DKE German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE
DIN EN 498
Specification for dedicated liquefied petroleum gas appliances - Barbecues for outdoor use contact grills included; German version EN 498:2012
Festlegungen für Flüssiggasgeräte - Grillgeräte zur Verwendung im Freien einschließlich Kontaktgrillgeräte; Deutsche Fassung EN 498:2012
Overview
This standard specifies the constructional and performance characteristics, safety specifications, relevant test methods and marking of barbecues burning liquefied petroleum gas, referred to in the body of the text as "appliances". This standard covers barbecues as described in 3.6 and contact grills as described in 3.8, used outdoors and operating with the gases indicated in 4.1 according to the category indicated in 4.2. This standard applies to these appliances and their functional sections whether or not the latter are independent or incorporated into an assembly. The standard also applies to appliances designed to be built-in. This standard only applies to type testing. Appliances supplied with third family gas at pressures greater than those defined in 4.2 are outside the field of application of this standard.
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Responsible national committee
NA 032-03-04 AA - Liquefied petroleum gas