SIST EN 521:2006

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SIST EN 521:2006
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Specifications for dedicated liquefied petroleum gas appliances - Portable vapour
pressure liquefied petroleum gas appliances
Festlegungen für Flüssiggasgeräte - Tragbare, mit Dampfdruck betriebene
Flüssiggasgeräte
Spécifications pour les appareils fonctionnant exclusivement aux gaz de pétrole liquéfiés
- Appareils portatifs alimentés a la pression de vapeur des gaz de pétrole liquéfiés
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ICS:
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 521
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
February 2006
ICS 27.060.20 Supersedes EN 521:1998
English Version
Specifications for dedicated liquefied petroleum gas appliances -
Portable vapour pressure liquefied petroleum gas appliances
Spécifications pour les appareils fonctionnant Festlegungen für Flüssiggasgeräte - Tragbare, mit
exclusivement aux gaz de pétrole liquéfiés - Appareils Dampfdruck betriebene Flüssiggasgeräte
portatifs alimentés à la pression de vapeur des gaz de
pétrole liquéfiés
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Contents Page
Foreword .5
1 Scope .6
2 Normative references .7
3 Terms and definitions.7
4 Classification.11
4.1 Classification of gases: .11
4.2 Categories of appliances:.11
5 Safety requirements.12
5.1 General .12
5.2 Conversion to different gases.12
5.3 Materials .12
5.4 Assembly, cleaning and maintenance.12
5.5 Strength and stability .13
5.6 Soundness of the gas circuit assembly .14
5.7 Connections .14
5.8 Transport, fixing and mobility devices.16
5.9 Taps .16
5.10 Control handles.17
5.11 Injectors.18
5.12 Ignition devices.18
5.13 Flame supervision devices.18
5.14 Burners and radiant elements.19
5.15 Grids .19
5.16 Turnspit .19
5.17 Fireguards for heating appliances.20
5.18 Locations and compartments for refillable gas containers.20
5.19 Verification of the heat inputs.21
5.20 Resistance to overheating.21
5.21 Temperature of various parts of the appliance.21

5.22 Temperature of panels (floors, walls or ceilings) .22
5.23 Ignition, crosslighting and flame stability.22
5.24 Resistance to draught .22
5.25 Resistance to liquid spillage.23
5.26 Combustion.23
5.27 Accumulation of un-burnt gas .23
5.28 Safety at high temperature.23
5.29 Sooting - condensation .23
5.30 Rational use of energy.23

6 Test methods.24
6.1 General .24
Table 1 — Characteristics of the test gases .25
Table 2 — Test conditions.26
6.2 Conversion to different gases.26
6.3 Materials .26
6.4 Assembly, cleaning and maintenance.26
6.5 Strength and stability .26
6.6 Soundness of the gas circuit assembly .29
6.7 Connections .29
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6.8 Transport, fixing and mobility devices.31
6.9 Taps .31
6.10 Control handles.31
6.11 Injectors.31
6.12 Ignition devices.31
6.13 Flame supervision devices .31
6.14 Burners and radiant elements.32
6.15 Grids .32
6.16 Turnspit .32
6.17 Fireguards for heating appliances.32
6.18 Locations and compartments for refillable gas containers.33
6.19 Verification of heat inputs .33
6.20 Resistance to overheating .34
6.21 Temperatures of the various parts of the appliance .35
6.22 Temperature of panels (floor, wall or ceiling).36
6.23 Ignition, crosslighting and flame stability.36
6.24 Resistance to draught .38
6.25 Resistance to liquid spillage.38
6.26 Combustion.39
6.27 Accumulation of un-burnt gases .40
6.28 Safety at high temperature.40
6.29 Sooting - condensation .41
6.30 Rational use of energy.41
Table 3 — Vessel diameter and mass of water relative to the burner heat input.41
7 Marking.43
7.1 Appliance marking.43
7.2 Packaging marking .43
8 Instructions for use, maintenance and assembly .43
Figure 1 — Cross section of a valve with centre boss .46

Figure 2 — Adaptor .47
Figure 3 — Tolerances of valve and adaptor threads .48
Figure 4 — Relative dimensions of the opening of the valve by the adaptor .49
Figure 5 — Tolerance on rate .50
Figure 6 — Apparatus for the test of resistance to thermal shock.50
Figure 7 — Test clamp.51
Figure 8 — Test probe.52
Figure 9 — Verification of the combustion of individual hotplate burners - Sampling device .53
Figure 10 — Verification of the combustion of all burners - Sampling device .54
Annex A (normative) Characteristics of test vessels (see 6.5.2.3).55
Figure A.A1 .55
Table A.A1 — Characteristics of pans necessary for testing.56
Annex B (normative) Tests on needle valves (see 6.9).57
B.1 Resistance to temperature .57
B.2 Endurance .58
Annex C (informative) Examples of authorized solutions.59
Figure C.C1 .59
Figure C.C2 Figure C.C3.60
Figure C.C4 Figure C.C5.61
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Figure C.C6 Figure C.C7. 62
Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing essential requirements or
other provisions of EU Directive. 63
Table ZA.1. 63
Bibliography. 66

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Foreword
This European Standard (EN 521:2006) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 181 “Dedicated
liquefied petroleum gas appliances”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by August 2006, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by August 2006.
This European Standard supersedes EN 521:1998.
This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
This European Standard only applies to type testing.
In 2001 the Netherlands raised a formal objection in respect of 5.7.2.1 "appliances fitted to pierceable
cartridges" of standard EN 521:1998, on the grounds that it does not fully satisfy the essential requirements of
Directive 90/396/EEC.
The decision of the commission was that the standard EN 521:1998 shall continue to confer the presumption
of conformity to the relevant provisions of Directive 90/396/EEC.
At the same time, the European mandate M/327 was created, with the aim of taking into account the risks
emerged by the particular condition of the replacement of the gas cartridge in portable (camping) gas
appliances, in order to improve the intrinsic level of safety with regards to the replacement of the cartridge.
The revision of this European Standard is an answer to this mandate M/327.
In the view of answering to this mandate, CEN/TC 181/WG 4 carried out a study on the pierceable appliances,
whose conclusions are integrated in this European Standard. The modifications brought to this European
Standard are focused on 5.7.2.1, and are the answer to the mandate M/327.
A new informative annex (Annex C) is also included, and supplements the changes brought to paragraph
5.7.2.1. It gives examples of authorized solutions, which specify the connecting requirements regarding the
replacement of pierceable cartridges.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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1 Scope
This European Standard specifies the construction and performance characteristics related to safety and the
rational use of energy of portable appliances burning liquefied petroleum gases at the vapour pressure within
the gas container. It also defines test methods and the requirements for marking and the information to be
given in the instructions.
NOTE These appliances are referred to in the body of the text as "appliances".
This European Standard applies to various types of portable appliances burning liquefied petroleum gases at
vapour pressure and designed to be used with (non refillable) cartridges as complying with EN 417 or any
types of gas cylinders other than cartridges. For example the following types of appliances are covered:
a) cooking appliances (hotplates, grills, barbecues.).
This European Standard does not cover barbecues that can be used indoors;
b) lighting appliances;
c) heating appliances.
This European Standard only applies to appliances with a maximum heat input of up to 3 kW (H ) for
s
outdoor use only;
d) blowlamps.
This European Standard only applies to blowlamps without a flexible hose;
e) laboratory burners.
The requirements apply to these appliances or their functional sections whether or not the latter are
independent or incorporated into an assembly.
This European Standard only applies to type examination.
Appliances covered by this European Standard are not connected to a flue for the discharge of products of
combustion and are not connected to the mains electricity supply.
This European Standard covers neither appliances supplied with LPG in the liquid phase nor those
incorporating a fixed gas reservoir which may or may not be refilled by the user. This European Standard does
not cover gas containers or flexible hose.
It does not apply to smokers’ lighters covered by EN ISO 9994.
Requirements for rational use of energy have been included for hotplate burners.
However, such requirements have not been included for the other types of appliances because:
 for grills and barbecues, this is a type of cooking which is achieved by various means such as radiant
elements; in addition this type of cooking varies according to the type of food and region where the
appliance is used;
 for lighting appliances, the consumption is insignificant because these appliances have a very low rate
and are used only for a few hours in a year;
 for heating appliances, all the heat produced is discharged into the environment;
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 for tools such as blowtorches which are not professional tools in regular use, the gas consumption
depends very much on the way it is used.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this European Standard. For
dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 30-1-1, Domestic cooking appliances burning gas fuel — Part 1-1: Safety — General
EN 125, Flame supervision devices for gas burning appliances — Thermo-electric flame supervision devices
EN 549, Rubber materials for seals and diaphragms for gas appliances and gas equipment
EN 60335-1:2002, Household and similar electrical appliances — Safety — Part 1: General requirements (IEC
60335-1:2001, modified)
ISO 301, Zinc alloy ingots intended for casting
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this European Standard, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
cooking device
devices supplied with the appliance designed to hold or receive the food to be cooked
NOTE grid, turnspit, baking tray etc.
3.2
detachable
possible to dismantle without using a tool
3.3
vapour pressure appliance
pressure at the inlet of the appliance is equal to the pressure in the gas container.
If the appliance is fixed directly to the gas cylinder by a rigid connection, the appliance inlet is the part of the
connection that takes the gas from the cylinder. A pressure reducing device may be incorporated in the gas
circuit, between the gas inlet and the injector.
If the appliance is connected to the gas container by a flexible hose, the pressure in the flexible hose once it is
connected to the gas container is equal to the pressure in the gas container. A pressure reducing device may
be incorporated in the gas circuit downstream of the flexible hose
3.4
appliance with fixed integral container
appliance incorporating a gas container which is not intended to be disconnected for refilling
NOTE See Clause 1
3.5
auxiliary equipment
control and device that can affect the safety of operation of a gas appliance
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NOTE for example valves, flame supervision devices
3.6
barbecue
appliance designed principally to roast and/or grill food. Cooking is carried out by radiant heat and, possibly,
by convection
3.7
locking of an adjuster
action performed by the manufacturer or by an installer, in its adjustment position by any means
NOTE e.g. a screw etc.
3.8
soft solder
solder for which the lowest temperature of the melting range, after application, is less than 450 °C
3.9
turnspit
cooking device enabling the rotation of the food to be roasted.
NOTE The rotation can be manual or using a mechanical or electrical motor (battery)
3.10
burner
component that allows the gas to burn.
 ignition burner: small burner whose flame is designed to light a main burner. It is referred to as "pilot" in
this European Standard;
 main burner: burner designed to fulfil a thermal function of the appliance. It is referred to as "burner"
in this European Standard
3.11
gas cartridge
non-refillable container with a maximum capacity of 1 000 ml filled with gas or a gas mixture.
It may be fitted with a valve. If it is not fitted with a valve, the release of gas is carried out following perforation
of the cartridge by means of a device incorporated in the appliance
3.12
heat input
product of the mass rate and the gross calorific value of the gas brought to the same reference conditions.
NOTE It is expressed in kilowatts. The nominal heat input of a burner is the value of the heat input declared by the
manufacturer
3.13
flame lift
phenomenon characterized by the partial or total movement of the base of the flame away from the burner
port
3.14
removable
removal only possible with a tool
3.15
ignition device
device to ignite one or more burners directly or indirectly
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3.16
flame supervision device
device which, due to the presence of a flame on the sensing element, keeps open the gas flow to the burner
and any pilot and which cuts off the gas supply to the burner and possibly a pilot in the event of extinction of
the supervised flame
3.17
grid
cooking device designed to hold the food to be cooked.
NOTE Its useful component(s) can be rigid or flexible
3.18
grid with flexible useful components

made up of two jointed components enabling tight gripping of the food to be cooked.
NOTE Each component consists of a rigid frame on which metallic wires are fixed and form a flexible mesh inside the
frame distorting around the food
3.19
griddle
part of a hotplate consisting of a plate placed above a burner, that allows the cooking of food by direct contact
with the surface of the plate which is brought to a high temperature
3.20
radiant grill
appliance or part of an appliance allowing cooking by radiation from a surface brought to a high temperature
3.21
pan support
support placed above an open hotplate burner and designed to support the pan to be heated
3.22
glass panel
glass surface or part of a glass surface allowing the inside of an enclosure to be seen
3.23
injector
component part that admits the gas into an aerated burner
NOTE An injector is said to be calibrated when the section of the outlet orifice is fixed.
3.24
control handle
component designed to be operated manually so as to operate a control of the appliance
NOTE e.g. a tap, thermostat etc.
3.25
means of sealing
static or dynamic device designed to ensure soundness
NOTE for example: flat-faced joints, O-ring or conical joints, diaphragms, grease, pastes, putties etc.
3.26
gripping area
outside part of the appliance designed to be handled in normal use
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3.27
primary air adjuster
device allowing the primary aeration rate of a burner to be set to a predetermined value according to the
supply conditions.
NOTE The action consisting in operating this device is termed "primary air adjustment"
3.28
gas rate adjuster
device allowing the gas rate to a burner to be set at a predetermined value according to the supply conditions.
NOTE 1 The adjustment can be continuous (adjustment screw) or discontinuous (change of calibrated orifices).
NOTE 2 The action of changing the setting of this device is termed the "adjustment of the gas rate"
3.29
useful part of a cooking device
part of the device in contact with food during cooking
3.30
calorific value
quantity of heat produced by complete combustion at a constant pressure of 1 013,25 mbar, of unit mass of
the gas, the constituents of the gas mixture being a
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