of test gases [Go to Page]
- U.1 Boilers within a range
- U.2 Guidance on the use of test gases
- Annex V (informative)Standards intended to be replaced by this standard in combination with the relevant part 2
- Annex W (informative)Alternative Method for the determination of the nominal heat input or the maximum and minimum heat input (according to 8.4.1) for appliances using a pneumatic gas/air ratio control system
- Annex AA (normative)Product Information related to Eco-design Regulation and Labelling Regulation [Go to Page]
- AA.1 Product information – technical parameters required by the ErP Regulation (813/2013)
- AA.2 Product information – technical parameters required by the Labelling Regulation (811/2013)
- Annex BB (normative)Product label for boilers required by the Labelling Regulation 811/2013 [Go to Page]
- BB.1 Boiler space heaters in seasonal space heating efficiency classes A++ to G
- BB.2 Boiler combination space heaters in seasonal space heating efficiency classes A++ to G and in water heating energy efficiency classes A to G
- BB.3 Boiler space heaters in seasonal space heating efficiency classes A+++ to D (from 26-9-2019)
- BB.4 Boiler combination space heaters in seasonal space heating efficiency classes A+++ to D and in water heating energy efficiency classes A+ to F (from 26-9-2019)
- BB.5 The design of the label for boiler space heaters
- BB.6 The design of the label for combination boilers
- BB.7 Water heating load profiles of combination heaters
- Annex CC (normative)Product label for packages required by the Labelling Regulation 811/2013 [Go to Page]
- CC.1 PACKAGES OF SPACE HEATER, TEMPERATURE CONTROL AND SOLAR DEVICE
- CC.2 PACKAGES OF COMBINATION HEATER, TEMPERATURE CONTROL AND SOLAR DEVICE
- CC.3 Design of the label for packages of space heater, temperature control and solar device
- CC.4 Design of the label for packages of combination heater, temperature control and solar device
- Annex DD (normative)Calculation of the seasonal space heating energy efficiency of a package of space heater, temperature control and solar [Go to Page]
- DD.1 Calculation of the seasonal space heating energy efficiency of a package
- DD.2 Classes of the temperature controls
- DD.3 Weighting of the preferential boiler or preferential combination boiler and supplementary heater
- DD.4 Calculation of the water heating efficiency of a package
- Annex ZA (informative)Clauses of this European Standard addressing essential requirements or provisions of EU Directive 2009/142/EC, "Directive relating to appliances burning gaseous fuels (codified version)" (GAD)
- Annex ZB (informative)Clauses of this European Standard addressing the methods for the verification of the efficiency of the EU Directive 92/42/EEC, relating to the efficiency of new hot boilers with an output of 4 – 400 kW
- Annex ZC (informative)Relationship between this European Standard and the Requirements of COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 813/2013 of 2 August 2013 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for space heaters and combination heaters
- Annex ZD (informative)Relationship between this European Standard and the Requirements of COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 811/2013 of 18 February 2013 supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the energy labelling of space heaters, combination heaters, packages of space heater, temperature control and solar device and packages of combination heater, temperature control and solar device [Go to Page]