Nick,
No, the scope has not changed since 1990, and of course any manufacturer of gas appliances and components for gas appliances should do a formal analysis against the exact requirements of the Directive in order to decide whether or not they comply. However, for the most part, unless you make cooking or room heating appliances (including boilers), or components thereof, you will be excluded from the Directive.
I would not want to discuss the full details of my experiences with the verification routes in public, and if by 'cheap' you mean 'self-certified' then I would agree with you. However, the verification routes are generally much cheaper than full type approval, and for most bespoke or small production volume equipment they will not be prohibitively expensive.
Regards Nick. At 00:49 +0100 2/4/2001, Nick Rouse wrote:
Hello Nick, Has the scope of the directive changed since 1990? because if not, then the scope would seem to be a fair bit wider than you suggest "Article 1 1. This directive shall apply to : -appliances burning gaseous fuels used for cooking, heating, hot water production, refrigeration, lighting or washing and having, where applicable, a normal water temperature not exceeding 105°C, hereinafter referred to as 'appliances'. Forced draught burners and heating bodies to be equipped with such burners will also be considered as appliances. - safety devices, controlling devices or regulating devices and sub-assemblies , other than forced draught burners and heating bodies to be equipped with such burners separately marketed for trade use and designed to be incorporated into an appliance burning gaseous fuel or assembled to constitute such an appliance, hereinafter referred to 'fittings'. 2. Appliances specifically designed for industrial processes carried out on industrial premises are excluded from the scope defined in paragraph 1. 3. For the purposes of this Directive, gaseous fuel means any fuel which is in a gaseous state at a temperature of 15°C under a pressure of 1 bar. " Although the Directive gives in article 8 two means of certification of conformity, 1) type approval followed by a choice of four methods to show conformity to type for series production. 2) EC verification by unit for one-offs and small numbers. the problem as far as Dan is concerned is that both means require the services of a notified body and cannot be self certified. If the directive is applicable there would not seem to be any cheap legal way of getting a few appliances into Europe. I stress again this is not an area I have any experience in and the directive may have been modified but if the directive stands its wording is fairly unambiguous. Regards Nick Rouse
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