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BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 722 1 2004 Leisure accommodation vehicles — Liquid fuel heating systems — Part 1 Caravans and caravan holiday homes The European Standard EN 722 1 2004 has the status of a Briti[.]

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En ls ver sion

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c mb stible lq id s - Par tie 1 : Car av n s et r ésid n e

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Bew oh b r e Fr eiz ita r ze g - Mit flü sig m Bre n tof

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Ger ma y,Gre c ,Hu g r y, Ic la d,Ir ela d, Italy, L tvia,Lith a ia, L x mb ur g, Malta, Neth rla d , Nor wa , Pola d,Portu al Slo akia,

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Ref.No.EN 7 2-1:2 0 : E

Cont ent s

Pa e

Foreword .3

1 Sco e 4

2 Norma v refere c s 4

3 Terms a d d finit ion 4

4 R eq ireme t s .4

4.1 Ge eral 4

4.2 Oi t ank s .4

4.2.1 L c t ion .4

4.2.2 St opcoc 4

4.2.3 Capa ity .4

4.2.4 Spi a e 5

4.3 He t in ap l a c s .5

4.3.1 Type a d inst al a on 5

4.3.2 Prod ct s of combu t ion 5

4.3.3 Ac e sibi ty 7

4.4 F el pipe 7

4.4.1 Ge eral 7

4.4.2 Mat erials .7

4.4.3 Cor osion prot ec on .7

4.4.4 Joint s 7

4.4.5 Me ha ic l prot ec on 7

4.5 Flu s .7

4.5.1 Flue pipe 7

4.5.2 W eat her prot ec on .7

4.5.3 Dra g t div rt ers a d d mpers for c ra a hold y home 7

4.5.4 Ac e sibi ty 8

4.6 Fire v lv 8

5 Us r's ha db ok 8

Biblograph 9

Foreword

This doc ment (EN 7 2-1:2 0 ) has b en pre ared by Tec nical Commit t ee CEN/TC 2 5 "L is ure

accommodatio n v hicles ", the secret ariat of whic is held by BSI

This Euro e n St an ard s al b given t he st atu of a nat ional st an ard, eit her by publcat ion of an

ident ical tex t or by en orsemen at he latest by Marc 2 0 , an conflct in national st an ard s al

b w it hdrawn at t he lat est by Marc 2 0

This doc ment s p rsedes EN 7 2-1:19 6

Ac ordin t o t he CEN/CENELEC Internal R eg lat ion , t he nat ional st an ard organizat ion of t he

folow in cou t ries are b u d t o implement t his Euro e n St an ard: Au t ria, Belgium, Cypru , Czec

R epublc, Denmark, Est onia, Finlan , Fran e, German , Gre ce, Hu gar y, Icelan , Irelan , It aly,

L tv ia, Lith ania, Lux emb urg, Malt a, Net herlan s, Norw ay, Polan , Portu al, Slovakia, Slov enia,

Sp in, Sw eden, Sw itzer lan an Unit ed K in dom

1 Scope

This doc ment sp cifies safety req irement s for in tal n oi-ired he t in s stems in carav an an

carav an holday homes It a ples t o lq id fuel he tin s stems u in oi fuels as defined in EN 13 7

NOT E Safet y vent ilat io re uireme ts for leisure ac c ommo atio vehic les are sp c ifie in EN 7 1

2 Normat ive references

The folowin referen ed doc ment s are in isp n a le for t he a plcation of t his doc men For dated

referen es, only the edition cit ed a ples F r u dated referen es, t he lat est edit ion of t he referen ed

doc ment in lu in an amen ment s) a ples

EN 13 7 :2 0 , L is ure ac commodatio n v hicle — Terms a d definitio s

3 Terms and definit ions

F r t he purp ses of t his doc men t he t erms an definition giv en in EN 13 7 :2 0 a ply

4.1 General

The in t alat ion of lq id fuel he t in s st ems s al b caried out in ac ordan e w it h t he in t ru tion

of t he man fact urers of t he eq ipment an a plan es

The s stem s al not le k w hen in t aled an s al b o erat ed in ac ordan e w it h the in t ru tion of

t he man fact urer

The comp nent s of t he s st em s al b of mat erial s ita le for u e with lq id fuels

4.2 Oi ta k s

4.2.1 Loc t ion

Oi tan s s al b locat ed so as t o p rmit fi in an drainin fom out side an if se arat e fom t he

he tin a plan e s al b placed in a fuel st orage comp rtment or fuel st orage hou in This

comp rtment or hou in s al b v entiat ed t o t he out side of t he leis re ac ommodat ion vehicle an

an o enin s al b prov ided at the b tt om t o p rmit t he drainage of w at er t o t he out side of the leis re

ac ommodat ion v ehicle

4.2.2 Stopcoc

A st opcoc s al b pr ovided at he outlet of e c t an It s al b re diy ac es ible

4.2.3 Capa ity

The ca acity of t he t an for t he in t alat ion s al not ex ce d 5 l for carav an an 2 0 l for carav an

holday homes

4.2.4 Spi a e

Provision s al b made to en ure that , in t he ev ent of spi age when fi in t he tan , fuel s al not b

disp rsed in ide or b low t he leis re ac ommodat ion v ehicle, w het her t he t ank is int egral with an

a plan e or not

4.3 Heating a pl anc s

4.3.1 Type a d in t ala on

F r carav an , only r oom-se led a plan es s al b u ed

F r carav an holday homes, he t in a plan es whic draw their combu t ion air fom in ide t he

leis re ac ommodat ion v ehicle, are p rmit t ed

Al he t in a plan es s al b sec rely fix ed Prov ision s al b made t o prot ect an combu t ible

mat erial adjacent t o an he t -generat in a plan e in ac ordan e w it h the he tin a plan e

man fact urer's in t ru t ion

4.3.2 Prod ct s of combu t ion

Al he t in a plan es s al b in taled in s c a w ay t hat t he prod ct s of combu t ion s al b d ct ed

t o t he out side of t he leis re ac ommodat ion v ehicle Combu t ion prod ct s s al not b ev ac ated

u der the leis re ac ommodat ion v ehicle

Flue t erminals s al b sited in ac ordan e w it h t he he t in a plan e man fact urer's in t ru t ion ,

prefera ly on t he ro f or in t he w al of t he v ehicle

NOT E It is rec omme d d that flu termin ls b p sit io e so t hat win t urb le c wi n t afec t pro er

o eratio

Flue t erminals s al not b p sitioned within 5 0 mm of a refuel n p int of fuel t an bre t her out let or

an ventiat or fom a lq id fuel s st em(s)

Flue t erminals p sit ioned on a wal or a ro f for he t in a plan es s al not b fitt ed w it hin 3 0 mm of

a ventiat or for t he ha it ation are (se Fig re 1) or an o enin p rt of a win ow (se Fig re 2)

Where t he flue t erminal of a he t in a plan e is p sit ioned v erticaly b low an o enin p rt of a

w in ow, t he he t in a plan e s al b fit t ed wit h an aut omat ic s ut -of device to prev ent o eration

w hen t he w in ow is o en

K ey

1 V entiat or

2 Prohibit ed zone

l = 3 0 mm

Figure 1 — Prohibite zon for dis harg o e in s for th prod ct s of combu t ion in rela on

t o v nt ilat ors

K ey

2 Prohibit ed zone

3 Flo r

l= 3 0 mm

Figure 2 — Prohibite zon for dis harg o e in s for th prod ct s of combu t ion in rela on

to win ows

4.3.3 Ac e sibi ty

Ever y a plan e s al b ac es ible for in p ct ion, ser v ice, re air or re lacemen

4.4 Fuel pipes

4.4.1 Ge eral

The b re of pipin s al not b sig ificantly rest ricted eit her t hrou h b n in or c t t in There s al b

no contact b tween t he pipin an elect rical ca les

4.4.2 Materials

Pip work s al b of se m-welded st eel or of se mles st eel, st ainles st eel or co p r or an

mat erials recommen ed by t he a plan e man fact urer

4.4.3 Cor osion prot ection

Pip s whic are in contact with mat erial lkely t o cau e corosion, s al b protect ed t hrou hout the

are of cont ac In places ex posed to corosion, esp cialy u derne t h t he v ehicle an in d ct s, pip s

s al b protect ed by anti-corosion me s res, e.g plast ic co tin or bit uminou p intw ork, or b of

corosion resist ant mat erial

4.4.4 Joints

Con ect ion s al b made by flat -faced w as ered joint s or compres ion joint s Soft soldered joint s

s al not b u ed Joint s s al b ac es ible an sec red so that hey are not afect ed by v ibrat ion

4.4.5 Me h nic l prote t ion

Pip work s al b prot ect ed again t mec anical damage, either by it s location or by grommet s or

ot her me n , where neces ar y

4.5 Flues

4.5.1 Flu pipe

Flue pip s s al b se led to prevent t he prod ct s of c ombu t ion ent er in the leis re ac ommodat ion

v ehicle an s al b con tru t ed of non-combu t ible mat erial, w hic s al b comp t ible w it h t he

c aract erist ic of the a plan e an the man fact urer's in t alat ion in t ru tion Flue pip s s al

remain firmly in p sition p r t ic larly in t he case of leis re ac ommodat ion vehicles in mot ion

4.5.2 W eath r prote tion

Where a flue pip p s es throu h a w al or ro f, me s res s al b t aken t o prevent in res of water

The flue terminal s al b fit t ed w ith a w eather ca , so desig ed as not t o o st ru t t he emis ion of flue

gases

4.5.3 Dra ght div rt ers a d d mpers for c ra a hol d y home

When a drau ht div ert er is fit t ed, it s al b integral w ith a he tin a plan e or immediat ely adjacent

t o it No ad itional drau ht div ert er or damp r t hat restrict s t he are of a flue s al b fit t ed

Me n s al b provided to alow p r i dic in p ct ion of t he whole of t he circ mferen e an len t h of

u in ulat ed flue pip s, t he flue en s an at t ac ment s an the whole of the out side of t he in ulat in

sle v e of in ulat ed flue pip s Panels or st ru t ur e s al b remov able by me n of a simple t ool s c

as a s rewdriv er It s al b p rmis ible t o carr y out an in p ct ion by t he u e of a han -held miror or

by fe l as an ac e ta le alternat iv e t o direct v is al in p ct ion

4.6 Fire valve

A t hermaly o erated fire valv e s al b fit t ed as an int egral p rt of t he in t alat ion t o s ut of t he fuel

s p ly s ould ov erhe t in oc ur

The leis re ac ommodat ion v ehicle's man fact urer s al pr ovide in t ru t ion for t he corect o eration

an maint enan e of t he sy st em, whic s al b provided as p rt of t he User's han b ok, worded at

le st in t he lan uage of t he cou t ry w here t he leis re ac ommodat ion v ehicle is first sold These

in t ru t ion s al cle rly stat e t he sp cification of fuel for whic t he s st em has b en desig ed an ,

w here a plca le, whet her the s st em is s it able for u e whie t he caravan is in mot ion

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