CEN/TC 182/WG 11 - Revision of EN 14624

This document specifies the requirements for portable locating leak detectors and fixed gas detectors for all refrigerants.
Locating detectors used in factories for manufacturing processes are not included in the Scope of prEN 14624.
1.1   Product application:
This document applies to different applications and environments such as plant and machine rooms, production rooms, cold rooms, supermarkets, occupied spaces like offices and hotels.
1.2   Product performance:
This document specifies minimum requirements for sensitivity, operating range, response time, environmental conditions and cross sensitivity from interference gases.
1.3   Product installation:
This document gives guidance of suitable technology, location of detection points, interconnection with secondary equipment (e.g. initiation of mechanical ventilation, personnel warning, and equipment shutdown).
1.4   Service and maintenance:
This document gives guidance for service and maintenance: Sensors and mechanical equipment have a limited operating life and require regular performance verification to ensure conformity.

1.1 General
This document specifies the requirements for portable locating leak detectors and fixed gas detectors for refrigerants.
Locating detectors used in factories for manufacturing processes are not included in the Scope of this document.
1.2 Product application
This document applies to different applications and environments such as plant and machine rooms, production rooms, cold rooms, supermarkets, occupied spaces like offices and hotels.
1.3 Product performance
This document specifies minimum requirements for sensitivity, operating range, response time, environmental conditions and cross sensitivity from interference gases.
1.4 Product installation
This document gives guidance of suitable technology, location of detection points, interconnection with secondary equipment (e.g. initiation of mechanical ventilation, personnel warning, and equipment shutdown).
1.5 Service and maintenance
This document gives guidance for service and maintenance: Sensors and mechanical equipment have a limited operating life and require regular performance verification to ensure conformity.

The purpose of this European Standard is to qualify the performance of portable sniffing leak detectors and room monitors for halogenated refrigerants. These leak detectors are designed for the detection of CFC, HCFC, HFC and PFC halogenated gases, and their detection limit is checked with a calibration leak or calibration gas.