scope:

This Standard provides specific requirements and test methods for domestic gas cooking appliances, including stovettes, hotplates and separate ovens which use natural gas (as described by AS 4564), town gas, liquefied petroleum gas (LP Gas, as described by AS 4670) and tempered liquefied petroleum gas (TLP) as a fuel.

For New Zealand:

(a) The fuel gases are natural gas (as specified in NZS 5442) and general product liquefied petroleum gas (NZLPG) (as specified in NZS 5435).

(b) The thermal efficiency requirements are informative only, except where they relate to safety.

NOTE: Other statutory or regulatory requirements may be applicable to a product that falls within the scope of this Standard. It is the responsibility of the manufacturer, importer or distributor (as appropriate) to ensure that products comply with such requirements.

Appendix AA provides figures referenced in this Standard that are in addition to those in Part 0.

Appendix BB sets out additional requirements and variations to AS 5263.0, to provide for New Zealand requirements and practices. These variations to Part 0 may be overridden by variations in Sections 1-5 of this Standard.

The informative Appendix CC provides a set of test methods that may be applicable for the assessment of oven cooking performance.

Test methods are set out in Appendices ZA, ZB and ZC (see Clause 1.4).