scope:

This European Standard is applicable to solar supported gas-fired appliances producing domestic hot water. It applies to a system marketed as single unit or a system fully specified by a manufacturer that: - has a gas heat input not exceeding 70 kW; and - has a hot water storage capacity not exceeding 500 l; and - is equipped with at least one solar collector; and - 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 European Standard are described in Annex C. This European Standard, EN 13203-3, sets out a method for assessing the energy performance of a solar supported appliance. It defines a number of 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.