This document applies to gas appliances intended for outdoor use capable of working with gases of the second family or second and third family.
This document does not apply to appliances intended for commercial purposes.
The scope of this document 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’.
This standard is applicable in addition to the product standards developed by CEN/TC 181 covering LPG dedicated appliances. For example, the product standards are:
for an independent cooktop: EN 484;
for multi-purpose boiling burners: EN 497;
for a barbecue or griddle: EN 498;
for a patio heater: EN 14543;
flueless non-domestic space heaters: EN 461.
This document does not apply to appliances under the scope of EN 449.
This document does not apply to appliances fitted with a gas pressure governor.
This document specifies the manufacturing, and marking requirements and establish the testing method of appliances prior to their placing on the market and during further assessments.
This document does not apply for changing the appliance category of an appliance already put on the market.
This document specifies the modifications of the appliances allowed to change the type of gas to be used depending of its gas category.
This document does not apply to appliances burning liquefied petroleum gases at the vapour pressure within the gas cartridge or gas cylinder.
EN 18126