SNZ - NZS 5266 INT
Safety of gas appliances
| Organization: | SNZ |
| Publication Date: | 22 July 2011 |
| Status: | inactive |
| Page Count: | 40 |
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General
This Standard sets out the essential safety requirements for all gas appliances in New Zealand that are not subject to a recognised certification regime. The Standard is not a design code and therefore it does not address matters of performance, appearance, or durability except where they are relevant to safety. The requirements are intended to protect persons, domestic animals and property from fire, explosion, release of noxious gases, and physical injury hazards that may arise from gas appliances.
Application
This Standard covers:
(a) Small production gas appliances;
(b) Specialised gas appliances; and
(c) Appliances for which a recognised certification scheme does not exist.
NOTE -
(1) This Standard covers only safety requirements applicable under the Gas Act. Gas appliances may also be subject to other legislation, such as the Electricity Act, Fair Trading Act, the Consumer Guarantees Act, and the Fireguards Regulations.
(2) Gas appliances manufactured overseas may not be suitable for use in New Zealand without adjustment.
Gas appliances designed for use with 2nd family gases shall operate safely on natural gas meeting the specification in NZS 5442, unless they are supplied from a dedicated source separate from the national reticulation system in which case they shall operate safely on that gas. For gas appliances intended for use with 3rd family gases, the specifications in NZS 5435 apply. As the composition of gas discharged from cylinders filled with general product LPG can vary from predominantly propane to predominantly butane, appliances for use with refillable or exchange LPG cylinders shall operate safely on both propane and butane.
Exclusions
This Standard does not cover equipment wherein gas is used as an automotive fuel, nor does it cover gas appliances specifically excluded by virtue of section 3 of the Gas Act.
NOTE -
(1) These exclusions include gas appliances used in metal working and fuelled exclusively by acetylene or any prescribed gas, and gas appliances designed to be fuelled exclusively from a container not exceeding 120 millilitres in capacity.
(2) The Gas (Safety and Measurement) Regulations should be consulted, particularly in relation to specific requirements related to the certification of repairs and modifications of gas appliances.
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