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FOREWORD

In July 1997, International Approval Services became a division of the Canadian Standards Association, a globally recognized, independent standards development, product certification, and management system registration organization. This means IAS can now bring CSA's expertise in other product areas, such as electrical appliances, mechanical and plumbing products, to bear on your total appliance certification needs. Personnel, facilities, are testing capabilities are being planned for future expansion, but the benefits of improved service and efficiency will not be compromised.

This Directory lists all gas fired, electric and oil fired appliance and accessory designs certified by IAS through the A.G.A. and CGA certification programs. It supersedes all previously issued A.G.A. Laboratories and CGA Approvals Directories. The IAS Directory will be published in January and July of each year.

Designs included in this Directory were found to comply with applicable national standards or requirements at the time of the certification program and are design certified. A firm's listing does not imply that all of its products have been certified - only those model numbers listed have been design certified.

A Special Announcements section contains information on safety related product recalls or cases of noncompliance with certified designs. These special announcements are called "Notices" and they provide detailed information about the specific designs affected. Typically, a Notice is in the Directory until 18 months after final resolution of the safety related situation.

The Directory lists certified appliance and accessory models produced and/or marketed by listees under their name. An "appliance" is generally considered a self-contained device, such as a furnace, water heater or range. An "accessory" is a device or material used to conduct gas or which is used in conjunction with an appliance such as valves, thermostats, draft hoods, conversion kits, or pipe sealants. Indices in the rear of the Directory contain alphabetical listings of listees offering certified products and a trade name index allows cross referencing when only trade name information is known.

A certification identifier is provided with each listing that tells you what certifications apply. The identifiers are:

A Design has A.G.A. Certification

B Design has A.G.A. and CGA Certification

C Design has CGA Certification

In summary, we hope you find the Directory helpful and useful to your needs. If you are in need of assistance using the Directory, please give us a call. We will be happy to provide you with assistance.