1 Scope
This document is applicable to slow heat release appliances for solid fuel (freestanding
manually fuelled intermittent burning slow heat release appliances (SHRA) having heat
storage capacity such that they can provide heat and release it for an extended period
after the fire has gone out).
The intended use of the appliances is space heating in residential buildings. They
can be fitted with a boiler or heat exchanger (integral part of the appliance containing
water to be heated up) for the supply of hot water for central heating systems.
These slow heat release appliances may be supplied either as an assembled appliance
or as a pre-designed unit consisting of prefabricated components designed to be built
on site in accordance with the-specified assembly instructions.
These appliances can burn one or more types of the following solid fuels as specified:
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— wood logs;
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— compressed untreated wood;
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— wood pellets;
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— lignite briquettes;
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— solid mineral fuels;
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— peat briquettes.
This document is not applicable to:
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— mechanically fed appliances
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— appliances with fan assisted combustion air
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— one off installations
This document specifies procedures for assessment and verification of constancy of
performance (AVCP) of characteristics of solid fuel burning slow heat release appliances.