Fuel container and fuel system
The maximum fuel capacity of the appliance shall be limited according to the risk of fire and explosion.
The standard shall require that all tests are carried out with the fuel tank filled to the capacity that is potentially most dangerous in that particular situation.
The fuel container shall be constructed so as to prevent any leakage. Spillage or overfilling shall not compromise the safety of the appliance.
The fuel system, including any seals, shall have sufficient mechanical strength to withstand the strains caused by expected normal usage. It shall have sufficient resistance to corrosion to withstand the long-term effects of exposure to the fuel used. The design of the burner shall prevent corrosion occurring.
Child safety
The alcohol-powered flueless fireplace shall be designed to prevent children from coming into contact with the fuel and/or the flame.
1.2.
Equipment and fittings for installation of the fireplace
Mounting systems
Mounting systems supplied with the alcohol-powered flueless fireplace shall have sufficient mechanical strength and resistance to high temperatures to support the fireplace safely during its expected lifetime.
If the appliance is designed to be fixed to the floor, the wall or the ceiling, the system for fixing/mounting it shall be designed so as to prevent the appliance from coming loose accidentally.
Wall plugs and fittings
If supplied with the alcohol-powered flueless fireplace, wall plugs and fittings shall be of appropriate long-term mechanical strength and thermal properties.
The user manual shall warn the user to use only the supplied wall plugs and fittings or wall plugs and fittings with the appropriate mechanical strength and thermal properties.
1.3.
Auxiliary equipment
Equipment for the safe ignition and safe extinction of the fireplace shall be installed or supplied with the appliance.
1.4.
Emissions
Alcohol-powered flueless fireplaces shall be constructed in such a way as to avoid any risk to human health which may arise from combustion or other emissions through inherently safe design and construction, or where this is not possible by adequate protection measures, including alarms, or information to users.
The standard should address in particular:
— carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide (CO, CO
2
),
— nitrogen oxides such as NO, NO
2
and NO
X
,
— aldehydes such as formaldehyde,
— volatile organic compounds (VOCs),
— aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs),
— soot and other particle emissions,
— emissions from unburnt fuel, and
— any other emissions that may be relevant.
The standard provisions regarding carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides shall reflect the latest version of the World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines ‘WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: selected pollutants’(1) and Environmental Health Criteria (EHC)(2).
The standard provisions regarding carbon dioxide shall reflect Commission Directive 2006/15/EC(3).
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