814/2013 - Commission Regulation (EU) No 814/2013 of 2 August 2013 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for water heaters and hot water storage tanks
Commission Regulation (EU) No 814/2013 implements Directive 2009/125/EC, setting ecodesign requirements for water heaters with a heat output up to 400 kW and hot water storage tanks with a volume up to 2,000 liters, including units integrated with solar devices. The regulation aims to reduce environmental impact by improving energy efficiency, limiting sound power levels, and controlling nitrogen oxide emissions. It excludes heaters predominantly using biomass fuels, solid fuels, or those covered by other directives. The preparatory study identified energy consumption during use and emissions as significant environmental factors, with the potential for substantial reductions through cost-effective technologies. Requirements are phased in from 2015 to 2018, with specific thresholds for energy efficiency, standing losses, emissions, and noise. The regulation harmonizes ecodesign standards across the EU to improve market functioning and sustainability without compromising product affordability, functionality, or safety. It mandates conformity assessments and market surveillance procedures. The Commission will review the regulation within five years to consider advances in technology, emissions measurement methods, and potential stricter standards. The regulation contributes to EU targets for reduced energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in the domestic and commercial heating sector.
Purpose
Commission Regulation (EU) No 814/2013 implements Directive 2009/125/EC concerning ecodesign requirements for energy-related products, specifically water heaters and hot water storage tanks. The Regulation aims to improve the environmental performance of these products by setting minimum standards for energy consumption, sound power levels, and nitrogen oxide emissions. It focuses on domestic and commercial water heaters with a rated heat output of up to 400 kW and storage tanks with a volume up to 2,000 litres.
The overall goal is to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from water heating, which represents a significant part of the EU’s energy use. The Regulation encourages the application of cost-effective, non-proprietary technologies to achieve energy savings, reduce nitrogen oxide emissions, and harmonize product standards across the EU internal market, ultimately contributing to climate change mitigation efforts.
Key Obligations
Ecodesign Requirements: Water heaters and hot water storage tanks must meet specific thresholds for:
- Water heating energy efficiency
- Sound power levels (for heat pump water heaters)
- Nitrogen oxides emissions (for fossil fuel water heaters)
- Standing heat losses (for hot water storage tanks)
Testing and Measurement: Manufacturers must measure and calculate product parameters using reliable, accurate, and reproducible methods, including harmonized European standards where available.
Conformity Assessment: Manufacturers are required to follow either the internal design control or management system procedures as per Directive 2009/125/EC to demonstrate compliance.
Documentation and Information: Technical documentation must include detailed product information relevant to the requirements. Additionally, manufacturers must provide guidance on product disassembly, recycling, and disposal to minimize environmental impact.
Market Surveillance: Member States must apply the verification procedure in Annex V to ensure compliance.
Indicative Benchmarks: The Regulation includes benchmarks for the best available technologies to promote transparency and encourage improvements beyond the minimum requirements.
Review and Updates: The Commission must review the Regulation within five years, assessing technological progress, potential stricter requirements, emissions from refrigerants, emissions of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons, requirements for biomass-based fuels, and the role of third-party certification.
Affected Products and Actors
Scope of Products:
- Water heaters with rated heat output ≤ 400 kW
- Hot water storage tanks with storage volume ≤ 2,000 litres
- Includes integrated packages of water heaters and solar devices
Exclusions:
- Water heaters using predominantly biomass gaseous or liquid fuels
- Water heaters using solid fuels
- Water heaters under Directive 2010/75/EU (industrial emissions)
- Combination heaters regulated by other legislation
- Water heaters intended only for hot drinks or food preparation
- Replacement heat generators and housings placed on the market before 2018
Actors:
- Manufacturers of water heaters and hot water storage tanks
- Importers and distributors placing products on the EU market
- National market surveillance authorities
Implementation Timeline
From 26 September 2015:
- Water heaters must comply with initial energy efficiency, sound power level, and nitrogen oxides emission requirements.
- Hot water storage tanks must meet standing loss requirements.
From 26 September 2017:
- Stricter energy efficiency requirements apply to water heaters.
- Hot water storage tanks face updated more stringent standing loss requirements.
From 26 September 2018:
- Water heaters must meet final energy efficiency requirements.
- Additional nitrogen oxide emission standards come into effect.
Transitional Provisions:
- Until 26 September 2015, Member States could allow products compliant with previous national rules on energy efficiency and noise.
- Until 26 September 2017 and 2018, transitional allowances were made for hot water storage tanks and for nitrogen oxides emissions respectively.
Review Schedule:
- A comprehensive review of the Regulation is due no later than five years after entry into force (i.e., by 2018), with an additional targeted review on different water heater types by 2016.
The Regulation entered into force on the twentieth day after its publication, binding and directly applicable in all EU Member States.
This Regulation applies to water heaters with a rated heat output of up to 400 kW and hot water storage tanks with a storage volume of up to 2,000 liters. It covers water heaters dedicated to providing hot drinking and sanitary water, including those integrated in packages with solar devices. The Regulation excludes water heaters designed mainly for gaseous or liquid fuels produced predominantly from biomass, water heaters using solid fuels, those covered under Directive 2010/75/EU, combination heaters as defined in related Commission Regulations, heaters not meeting specific load profile criteria, heaters intended solely for making hot drinks or food, and heat generators designed to replace identical units before 2018. The focus is on energy consumption, sound power levels, and nitrogen oxide emissions during use, with the goal of setting ecodesign requirements that improve environmental performance while ensuring product functionality and affordability across the EU market.
Die Verordnung (EU) Nr. 814/2013 legt Anforderungen an die umweltgerechte Gestaltung (Ökodesign) von Warmwasserbereitern und Warmwasserspeichern fest, um deren Energieverbrauch, Schallleistungspegel und Emissionen – insbesondere Stickoxide – zu reduzieren. Sie gilt für Warmwasserbereiter mit einer Wärmenennleistung bis 400 kW sowie Warmwasserspeicher mit einem Volumen bis 2.000 Litern. Ausgenommen sind z. B. Geräte, die mit festen Brennstoffen betrieben werden oder für Biomasse-Brennstoffe ausgelegt sind. Die festgelegten Anforderungen sollen schrittweise eingeführt werden, beginnend ab 2015, um Herstellern Anpassungszeiten zu ermöglichen und die Umweltwirkungen deutlich zu verringern. Die Verordnung trägt zur Harmonisierung im Binnenmarkt bei und zielt auf eine Senkung des Energieverbrauchs sowie der Treibhausgas- und Stickoxidemissionen ab, wobei die Anforderungen keinen negativen Einfluss auf Funktion, Gesundheit oder Sicherheit der Produkte haben sollen. Zudem sind verbindliche Mess- und Konformitätsbewertungsverfahren vorgesehen. Die Kommission wird die Verordnung regelmäßig überprüfen und an technische Fortschritte anpassen.
Zweck
Die Verordnung (EU) Nr. 814/2013 dient der Umsetzung der Ökodesign-Richtlinie 2009/125/EG im Bereich Warmwasserbereiter und Warmwasserspeicher. Ziel ist es, Anforderungen an die umweltgerechte Gestaltung dieser Produkte festzulegen, um deren Energieverbrauch, Emissionen und Schallleistungspegel zu reduzieren. Die Verordnung soll dadurch den Energieverbrauch und die Treibhausgasemissionen innerhalb der EU senken sowie zu einem besser funktionierenden Binnenmarkt beitragen. Sie richtet sich auf Produkte mit erheblichem Vertriebsvolumen und hohem Potenzial für Verbesserungen hinsichtlich Umweltverträglichkeit und Energieeffizienz.
Wesentliche Verpflichtungen
- Festlegung von Ökodesign-Anforderungen an Warmwasserbereiter und Warmwasserspeicher bezüglich Energieeffizienz, Schallleistungspegel, Stickoxidemissionen und Warmhalteverlusten.
- Ab Beginn der Geltungsfristen müssen Hersteller sicherstellen, dass ihre Produkte den Mindestanforderungen entsprechen:
- Ab 26. September 2015: Erste Anforderungen an Warmwasserbereiter (z. B. Energieeffizienz, Schallleistung) und Warmwasserspeicher (Warmhalteverluste).
- Ab 26. September 2017: Erweiterte Anforderungen an Warmwasserbereiter und Warmwasserspeicher.
- Ab 26. September 2018: Strengere Anforderungen, u.a. an Stickoxidemissionen und weitere Effizienzparameter.
- Hersteller müssen technische Unterlagen bereitstellen, welche die Einhaltung der Anforderungen dokumentieren.
- Durchführung der Konformitätsbewertung durch interne Entwurfskontrollsysteme oder Managementsysteme gemäß Richtlinie 2009/125/EG.
- Bereitstellung von Informationen über Produkthandhabung in Bezug auf Zerlegung, Wiederverwertung und Entsorgung für eine verbesserte Umweltverträglichkeit.
- Marktaufsichtsbehörden der Mitgliedstaaten müssen die Einhaltung der Anforderungen mit Nachprüfverfahren kontrollieren.
Betroffene Produkte und Akteure
- Produkte: Warmwasserbereiter mit einer Wärmenennleistung bis 400 kW und Warmwasserspeicher mit einem Speichervolumen von bis zu 2000 Litern, einschließlich Geräte in Verbundanlagen mit Solareinrichtungen.
- Ausnahmen:
- Warmwasserbereiter für feste Brennstoffe oder vorwiegend auf Biomasse basierende gasförmige oder flüssige Brennstoffe,
- Produkte, die bereits unter andere EU-Richtlinien fallen (z. B. Industriefeuerungsanlagen),
- Kombiheizgeräte gemäß Verordnung (EU) Nr. 813/2013,
- Produkte, die ausschließlich für die Zubereitung heißer Speisen/Getränke gedacht sind,
- Ersatzteile, die vor dem 1. Januar 2018 in Verkehr gebracht wurden.
- Akteure: Hersteller, Importeure, Händler sowie Marktaufsichtsbehörden. Hersteller sind insbesondere verpflichtet, ihre Produkte gemäß der Verordnung zu gestalten und technische Unterlagen bereitzustellen.
Umsetzungszeitplan
- 26. September 2015: Inkrafttreten erster Anforderungen an Warmwasserbereiter und Warmwasserspeicher (z.B. Energieeffizienz, Schallleistungspegel).
- 26. September 2017: Inkrafttreten erweiterter Anforderungen an Warmwasserbereiter und Warmwasserspeicher.
- 26. September 2018: Inkrafttreten weiter verschärfter Anforderungen, darunter solche betreffend Stickoxidemissionen und weitere Effizienzparameter.
- Übergangsbestimmungen:
- Bis zum 26. September 2015 durften Mitgliedstaaten noch Produkte zulassen, die den bisherigen nationalen Vorschriften entsprachen.
- Bis zum 26. September 2018 durften Warmwasserbereiter mit bisherigen nationalen Anforderungen an Stickoxidemissionen in Verkehr gebracht oder in Betrieb genommen werden.
- Bis 26. September 2017 galten Übergangsregelungen für Warmwasserspeicher.
- Überprüfung: Die Kommission überprüft die Verordnung frühestens drei und spätestens fünf Jahre nach Inkrafttreten hinsichtlich technischer Fortschritte und möglicher Anpassungen der Anforderungen.
Diese Verordnung harmonisiert verbindliche Umweltstandards für Warmwasserbereiter und -speicher in der Europäischen Union, fördert Energieeinsparungen und die Reduzierung von Emissionen und unterstützt so die Umwelt- und Klimaschutzziele der EU.
Die Verordnung (EU) Nr. 814/2013 gilt für Warmwasserbereiter mit einer Wärmenennleistung von bis zu 400 kW sowie für Warmwasserspeicher mit einem Speichervolumen von bis zu 2000 Litern, einschließlich Geräten in Verbundanlagen aus Warmwasserbereitern und Solareinrichtungen. Sie umfasst Warmwasserbereiter, die Trink- und Sanitärwasser erwärmen, darunter konventionelle Warmwasserbereiter (mit fossilen oder Biomasse-Brennstoffen oder elektrischen Widerstandsheizelementen), Warmwasserbereiter mit Wärmepumpe sowie solarbetriebene Warmwasserbereiter. Ausgenommen sind Warmwasserbereiter, die hauptsächlich mit Biomasseprodukten betrieben werden, solche mit festen Brennstoffen, Geräte, die unter die Richtlinie 2010/75/EU fallen, Kombiheizgeräte, Geräte ohne das entsprechende Lastprofil, sowie Geräte, die ausschließlich für die Zubereitung heißer Speisen oder Getränke bestimmt sind. Die Verordnung zielt auf die Festlegung von Anforderungen zur umweltgerechten Gestaltung dieser Produkte ab, um deren Energieverbrauch, Emissionen und Umweltbelastungen zu reduzieren.
Le règlement (UE) n° 814/2013 établit des exigences d’écoconception applicables aux chauffe-eau et aux ballons d’eau chaude destinés à la production d’eau chaude sanitaire, afin de réduire leur impact environnemental, notamment par la diminution de la consommation d’énergie et des émissions d’oxydes d’azote. Sont visés les chauffe-eau avec une puissance thermique nominale jusqu’à 400 kW et les ballons ayant un volume max. de 2000 litres, à l’exception des appareils utilisant des combustibles solides, biomasse principalement, ou relevant d’autres directives spécifiques. Les exigences techniques incluent des critères de performance énergétique, de niveau acoustique et de réduction des pertes statiques pour les ballons. La mise en œuvre se fait par étapes progressives à partir de septembre 2015, accompagnée d’une évaluation de conformité rigoureuse. Ce dispositif a pour objectif d’harmoniser les normes au sein de l’UE, d’améliorer la performance énergétique des équipements et de contribuer ainsi à la réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre. Un réexamen est prévu pour ajuster les mesures selon les progrès technologiques et les résultats obtenus.
Objet
Le règlement (UE) n° 814/2013 de la Commission, adopté le 2 août 2013, établit des exigences d’écoconception pour les chauffe-eau et ballons d’eau chaude. Il vise à optimiser la performance énergétique et réduire les impacts environnementaux liés à ces produits en harmonisant les critères de mise sur le marché au sein de l’Union européenne.
Obligations principales
- Exigences techniques : Les chauffe-eau doivent répondre à des normes précises sur l’efficacité énergétique, le niveau de puissance acoustique, et, le cas échéant, les émissions d’oxydes d’azote. Les ballons d’eau chaude sont soumis à des exigences concernant leurs pertes d’énergie statiques.
- Mesure et conformité : Les fabricants doivent mesurer et calculer les performances selon des méthodes harmonisées, fiables et précises, conformément aux normes européennes.
- Documentation technique : Ils doivent fournir une documentation technique complète incluant les informations liées aux critères écoconception et faciliter les contrôles de conformité.
- Informations relatives au recyclage : Ils doivent également fournir des informations sur le démontage, le recyclage et la mise au rebut des produits.
- Contrôles de conformité : Les États membres appliquent une procédure de vérification spécifique pendant la surveillance du marché.
- Valeurs de référence indicatives : Des valeurs de performance environnementale représentatives des meilleures technologies disponibles sont fournies pour référence.
Produits et acteurs concernés
- Produits couverts :
- Chauffe-eau avec une puissance thermique nominale jusqu’à 400 kW.
- Ballons d’eau chaude avec un volume de stockage jusqu’à 2 000 litres.
- Inclus également les produits combinés constitués d’un chauffe-eau et d’un dispositif solaire.
- Exclusions :
- Chauffe-eau utilisant majoritairement des combustibles issus de la biomasse (plus de 50 %).
- Chauffe-eau utilisant des combustibles solides.
- Produits relevant de la directive 2010/75/UE (directive sur les émissions industrielles).
- Dispositifs de chauffage mixtes définis dans un autre règlement.
- Chauffe-eau non adaptés au profil de soutirage à faible consommation énergétique.
- Chauffe-eau uniquement destinés à la préparation de boissons ou d’aliments chauds.
- Générateurs de chaleur et habillages pour remplacement dans certains cas particuliers.
- Acteurs concernés :
- Fabricants de chauffe-eau et ballons d’eau chaude.
- Importateurs et distributeurs impliqués dans la mise sur le marché au sein de l’UE.
- Autorités des États membres chargées de la surveillance du marché.
Calendrier de mise en œuvre
- À partir du 26 septembre 2015 :
- Application initiale des exigences relatives aux points de l’annexe II (ex. efficacité énergétique pour certains profils).
- À partir du 26 septembre 2017 :
- Application de nouvelles exigences plus strictes sur l’efficacité énergétique pour les chauffe-eau et ballons d’eau chaude.
- À partir du 26 septembre 2018 :
- Mise en œuvre d’exigences supplémentaires, notamment sur les chauffe-eau thermodynamiques.
- Période transitoire :
- Jusqu’au 26 septembre 2015, les États membres pouvaient autoriser la commercialisation de produits conformes à leurs règles nationales spécifiques.
- Jusqu’au 26 septembre 2018, certaines dispositions nationales pouvaient encore s’appliquer.
Réexamen
- La Commission doit procéder à un réexamen du règlement au plus tard cinq ans après son entrée en vigueur, prenant en compte notamment :
- L'opportunité d’introduire des exigences sur les émissions de gaz à effet de serre liées aux fluides frigorigènes.
- L’introduction éventuelle d’exigences écoconception pour le monoxyde de carbone et les hydrocarbures lorsque les méthodes de mesure seront disponibles.
- Des critères plus stricts pour les émissions d’oxydes d’azote et les chauffe-eau utilisant des combustibles issus de la biomasse.
- La pertinence d’une certification par des tiers.
- Un réexamen spécifique doit aussi être réalisé dans un délai de trois ans pour évaluer s’il faut définir des exigences adaptées à différents types de chauffe-eau.
En résumé, ce règlement favorise l'amélioration des performances énergétiques et la réduction des nuisances environnementales des chauffe-eau et ballons d'eau chaude au sein de l’Union européenne via des exigences techniques progressivement renforcées, assurant ainsi un marché intérieur plus durable.
Le règlement (UE) n° 814/2013 établit des exigences d’écoconception applicables aux chauffe-eau ayant une puissance thermique nominale jusqu’à 400 kW et aux ballons d’eau chaude avec un volume de stockage jusqu’à 2 000 litres, y compris ceux intégrés dans des produits combinés comportant un chauffe-eau et un dispositif solaire. Le champ d’application couvre les chauffe-eau destinés à la production d’eau chaude potable ou sanitaire, utilisés principalement dans les secteurs domestique et commercial. Sont exclus les chauffe-eau conçus principalement pour fonctionner avec des combustibles gazeux ou liquides à base de biomasse, ceux utilisant des combustibles solides, ceux relevant de la directive 2010/75/UE sur les émissions industrielles, les dispositifs mixtes de chauffage, les chauffe-eau ne correspondant pas à un certain profil de soutirage énergétique, ainsi que les chauffe-eau dédiés uniquement à la préparation de boissons ou d’aliments chauds. Le règlement vise ainsi à réduire la consommation énergétique et les émissions associées de ces équipements, tout en harmonisant les exigences à l’échelle de l’Union européenne.
Uredba Komisije (EU) št. 814/2013 določa zahteve za okoljsko primerno zasnovo grelnikov vode z nazivno izhodno toploto do 400 kW in hranilnikov tople vode s prostornino do 2000 litrov. Namen uredbe je zmanjšati energijsko porabo in emisije pri teh izdelkih, ki so pomemben del trga in imajo znaten vpliv na okolje. Uvedene so zahteve glede porabe električne energije, zvokovne moči in emisij dušikovih oksidov ter lastnih izgub hranilnikov tople vode, ki se uvajajo postopno od leta 2015 do 2018. Uredba izključuje nekatere posebne vrste grelnikov, kot so tisti, ki uporabljajo trdna goriva ali biomaso. Poleg zagotavljanja skladnosti je uveden tudi sistem ocenjevanja in preverjanja ter okvirne ciljne vrednosti za najboljše tehnologije. Komisija bo po petih letih uredbo pregledala in prilagodila glede na tehnološki napredek in razvoj merilnih metod. Namen je izboljšati okoljsko učinkovitost, prispevati k notranjemu trgu EU ter zaščititi zdravje, varnost in okolje, pri čemer se ne smejo negativno vplivati funkcionalnost ali dostopnost grelnikov za končne uporabnike.
Namen
Uredba Komisije (EU) št. 814/2013 z dne 2. avgusta 2013 določa zahteve za okoljsko primerno zasnovo grelnikov vode in hranilnikov tople vode, skladno z Direktivo 2009/125/ES. Namen je zmanjšati vpliv teh izdelkov na okolje, zlasti z zmanjšanjem porabe energije in emisij škodljivih snovi, brez nesorazmernih stroškov za proizvajalce in končne uporabnike. Uredba spodbuja boljšo energetsko učinkovitost in manj hrupa ter emisij dušikovih oksidov, s čimer prispeva k trajnostnemu razvoju in varstvu okolja. Prav tako podpira notranji trg EU z usklajenimi zahtevami.
Ključne obveznosti
- Grelniki vode in hranilniki tople vode morajo izpolnjevati določene zahteve glede energetske učinkovitosti, emisij dušikovih oksidov in nivoja zvokovne moči.
- Zahteve se uvajajo postopoma v določenih rokih:
- Od 26. septembra 2015: osnovne energetske in zvokovne zahteve za grelnike in lastne izgube hranilnikov.
- Od 26. septembra 2017: dodatne energetske zahteve za grelnike in znižanje lastnih izgub hranilnikov.
- Od 26. septembra 2018: nadaljnje izboljšave glede energetske učinkovitosti in emisij.
- Proizvajalci morajo zagotoviti skladnost izdelkov s temi zahtevami, kar vključuje tehnično dokumentacijo in uporabo standardiziranih merilnih metod.
- Zagotovljeni morajo biti podatki o razstavljanju, recikliranju in odstranjevanju izdelkov.
- Države članice lahko do določenih datumov dovolijo promet izdelkov, ki izpolnjujejo obstoječe nacionalne predpise.
- Uredba vključuje tudi okvirne ciljne vrednosti za najboljše razpoložljive tehnologije.
- Komisija bo opravila redne preglede uredbe glede na tehnološki napredek in po potrebi predlagala spremembe.
Zadevni izdelki in akterji
- Grelniki vode z nazivno izhodno toploto do 400 kW, namenjeni za oskrbo s pitno in sanitarno toplo vodo.
- Hranilniki tople vode s prostornino do 2.000 litrov.
- Izključeni so grelniki za plinska in tekoča goriva, proizvedena pretežno iz biomase, grelniki na trdna goriva, grelniki, ki spadajo v področje Direktive 2010/75/EU, ter nekateri drugi specifični tipi grelnikov.
- Proizvajalci, uvozniki in distributerji grelnikov in hranilnikov toplih voda so odgovorni za zagotavljanje skladnosti izdelkov z zahtevami uredbe.
- Državni organi so odgovorni za tržni nadzor in preverjanje skladnosti.
Roki za izvajanje
- Veljavnost uredbe se začne 20. dan po objavi v Uradnem listu EU.
- Zahteve za okoljsko primerno zasnovo se uvajajo postopno:
- september 2015: začetna faza zahtev za energetsko učinkovitost, zvok in lastne izgube.
- september 2017: nadaljnje zahteve za energetsko učinkovitost in lastne izgube hranilnikov.
- september 2018: dodatne zahteve za energetsko učinkovitost in emisije.
- Do teh datumov so dovoljene nekatere izjeme glede nacionalnih veljavnih standardov.
- Komisija bo uredbo pregledala najpozneje pet let po začetku veljavnosti glede tehnološkega napredka in skladnosti zahtev ter tri leta po začetku glede različnih vrst grelnikov vode.
Uredba se uporablja za grelnike vode z nazivno izhodno toploto do 400 kW in hranilnike tople vode s prostornino do 2000 litrov, namenjene oskrbi s toplo pitno in sanitarno vodo v gospodinjstvih in komercialnem sektorju, vključno s komponentami v kompletih grelnika prostorov in sončne naprave. Izključeni so grelniki vode, ki uporabljajo plinska ali tekoča goriva, proizvedena pretežno iz biomase, trdna goriva, grelniki, ki spadajo pod Direktivo 2010/75/EU, kombinirani grelniki po Uredbi (EU) št. 813/2013, grelniki, ki ne dosegajo minimalne referenčne energije, ter grelniki, zasnovani samo za pripravo toplih pijač ali hrane. Uredba določa okoljske zahteve za porabo energije, emisije, zvokovno moč in lastne izgube hranilnikov tople vode, s ciljem zmanjšanja okoljskega vpliva teh naprav.
General Information
This document is applicable to gas-fired appliances producing domestic hot water. It applies to both instantaneous and storage appliances; water-heaters and combination boilers that have:
- heat input not exceeding 70 kW; and
- hot water storage capacity (if any) not exceeding 500 l.
In the case of combination boilers, with or without storage tank, domestic hot water production is integrated or coupled, the whole being marketed as a single unit.
This document sets out in qualitative and quantitative terms the performance in delivery of domestic hot water for a selected variety of uses. It also gives a system for presenting the information to the user.
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This document specifies the essential terms, constructional requirements, tests, energy assessment and marking of indirectly heated water storage tanks for primary water (buffer tanks), with a capacity not exceeding 2,000 l, an operating temperature not exceeding 95 °C, and an operating pressure not exceeding 1,0 MPa (10 bar).
This document covers metallic and plastic made buffer tanks.
Although this document does not consider any buffer tanks mainly intended for direct firing, it allows for the provision of electric heating elements for auxiliary purposes.
NOTE The energy assessment is performed by EN 15332 or EN 12897.
- Standard22 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This document is applicable to gas-fired appliances producing domestic hot water. It applies to both instantaneous and storage appliances; water-heaters and combination boilers that have:
- heat input not exceeding 70 kW; and
- hot water storage capacity (if any) not exceeding 500 l.
In the case of combination boilers, with or without storage tank, domestic hot water production is integrated or coupled, the whole being marketed as a single unit.
This document sets out in qualitative and quantitative terms the performance in delivery of domestic hot water for a selected variety of uses. It also gives a system for presenting the information to the user.
- Standard35 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This document specifies the essential terms, constructional requirements, tests, energy assessment and marking of indirectly heated water storage tanks for primary water (buffer tanks), with a capacity not exceeding 2,000 l, an operating temperature not exceeding 95 °C, and an operating pressure not exceeding 1,0 MPa (10 bar).
This document covers metallic and plastic made buffer tanks.
Although this document does not consider any buffer tanks mainly intended for direct firing, it allows for the provision of electric heating elements for auxiliary purposes.
NOTE The energy assessment is performed by EN 15332 or EN 12897.
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This European Standard defines the specifications and test methods concerning the construction, safety, rational use of energy and fitness for purpose, and also the classification and marking of gas-fired instantaneous water heaters for sanitary uses, hereafter called “water heaters”.
This European Standard applies to water heaters:
- of types AAS, B11, B11BS, B12, B12BS, B13, B13BS, B14, B22, B23, B32, B33, B44, B52, B53, C11, C12, C13, C21, C22, C23, C32, C33, C42, C43, C52, C53, C62, C63, C72, C73, C82and C83 according to CEN/TR 1749;
- fitted with atmospheric burners;
- equipped with atmospheric burners assisted by a fan for the supply of combustion air or evacuation of combustion products or fully premix burners;
- using one or more combustible gases corresponding to the three gas families and at the pressures stated in accordance to EN 437;
- of nominal heat input not exceeding 70 kW;
- with an ignition burner or with direct ignition of the main burner.
In this European Standard, the heat inputs are expressed in relation to the net calorific value (Hi).
This European Standard does not contain all the requirements necessary for:
- boiling water appliances;
- appliances intended to be connected to a mechanical means of evacuating the combustion products;
- appliances which fulfil a dual role of space heating and heating water for sanitary use;
- appliances making use of the heat of condensation of the water contained in the combustion products;
- water heaters of types B21, B31, B41, B42, B43 and B51.
This European Standard only covers water heaters where the fan, if any, is an integral part of the appliance.
This European Standard:
- does not apply to appliances not intended to be connected to a flue when they are not fitted with an atmosphere sensing device;
- takes account of the information given in Technical Report CEN/CR 1472:1994 with respect to marking.
Type B appliances should be with a combustion products discharge safety device to comply with essential requirement 3.4.3 of the Gas Appliances Directive 2009/142/EC. In this European Standard, the appliance is identified as type B11BS.
Appliances intended to be installed outdoors or in a room separate from inhabited rooms and provided with appropriate ventilation are not required to have this combustion products discharge safety device but, in this case, appropriate warnings on the packaging, and in the instructions should clearly define the limited authorized use for this type of appliance. In this European Standard, the appliance is identified as type B11.
The main symbols used in this European Standard are summarized in Annex F.
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This European Standard specifies methods for testing, rating of performance and calculation of water heating energy efficiency of air/water, brine/water, water/water and direct exchange/water heat pump water heaters and heat pump combination heaters with electrically driven compressors and connected to or including a domestic hot water storage tank for domestic hot water production.
This European Standard comprises only the testing procedure for the domestic hot water production of the heat pump system.
NOTE 1 Testing procedures for simultaneous operation for domestic hot water production and space heating are not treated in this standard. Simultaneous means that domestic hot water production and space heating generation occur at the same time and may interact.
NOTE 2 For heat pump combination heaters the seasonal efficiency of space heating is determined according to EN 14825.
This European Standard only applies to water heaters which are supplied in a package of heat pump and storage tank. In the case of water heaters consisting of several parts with refrigerant connections, this European Standard applies only to those designed and supplied as a complete package.
This European Standard does not specify requirements of the quality of the used water.
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This European Standard defines the specifications and test methods concerning the construction, safety, rational use of energy and fitness for purpose, and also the classification and marking of gas-fired instantaneous water heaters for sanitary uses, hereafter called “water heaters”.
This European Standard applies to water heaters:
- of types AAS, B11, B11BS, B12, B12BS, B13, B13BS, B14, B22, B23, B32, B33, B44, B52, B53, C11, C12, C13, C21, C22, C23, C32, C33, C42, C43, C52, C53, C62, C63, C72, C73, C82and C83 according to CEN/TR 1749;
- fitted with atmospheric burners;
- equipped with atmospheric burners assisted by a fan for the supply of combustion air or evacuation of combustion products or fully premix burners;
- using one or more combustible gases corresponding to the three gas families and at the pressures stated in accordance to EN 437;
- of nominal heat input not exceeding 70 kW;
- with an ignition burner or with direct ignition of the main burner.
In this European Standard, the heat inputs are expressed in relation to the net calorific value (Hi).
This European Standard does not contain all the requirements necessary for:
- boiling water appliances;
- appliances intended to be connected to a mechanical means of evacuating the combustion products;
- appliances which fulfil a dual role of space heating and heating water for sanitary use;
- appliances making use of the heat of condensation of the water contained in the combustion products;
- water heaters of types B21, B31, B41, B42, B43 and B51.
This European Standard only covers water heaters where the fan, if any, is an integral part of the appliance.
This European Standard:
- does not apply to appliances not intended to be connected to a flue when they are not fitted with an atmosphere sensing device;
- takes account of the information given in Technical Report CEN/CR 1472:1994 with respect to marking.
Type B appliances should be with a combustion products discharge safety device to comply with essential requirement 3.4.3 of the Gas Appliances Directive 2009/142/EC. In this European Standard, the appliance is identified as type B11BS.
Appliances intended to be installed outdoors or in a room separate from inhabited rooms and provided with appropriate ventilation are not required to have this combustion products discharge safety device but, in this case, appropriate warnings on the packaging, and in the instructions should clearly define the limited authorized use for this type of appliance. In this European Standard, the appliance is identified as type B11.
The main symbols used in this European Standard are summarized in Annex F.
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This European Standard specifies methods for testing, rating of performance and calculation of water heating energy efficiency of air/water, brine/water, water/water and direct exchange/water heat pump water heaters and heat pump combination heaters with electrically driven compressors and connected to or including a domestic hot water storage tank for domestic hot water production.
This European Standard comprises only the testing procedure for the domestic hot water production of the heat pump system.
NOTE 1 Testing procedures for simultaneous operation for domestic hot water production and space heating are not treated in this standard. Simultaneous means that domestic hot water production and space heating generation occur at the same time and may interact.
NOTE 2 For heat pump combination heaters the seasonal efficiency of space heating is determined according to EN 14825.
This European Standard only applies to water heaters which are supplied in a package of heat pump and storage tank. In the case of water heaters consisting of several parts with refrigerant connections, this European Standard applies only to those designed and supplied as a complete package.
This European Standard does not specify requirements of the quality of the used water.
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This document is applicable to gas-fired appliances producing domestic hot water. It applies to sorption heat pumps connected to or including a domestic hot water storage tank. It applies to a package marketed as single unit or fully specified that have:
- a heat input not exceeding 400 kW;
- a hot water storage tank capacity (if any) not exceeding 2 000 l.
In the case of gas-fired sorption heat pumps, with or without storage tank, domestic hot water production is integrated or coupled, the whole being marketed as a single unit.
EN 13203-1:2015 sets out in qualitative and quantitative terms the performance in delivery of domestic hot water for a selected variety of uses. It also gives a system for presenting the information to the user. The present document sets out a method for assessing the energy performance of the appliances. It specifies a number of daily load profiles for each domestic hot water use, kitchen, shower, bath and a combination of these, together with corresponding test procedures, enabling the energy performances of different gas-fired appliances to be compared and matched to the needs of the user. Where other technologies are combined with a gas-fired sorption heat to produce domestic hot water, specific parts of EN 13203 apply.
Horizontal ground heat sources are not covered by the scope of the present document.
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This document is applicable to solar supported gas-fired appliances producing domestic hot water. It applies to a system marketed as single unit or a fully specified system that:
- has a gas heat input not exceeding 70 kW;
- has a hot water storage tank capacity not exceeding 500 l;
- is equipped with at least one solar collector;
- is, with regard to the solar hydraulic circuit, considered as a forced circulation system (definition according to EN ISO 9488:1999).
The appliances covered by this document are described in Annex E (normative).
This document does not apply to thermo-siphon or integral collector storage tank systems according to definitions given by EN ISO 9488:1999.
NOTE In principle, the energy consumption of thermo-siphon solar preheat systems and integral collector storage tank preheat systems can also be assessed based on this document. One appropriate procedure for that purpose is to calculate the temperature level of the domestic hot water withdrawn from the thermal solar system for the reference conditions specified in this standard by using the numerical system model and the thermal solar system performance parameters according to ISO 9459-5. Based on the temperature level of the hot water withdrawn from the store the energy consumption of the gas appliance is determined. This determination can either be done by means of calculations or by performing a test according to EN 13203 2:2022 and using instead of the cold water inlet temperature the hot water temperature withdrawn from the store.
This document is not intended to assess the performance:
- of the solar collector(s), which should comply with EN 12975-1:2006+A1:2010 and EN 12975-2:2006;
- of thermal solar systems and components, which should comply with EN 12976-1:2021 and EN 12976-2:2019.
EN 13203-1:2015 sets out in qualitative and quantitative terms the performance in delivery of domestic hot water for a selected variety of uses. It also gives a presenting the information to the user.
The present document sets out a method for assessing the energy performance of a solar supported appliance. It specifies a few daily tapping cycles for each domestic hot water use, kitchen, shower, bath and a combination of these, together with corresponding test procedures including information about the available solar radiation. It enables the energy performances of different gas-fired appliances to be compared and matched to the needs of the user.
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This document is applicable to gas-fired appliances producing domestic hot water. It applies to both instantaneous and storage tank appliances; waters-heaters and combination boilers that have:
- a heat input not exceeding 400 kW;
- a hot water storage tank capacity (if any) not exceeding 2 000 l.
In the case of combination boilers, with or without storage tank, domestic hot water production is integrated or coupled, the whole being marketed as a single unit.
The water heaters covered by the present standard are considered "conventional water heaters" as defined by the Transitional Methods (Commission Communication 2014/C 207/03) then in the calculation formula for the Annual Electricity Consumption (AEC), Qcor is equal to zero.
In case of the boiler is equipped with an internal or external Passive Flue Heat Recovery Device (PFHRD), the boiler efficiency can be assessed by applying EN 13203-2:2022 in combination with EN 13203-7:2022. In case of a PFHRD, where the technology has the ability to recover energy out of flue gasses during central heating production to be able to preheat the domestic hot water (indirect contribution), to assess this indirect contribution EN 13203-7:2022 applies. EN 13203-2:2022 is applicable for measuring and calculating the direct efficiency (direct contribution) while combining the measuring results of EN 13203-7:2022 the overall efficiency (direct and indirect) can be calculated. EN 13203-1:2015 sets out in qualitative and quantitative terms the performance in delivery of domestic hot water for a selected variety of uses. It also gives a system for presenting the information to the user. The present document sets out a method for assessing the energy performance of the appliances. It specifies a few daily load profiles for each domestic hot water use, kitchen, shower, bath and a combination of these, together with corresponding test procedures, enabling the energy performances of different gas-fired appliances to be compared and matched to the needs of the user. Where other technologies are combined with a gas-fired boiler or a water heater to produce domestic hot water, specific parts of EN 13203 apply.
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This document is applicable to gas-fired appliances producing domestic hot water. It applies to condensing combination boilers with passive flue heat recovery device (PFHRD) that have:
- a heat input not exceeding 400 kW;
- a hot water storage tank capacity (if any) not exceeding 2 000 l;
- a declared load profile between M to 4XL.
In the case of combination boilers, with or without storage tank, domestic hot water production is integrated or coupled, the whole being marketed as a single unit.
For this document, some tests and calculation results of EN 13203-2:2022 are used to calculate the energy consumptions.
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This document is applicable to gas-fired mCHP appliances producing domestic hot water and electricity. The electricity is generated in a process linked to the production of useful heat.
It applies to a mCHP appliances marketed as single unit or as a package fully specified by a manufacturer that have:
- a gas heat input not exceeding 400 kW;
- an electrical output not exceeding 50 kW;
- a hot water storage capacity (if any) not exceeding 2 000 l.
EN 13203-1:2015 sets out in qualitative and quantitative terms the performance in delivery of domestic hot water for a variety of uses. It also gives a system for presenting the information to the user.
The present document sets out a method for assessing the energy performance of gas fired mCHP appliances. It defines several daily tapping cycles for each domestic hot water use, kitchen, shower, bath and a combination of these, together with corresponding test procedures, enabling the energy performances of different gas-fired appliances to be compared and matched to the needs of the user.
When the mCHP generator does not supply domestic hot water in the summer period, the present standard is not applicable. EN 13203-2:2022 is used for performance assessment of these generators.
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This document is applicable to gas-fired appliances producing domestic hot water. It applies to both instantaneous and storage gas-fired combined with electric heat pump.
It applies to a package marketed as single unit or fully specified by the manufacturer that have:
- a heat input not exceeding 400 kW;
- a hot water storage tank capacity (if any) not exceeding 2 000 l.
EN 13203-1:2015 sets out in qualitative and quantitative terms the performance in delivery of domestic hot water for a selected variety of uses. It also gives a system for presenting the information to the user. The present document sets out a method for assessing the energy performance of gas fired appliances combined with heat pump with electrically driven compressor according to EN 16147. It specifies a number of daily load profiles for each domestic hot water use, kitchen, shower, bath and a combination of these, together with corresponding test procedures, enabling the energy performances of different gas-fired appliances to be compared and matched to the needs of the user. Where other technologies are combined with a gas-fired boiler or a water heater to produce domestic hot water, specific parts of EN 13203 apply.
The present document does not apply for gas boilers with recovery systems using combustion products as heat source for the electrical heat pump.
When the electrical heat pump does not work for domestic hot water production in the summer period, the present standard is not applicable for energy performances assessing, instead EN 13203-2:2022 is applicable.
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This document is applicable to gas-fired mCHP appliances producing domestic hot water and electricity. The electricity is generated in a process linked to the production of useful heat.
It applies to a mCHP appliances marketed as single unit or as a package fully specified by a manufacturer that have:
- a gas heat input not exceeding 400 kW;
- an electrical output not exceeding 50 kW;
- a hot water storage capacity (if any) not exceeding 2 000 l.
EN 13203-1:2015 sets out in qualitative and quantitative terms the performance in delivery of domestic hot water for a variety of uses. It also gives a system for presenting the information to the user.
The present document sets out a method for assessing the energy performance of gas fired mCHP appliances. It defines several daily tapping cycles for each domestic hot water use, kitchen, shower, bath and a combination of these, together with corresponding test procedures, enabling the energy performances of different gas-fired appliances to be compared and matched to the needs of the user.
When the mCHP generator does not supply domestic hot water in the summer period, the present standard is not applicable. EN 13203-2:2022 is used for performance assessment of these generators.
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This document is applicable to gas-fired appliances producing domestic hot water. It applies to both instantaneous and storage gas-fired combined with electric heat pump.
It applies to a package marketed as single unit or fully specified by the manufacturer that have:
- a heat input not exceeding 400 kW;
- a hot water storage tank capacity (if any) not exceeding 2 000 l.
EN 13203-1:2015 sets out in qualitative and quantitative terms the performance in delivery of domestic hot water for a selected variety of uses. It also gives a system for presenting the information to the user. The present document sets out a method for assessing the energy performance of gas fired appliances combined with heat pump with electrically driven compressor according to EN 16147. It specifies a number of daily load profiles for each domestic hot water use, kitchen, shower, bath and a combination of these, together with corresponding test procedures, enabling the energy performances of different gas-fired appliances to be compared and matched to the needs of the user. Where other technologies are combined with a gas-fired boiler or a water heater to produce domestic hot water, specific parts of EN 13203 apply.
The present document does not apply for gas boilers with recovery systems using combustion products as heat source for the electrical heat pump.
When the electrical heat pump does not work for domestic hot water production in the summer period, the present standard is not applicable for energy performances assessing, instead EN 13203-2:2022 is applicable.
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This document is applicable to gas-fired appliances producing domestic hot water. It applies to both instantaneous and storage tank appliances; waters-heaters and combination boilers that have:
- a heat input not exceeding 400 kW;
- a hot water storage tank capacity (if any) not exceeding 2 000 l.
In the case of combination boilers, with or without storage tank, domestic hot water production is integrated or coupled, the whole being marketed as a single unit.
The water heaters covered by the present standard are considered "conventional water heaters" as defined by the Transitional Methods (Commission Communication 2014/C 207/03) then in the calculation formula for the Annual Electricity Consumption (AEC), Qcor is equal to zero.
In case of the boiler is equipped with an internal or external Passive Flue Heat Recovery Device (PFHRD), the boiler efficiency can be assessed by applying EN 13203-2:2022 in combination with EN 13203-7:2022. In case of a PFHRD, where the technology has the ability to recover energy out of flue gasses during central heating production to be able to preheat the domestic hot water (indirect contribution), to assess this indirect contribution EN 13203-7:2022 applies. EN 13203-2:2022 is applicable for measuring and calculating the direct efficiency (direct contribution) while combining the measuring results of EN 13203-7:2022 the overall efficiency (direct and indirect) can be calculated. EN 13203-1:2015 sets out in qualitative and quantitative terms the performance in delivery of domestic hot water for a selected variety of uses. It also gives a system for presenting the information to the user. The present document sets out a method for assessing the energy performance of the appliances. It specifies a few daily load profiles for each domestic hot water use, kitchen, shower, bath and a combination of these, together with corresponding test procedures, enabling the energy performances of different gas-fired appliances to be compared and matched to the needs of the user. Where other technologies are combined with a gas-fired boiler or a water heater to produce domestic hot water, specific parts of EN 13203 apply.
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This document is applicable to gas-fired appliances producing domestic hot water. It applies to condensing combination boilers with passive flue heat recovery device (PFHRD) that have:
- a heat input not exceeding 400 kW;
- a hot water storage tank capacity (if any) not exceeding 2 000 l;
- a declared load profile between M to 4XL.
In the case of combination boilers, with or without storage tank, domestic hot water production is integrated or coupled, the whole being marketed as a single unit.
For this document, some tests and calculation results of EN 13203-2:2022 are used to calculate the energy consumptions.
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This document is applicable to solar supported gas-fired appliances producing domestic hot water. It applies to a system marketed as single unit or a fully specified system that:
- has a gas heat input not exceeding 70 kW;
- has a hot water storage tank capacity not exceeding 500 l;
- is equipped with at least one solar collector;
- is, with regard to the solar hydraulic circuit, considered as a forced circulation system (definition according to EN ISO 9488:1999).
The appliances covered by this document are described in Annex E (normative).
This document does not apply to thermo-siphon or integral collector storage tank systems according to definitions given by EN ISO 9488:1999.
NOTE In principle, the energy consumption of thermo-siphon solar preheat systems and integral collector storage tank preheat systems can also be assessed based on this document. One appropriate procedure for that purpose is to calculate the temperature level of the domestic hot water withdrawn from the thermal solar system for the reference conditions specified in this standard by using the numerical system model and the thermal solar system performance parameters according to ISO 9459-5. Based on the temperature level of the hot water withdrawn from the store the energy consumption of the gas appliance is determined. This determination can either be done by means of calculations or by performing a test according to EN 13203 2:2022 and using instead of the cold water inlet temperature the hot water temperature withdrawn from the store.
This document is not intended to assess the performance:
- of the solar collector(s), which should comply with EN 12975-1:2006+A1:2010 and EN 12975-2:2006;
- of thermal solar systems and components, which should comply with EN 12976-1:2021 and EN 12976-2:2019.
EN 13203-1:2015 sets out in qualitative and quantitative terms the performance in delivery of domestic hot water for a selected variety of uses. It also gives a presenting the information to the user.
The present document sets out a method for assessing the energy performance of a solar supported appliance. It specifies a few daily tapping cycles for each domestic hot water use, kitchen, shower, bath and a combination of these, together with corresponding test procedures including information about the available solar radiation. It enables the energy performances of different gas-fired appliances to be compared and matched to the needs of the user.
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This document is applicable to gas-fired appliances producing domestic hot water. It applies to sorption heat pumps connected to or including a domestic hot water storage tank. It applies to a package marketed as single unit or fully specified that have:
- a heat input not exceeding 400 kW;
- a hot water storage tank capacity (if any) not exceeding 2 000 l.
In the case of gas-fired sorption heat pumps, with or without storage tank, domestic hot water production is integrated or coupled, the whole being marketed as a single unit.
EN 13203-1:2015 sets out in qualitative and quantitative terms the performance in delivery of domestic hot water for a selected variety of uses. It also gives a system for presenting the information to the user. The present document sets out a method for assessing the energy performance of the appliances. It specifies a number of daily load profiles for each domestic hot water use, kitchen, shower, bath and a combination of these, together with corresponding test procedures, enabling the energy performances of different gas-fired appliances to be compared and matched to the needs of the user. Where other technologies are combined with a gas-fired sorption heat to produce domestic hot water, specific parts of EN 13203 apply.
Horizontal ground heat sources are not covered by the scope of the present document.
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This document specifies requirements on durability, reliability and safety for factory made solar heating systems. The document also includes provisions for evaluation of conformity to these requirements (see Annex A). The concept of system families is included as well, in Annex C.
The requirements in this document apply to factory made solar systems as products. The installation of these systems including their integration with roofs or facades is not considered, but requirements are given for the documentation for the installer and the user to be delivered with the system (see also 4.6).
External auxiliary water heating devices that are placed in series with the factory made system are not considered to be part of the system. Cold water piping from the cold water grid to the system as well as piping from the system to an external auxiliary heater or to draw-off points is not considered to be part of the system. Piping between components of the factory made system is considered to be part of the system. Any integrated heat exchanger or piping for space heating option (see Introduction, last paragraph) is not considered to be part of the system.
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This document is applicable to all types of fluid heating solar collectors. This document specifies performance requirements for fluid heating solar collectors with respect to durability, reliability, safety and thermal performance.
This document deals with the solar collector and not with assemblies. This document is not applicable to those devices in which a thermal storage unit is an integral part to such an extent that the collection process cannot be separated from the storage process for making the collector thermal performance measurements.
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This document is applicable to all types of fluid heating solar collectors. This document specifies performance requirements for fluid heating solar collectors with respect to durability, reliability, safety and thermal performance.
This document deals with the solar collector and not with assemblies. This document is not applicable to those devices in which a thermal storage unit is an integral part to such an extent that the collection process cannot be separated from the storage process for making the collector thermal performance measurements.
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This document specifies requirements on durability, reliability and safety for factory made solar heating systems. The document also includes provisions for evaluation of conformity to these requirements (see Annex A). The concept of system families is included as well, in Annex C.
The requirements in this document apply to factory made solar systems as products. The installation of these systems including their integration with roofs or facades is not considered, but requirements are given for the documentation for the installer and the user to be delivered with the system (see also 4.6).
External auxiliary water heating devices that are placed in series with the factory made system are not considered to be part of the system. Cold water piping from the cold water grid to the system as well as piping from the system to an external auxiliary heater or to draw-off points is not considered to be part of the system. Piping between components of the factory made system is considered to be part of the system. Any integrated heat exchanger or piping for space heating option (see Introduction, last paragraph) is not considered to be part of the system.
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This clause of Part 1 is applicable with the following exception:
This European Standard applies to electrical instantaneous water heaters designed to operate as multifunctional appliances with electric rated power >2 kW.
This European Standard specifies tests for the assessment of the performance.
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This clause of part 1 is applicable except as follows.
Addition:
This standard applies to open outlet, single point of use, electric instantaneous water heaters intended for household or similar use, for showering purposes without downstream mixing.
This standard only specifies tests for the assessment of energy efficiency.
This standard does not apply to electrical instantaneous water heaters covered by other parts of this series of standards.
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This European Standard applies to electric instantaneous water heaters for domestic hot water heating for household and similar applications, which show both of the following characteristics:
– fulfilling at least one load pattern from Annex A;
– heating up to temperatures below the boiling temperature.
This European Standard specifies terms, definitions and measurement methods for the assessment of energy efficiency.
This European Standard does not take into account requirements regarding the safety of the appliances.
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This European Standard specifies methods for measuring the performance of electric storage water heaters for the production of sanitary hot water for household and similar use.
The object is to state and define the principal performance characteristics of electric storage water heaters and to describe the test methods for measuring these characteristics.
NOTE 1 This standard does not apply to;
storage water heaters that use electricity as a secondary source of heating the water;
storage water heaters that do not use a tank to storage hot water;
electric storage water heaters that do not meet the minimum (or maximum) output performance of the smallest (or biggest) load profile, as defined in Table 4.
NOTE 2 This standard does not specify performance or safety requirements. For safety requirements see EN 60335-1 in conjunction with EN 60335-2-21.
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EN 12897:2016+A1 specifies the constructional and performance requirements and methods of test for indirectly heated, unvented (closed) storage water heaters of up to 2 000 l volume suitable for connection to a water supply at a pressure between 0,05 MPa and 1,0 MPa (0,5 bar and 10 bar), and fitted with control and safety devices designed to prevent the temperature of the stored drinking water from reaching 95 °C. Whilst storage water heaters intended primarily for direct heating are not covered by this document, it does allow the provision of electric heating elements for auxiliary use.
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This clause of Part 1 is applicable with the following exception: This European Standard applies to electrical instantaneous water heaters designed to operate as multifunctional appliances with electric rated power >2 kW. This European Standard specifies tests for the assessment of the performance.
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This European Standard applies to electric instantaneous water heaters for domestic hot water heating for household and similar applications, which show both of the following characteristics: – fulfilling at least one load pattern from Annex A; – heating up to temperatures below the boiling temperature. This European Standard specifies terms, definitions and measurement methods for the assessment of energy efficiency. This European Standard does not take into account requirements regarding the safety of the appliances.
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This European Standard specifies methods for measuring the performance of electric storage water heaters for the production of sanitary hot water for household and similar use. The object is to state and define the principal performance characteristics of electric storage water heaters and to describe the test methods for measuring these characteristics. NOTE 1 This standard does not apply to; storage water heaters that use electricity as a secondary source of heating the water; storage water heaters that do not use a tank to storage hot water; electric storage water heaters that do not meet the minimum (or maximum) output performance of the smallest (or biggest) load profile, as defined in Table 4. NOTE 2 This standard does not specify performance or safety requirements. For safety requirements see EN 60335-1 in conjunction with EN 60335-2-21.
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This clause of part 1 is applicable except as follows. Addition: This standard applies to open outlet, single point of use, electric instantaneous water heaters intended for household or similar use, for showering purposes without downstream mixing. This standard only specifies tests for the assessment of energy efficiency. This standard does not apply to electrical instantaneous water heaters covered by other parts of this series of standards.
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This document specifies a method for the energy assessment of domestic/sanitary hot water storage tanks of up to 2 000 l.
Whilst this document does not cover water heaters intended primarily for direct heating, it does allow the provision of electric heating elements for auxiliary use.
Primary heating buffer tanks are not covered by this document. Heat losses of domestic hot water storage tanks integrated into combi boilers marketed as a single unit are not covered by this document.
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EN 12897:2016+A1 specifies the constructional and performance requirements and methods of test for indirectly heated, unvented (closed) storage water heaters of up to 2 000 l volume suitable for connection to a water supply at a pressure between 0,05 MPa and 1,0 MPa (0,5 bar and 10 bar), and fitted with control and safety devices designed to prevent the temperature of the stored drinking water from reaching 95 °C. Whilst storage water heaters intended primarily for direct heating are not covered by this document, it does allow the provision of electric heating elements for auxiliary use.
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This document is composed of two parts.
The first part supplements EN 303-1, EN 303-2, EN 303-4 and EN 304, hereafter called boiler standards. It specifies the supplementary requirements and tests for the construction, safety, rational use of energy, fitness for purpose, classification and marking related to the domestic hot water operation of oil-fired water heaters and combination boilers.
The domestic hot water is produced on either the instantaneous or storage principle. The domestic hot water production is integrated or coupled, the whole being marketed as a single unit.
The second part covers the energy performance of domestic hot water production of the appliances covered by the first part.
This second part sets out a method for assessing the energy performance of the appliances. It defines a number of daily tapping cycles for each domestic hot water use such as kitchen, shower, bath and a combination of these, together with corresponding test procedures, enabling the energy performances of combination boilers and water heaters to be compared and matched to the needs of the user.
The heat output of the appliances covered by this standard does not exceed 400 kW.
In the case of combination boilers, with or without storage tank, domestic hot water production is integrated or coupled, the whole being marketed as a single unit.
This standard only covers type testing.
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This document specifies a method for the energy assessment of domestic/sanitary hot water storage tanks of up to 2 000 l.
Whilst this document does not cover water heaters intended primarily for direct heating, it does allow the provision of electric heating elements for auxiliary use.
Primary heating buffer tanks are not covered by this document. Heat losses of domestic hot water storage tanks integrated into combi boilers marketed as a single unit are not covered by this document.
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This document specifies methods for testing the sound power level of air/water, brine/water, water/water and direct exchange/water heat pump water heaters and heat pump combination heaters with electrically driven compressors and connected to or including a domestic hot water storage tank for domestic hot water production.
This European Standard comprises only the testing procedure for the domestic hot water production of the heat pump system.
NOTE 1 Testing procedures for simultaneous operation for domestic hot water production and space heating are not treated in this standard. Simultaneous operation means that domestic hot water production and space heating generation occur at the same time and may interact.
NOTE 2 For space heating function, the requirements are given in EN 12102-1:2017.
This European Standard only applies to water heaters which are supplied in a package of heat pump and storage tank. In the case of water heaters consisting of several parts with refrigerant connections, this European Standard applies only to those designed and supplied as a complete package.
This European Standard does not specify requirements for the quality of the used water.
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This document specifies test methods for validating the requirements for Factory Made Thermal Solar Heating Systems as specified in EN 12976-1. The document also includes two test methods for thermal performance characterization by means of whole system testing.
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This document is composed of two parts.
The first part supplements EN 303-1, EN 303-2, EN 303-4 and EN 304, hereafter called boiler standards. It specifies the supplementary requirements and tests for the construction, safety, rational use of energy, fitness for purpose, classification and marking related to the domestic hot water operation of oil-fired water heaters and combination boilers.
The domestic hot water is produced on either the instantaneous or storage principle. The domestic hot water production is integrated or coupled, the whole being marketed as a single unit.
The second part covers the energy performance of domestic hot water production of the appliances covered by the first part.
This second part sets out a method for assessing the energy performance of the appliances. It defines a number of daily tapping cycles for each domestic hot water use such as kitchen, shower, bath and a combination of these, together with corresponding test procedures, enabling the energy performances of combination boilers and water heaters to be compared and matched to the needs of the user.
The heat output of the appliances covered by this standard does not exceed 400 kW.
In the case of combination boilers, with or without storage tank, domestic hot water production is integrated or coupled, the whole being marketed as a single unit.
This standard only covers type testing.
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This document specifies test methods for validating the requirements for Factory Made Thermal Solar Heating Systems as specified in EN 12976-1. The document also includes two test methods for thermal performance characterization by means of whole system testing.
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This document specifies methods for testing the sound power level of air/water, brine/water, water/water and direct exchange/water heat pump water heaters and heat pump combination heaters with electrically driven compressors and connected to or including a domestic hot water storage tank for domestic hot water production.
This European Standard comprises only the testing procedure for the domestic hot water production of the heat pump system.
NOTE 1 Testing procedures for simultaneous operation for domestic hot water production and space heating are not treated in this standard. Simultaneous operation means that domestic hot water production and space heating generation occur at the same time and may interact.
NOTE 2 For space heating function, the requirements are given in EN 12102-1:2017.
This European Standard only applies to water heaters which are supplied in a package of heat pump and storage tank. In the case of water heaters consisting of several parts with refrigerant connections, this European Standard applies only to those designed and supplied as a complete package.
This European Standard does not specify requirements for the quality of the used water.
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This European Standard applies to electrical instantaneous water heaters designed to operate as multifunctional appliances with electric rated power >2 kW. This European Standard specifies tests for the assessment of the performance.
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This European Standard specifies test methods for the performance characterization of stores which are intended for use in small custom built systems as specified in EN 12977-1.
Stores tested according to this document are commonly used in solar combisystems. However, the thermal performance of all other thermal stores with water as a storage medium (e.g. for heat pump systems) can be also assessed according to the test methods specified in this document.
This document applies to combistores with a nominal volume up to 3 000 l and without integrated burner.
NOTE This document is extensively based on references to EN 12977-3:2012.
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This European Standard applies to small and large custom built solar heating systems with liquid heat transfer medium for residential buildings and similar applications, and gives test methods for verification of the requirements specified in EN 12977-1.
This document also includes a method for thermal performance characterization and system performance prediction of small custom built systems by means of component testing and system simulation.
Furthermore, this document contains methods for thermal performance characterization and system performance prediction of large custom built systems.
This document applies to the following types of small custom built solar heating systems:
- systems for domestic hot water preparation only;
- systems for space heating only;
- systems for domestic hot water preparation and space heating;
- others (e.g. including cooling).
This document applies to large custom built solar heating systems, primarily to solar preheat systems, with one or more storage vessels, heat exchangers, piping and automatic controls and with collector array(s) with forced circulation of fluid in the collector loop.
This document does not apply to
- systems with a store medium other than water (e.g. phase- change materials),
- thermosiphon systems,
- integral collector-storage (ICS) systems.
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This European Standard specifies requirements on durability, reliability and safety of small and large custom built solar heating and cooling systems with liquid heat transfer medium in the collector loop for residential buildings and similar applications.
This document also contains requirements on the design process of large custom built systems.
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This European Standard specifies test methods for the performance characterization of stores which are intended for use in small custom built systems as specified in EN 12977-1.
Stores tested according to this document are commonly used in solar hot water systems. However, the thermal performance of all other thermal stores with water as a storage medium can also be assessed according to the test methods specified in this document.
The document applies to stores with a nominal volume between 50 l and 3 000 l.
This document does not apply to combistores. Performance test methods for solar combistores are specified in EN 12977-4.
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This European Standard specifies performance test methods for control equipment. Furthermore, this document contains requirements on accuracy, durability and reliability of control equipment.
The tests described in this document are limited to electrically activated components delivered with or for the system by the final supplier. For the purposes of this document controller and control equipment for solar heating systems and auxiliary heaters, if part of the system, are restricted to the following:
a) Controllers as:
1) system clocks, timers and counters;
2) differential thermostats;
3) multi-function controllers.
b) Sensors as:
1) temperature sensors;
2) irradiance sensors (for short wave radiation);
3) pressure sensors;
4) level sensors;
5) flow meters;
6) heat meters.
c) Actuators as:
1) pumps;
2) solenoid and motor valves;
3) relays.
d) Combinations of controllers, sensors and actuators listed above.
An additional objective of the procedures described in this document is to verify control algorithms and, together with the accuracy of sensors, to determine control parameters. In addition to verifying the functioning of a controller, its equipment and actuators, the determined parameters may be used for numerical system simulations.
Typically, electrical anodes are not part of the control equipment and are not controlled by the control equipment. However, because they are electrical appliances, electrical anodes are included in this document.
This document is valid for control equipment of solar heating systems for the purpose of hot water preparation and/or space heating. If the solar system is connected to or part of a conventional heating system, the validity is extended to the entire system. In combination with the standards EN 12976-1, EN 12976-2 as well as EN 12977-1, EN 12977-2, EN 12977-3 and EN 12977-4, this document is valid for
e) factory made solar heating systems,
f) small custom built solar heating systems,
g) large custom built solar heating systems,
h) auxiliary heater equipment used in connection with e), f) and g).
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This European Standard specifies methods for measuring the performance of electric storage water heaters for the production of sanitary hot water for household and similar use. The object is to state and define the principal performance characteristics of electric storage water heaters and to describe the test methods for measuring these characteristics. NOTE 1 This standard does not apply to; - storage water heaters that use electricity as a secondary source of heating the water; - storage water heaters that do not use a tank to storage hot water - electric storage water heaters that do not meet the minimum (or maximum) output performance of the smallest (or biggest) load profile, as defined in Table 4. NOTE 2 This standard does not specify performance or safety requirements. For safety requirements see EN 60335-1 in conjunction with EN 60335-2-21.
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This European Standard specifies test methods for the performance characterization of stores which are intended for use in small custom built systems as specified in EN 12977-1.
Stores tested according to this document are commonly used in solar combisystems. However, the thermal performance of all other thermal stores with water as a storage medium (e.g. for heat pump systems) can be also assessed according to the test methods specified in this document.
This document applies to combistores with a nominal volume up to 3 000 l and without integrated burner.
NOTE This document is extensively based on references to EN 12977-3:2012.
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Frequently Asked Questions
An EU Regulation is a binding legislative act that must be applied in its entirety across the European Union. Unlike directives, regulations do not need to be transposed into national law and are directly applicable in all member states. Regulations are used when uniform application across all EU countries is essential.
Regulation 814/2013 covers "Commission Regulation (EU) No 814/2013 of 2 August 2013 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for water heaters and hot water storage tanks". There are 106 standards associated with this regulation.
Harmonized standards under 814/2013 are European standards (ENs) developed by CEN, CENELEC, or ETSI in response to a mandate from the European Commission. When these standards are cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with them benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of 814/2013, facilitating CE marking and free movement within the European Economic Area.