1 Scope
This document specifies the constructional and operational characteristics, as well
as the requirements and methods of test for safety and marking, for domestic cooking
appliances having forced-convection ovens and /or grills using combustible gases,
given in EN 437:2021.
This document includes requirements covering the electrical safety of equipment incorporated
in the appliance that are associated with the use of gas. It does not include requirements
covering the electric safety of electrically-heated components or their associated
equipment1.
This document does not apply to:
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— outdoor appliances;
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— appliances connected to a combustion products evacuation duct;
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— appliances having a pyrolytic gas oven;
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— appliances having covered burners which do not comply with the constructional requirements
of EN 30‑1‑1:2021, 5.2.8.2.2;
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— appliances incorporating flame supervision devices and having an automatic ignition
device for which the duration of the ignition attempt is limited by design;
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— appliances equipped with a burner that is periodically ignited and extinguished under
the control of an automatic on/off device;
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— appliances equipped with a burner having a fan for the supply of combustion air or
for the evacuation of the products of combustion;
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— appliances supplied at pressures greater than those defined in EN 30‑1‑1:2021, 7.1.2;
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— appliances equipped with an oven and/or with a grill having a fan either for the supply
of combustion air or for the evacuation of the products of combustion;
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— appliances equipped with a compartment in which a burner and an electric heating element
can function simultaneously;
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— appliances having one or more burners that are capable of remote operation (type 1
or type 2), unless the burner(s) concerned are thermostatically controlled oven burners
of time-controlled ovens that are designed for a delayed start without the user being
present.
This document does not cover the requirements relating to third family gas cylinders,
their regulators and their connection.