AS 2658:2008

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LP Gas – Portable and mobile appliances

Published By	Publication Date	Number of Pages
AS	2008-02-05	145

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Categories: 75.200 - Petroleum products and natural gas handling equipment, 97.100.20 - Gas heaters, 97.180 - Miscellaneous domestic and commercial equipment, 97.200.30 - Camping equipment and camp-sites, AS

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Description

Specifies minimum construction and safety requirements for LP Gas portable and mobile appliances supplied with gas at vapour pressure, performance test methods, and requirements for markings and information to be provided in instructions.

Scope

This Standard applies to various types of portable appliances:
(a) Supplied from a separate gas container with vaporized LP Gas to the inlet at the vapour pressure at 2.75 kPa or above and designed to be used –
(i) with cartridges complying with EN 417, UL 147A/B (or equivalent);
(ii) for connection directly or by flexible hose assembly to an LP Gas supply cylinder complying with AS 2030.1 (or equivalent); or
(iii) with non-refillable DOT 39 LP Gas cylinders with a maximum water capacity of 2 L.
NOTE: The gas pressure at the burner orifice may be regulated or at vapour pressure.
(b) Having an integral gas supply with gas storage in excess of 50 mL water capacity.
Types of portable appliances covered are:
(i) Cooking appliances (hotplates, ovens, grills, barbecues).
(ii) Space heating appliances designed for outdoor use not exceeding 12 MJ/h (250 g/h).
(iii) Lighting appliances designed for outdoor use.
(iv) Hand-held heating tools.
(v) Portable water heaters designed for outdoor use not exceeding 30 MJ/h (620 g/h).
This Standard does not cover appliances that –
(A) are intended for connection to the mains electricity supply;
(B) incorporate a fixed LP gas supply container which may or may not be refillable; and
(C) are intended for connection to a fixed piping system in a building, caravan or boat.
Appliances covered by this Standard are not designed for connection to a flue for the discharge of products of combustion.
NOTES:
1 Requirements for storage and handling of LP Gas indoors and outdoors are specified in AS/NZS 1596.
2 Requirements for gas cylinders are specified in AS 2030.
3 Requirements for cooking appliances designed to operate on a pressure of 2.75 kPa or lower are specified in AS 4551/AG 101.
4 Requirements for space heaters designed to operate on a pressure of 2.75 kPa or lower are specified in AS 4553/AG 103.
5 Requirements for gas refrigerators are specified in AS 4555/AG 105.
6 Requirements for barbecues designed to operate on a pressure of 2.75 kPa or lower are specified in AS 4557.
7 Requirements for water heaters designed to operate on a pressure of 2.75 kPa or lower are specified in AS 4552/AG 102.
Other statutory and regulatory requirements that may be applicable to the product(s) that fall within the scope of this standard. It is the manufacturer’s, importer’s or distributor’s responsibility (as appropriate) to ensure that products comply with such requirements.

Additional information

Published Code	AS
Published By	Australia Standards
Publication Date	2008-02-05
Pages Count	145
Language	English
Edition	4
File Size	1.3 MB
ISBN	0733785212
ICS Codes	75.200 - Petroleum products and natural gas handling equipment 97.100.20 - Gas heaters 97.180 - Miscellaneous domestic and commercial equipment 97.200.30 - Camping equipment and camp-sites

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