Our range of services
In our DIN EN ISO / IEC 17025 accredited testing laboratory and DIN EN ISO / IEC 17065 accredited monitoring and certification body, we execute a lot of certifications, analysis and tests according to different standards. The respective test criteria act in accordance with the corresponding legal requirements. Of course, we also perform (special) tests for customer-specified methods and requests. It is our aim to respond to your annual plan and perform the monitoring or testing “just in time”.
The Rhein-Ruhr Feuerstätten Prüfstelle certifies and tests your fireplaces and chimneys according to the following European harmonized standards and requirements:
Solid fuel heating appliances
| Standard | Content |
| EN 16510-1 | Requirements and test methods |
| EN 16510-2-1 | Roomheaters and stoves |
| EN 16510-2-2 | Inset appliances including open fires |
| EN 16510-2-3 | Cookers |
| EN 16510-2-4 | Independent boilers – Nominal heat output up to 50 kW |
| EN 16510-2-5 | Slow heat release appliances fired by solid fuel |
| EN 16510-2-6 | Mechanically by wood pellets fed roomheaters, inset appliances and cookers |
| EN 16510-2-7 | Mechanically by wood pellets fed and wood logs roomheaters, inset appliances and cookers |
| EN 16510-2-10 | Sauna stoves |
| EN 13240 | Room heaters fired by solid fuel |
| EN 13229 | Inset appliances open fires fired by solid fuels |
| EN 12815 | Residential cookers fired by solid fuel |
| EN 12089 | Residential independent boilers fired by solid fuel – Nominal heat
output up to 50 kW |
| EN 14785 | Residential space heating appliances fired by wood pellets |
| EN 15250 | Slow heat release appliances fired by solid fuel |
| DIN EN 303-5 | Heating boilers for solid fuels, manually and automatically stoked, nominal heat output of up to 500 kW |
| EN 33999 | Emission control – small and medium-sized firing systems |
| EN 15821 | Multi-firing sauna stoves fired by natural wood logs |
| (EU) 2015/1185 | Ecodesign regulation |
| (EU) 2015/1186 | Energy label for fireplaces |
| DIN 18897-1 | Fireplaces fired by solid fuel – Independent supply through the room air |
| DIN/TS 18843-1 | Residential solid fuel burning appliances — Combustion air devices – Control units for singe room appliances —
Electrically powered, temperature controlled combustion air devices |
| Richtlinie 97/23/EC | Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) |
| ASTM E2515 | Standard Test Method for Determination of Particulate Matter Emissions Collected by a Dilution Tunnel (USA) |
| ASTM E3053 | Standard Test Method for Determining Particulate Matter Emissions from Wood Heaters Using Cordwood Test Fuel (USA) |
| NS 3058 /
NS 3059 |
Enclosed wood heaters – Smoke emission (Norwegen) |
| Z-43.11- | „Sammelfeuerstätten für feste Brennstoffe“ |
| Z-43.12- | „Einzelfeuerstätten für feste Brennstoffe“ |
| Z-43.11- | „Raumluftunabhängige Sammelfeuerstätten für feste Brennstoffe“ |
| Z-43.11- | „Raumluftunabhängige Sammelfeuerstätten für flüssige Brennstoffe“ |
| Z-43.12- | „Raumluftunabhängige Einzelfeuerstätten für feste Brennstoffe“ |
Emission reduction devices
| EN 1856-1 | Chimneys — Requirements for metal chimneys — Part 1: System chimney products |
| EN 1856-2 | Chimneys – Requirements for metal chimneys – Part 2: Metal flue liners and connecting flue pipes |
| EN 14989-1 | Chimneys – Requirements and test methods for metal chimneys and material independent air supply ducts for roomsealed heating applications – Part 1: Vertical air/flue terminals for C6-type appliances |
| EN 14989-2 | Chimneys – Requirements and test methods for metal chimneys and material independent air supply ducts for roomsealed heating applications – Part 2: Flue and air supply ducts for room sealed appliances |
| EN 1507 | Ventilation for buildings – Sheet metal air ducts with rectangular section – Requirements for strength and leakage |
| ISO 6944-2 | Fire containment – Elements of building construction – Part 2: Kitchen extract ducts |
| Z-7.4- & Z-43.32- | „Katalysatoren / Staubabscheider“ |
| Z-7.1- | „Hausschornsteine“ |
| Z-7.5- | „Luft-Abgas-Systeme (LAS)“ |
| Z-43.31- | „Abgaswärmetauscher“ |
Decorative and outdoor appliances
| EN 1860-1 | Appliances, solid fuels and firelighters for barbecueing – Part 1: Barbecues burning solid fuels |
| EN 1860-2 | Appliances, solid fuels and firelighters for barbecueing – Part 2: Barbecue charcoal and barbecue charcoal briquettes |
| EN 14059 | Decorative oil lamps |
| EN 16647 | Decorative ethanol fireplaces |
| EN 16647-1 | Manuell decorative ethanol fireplaces |
| EN 16647-2 | Automatic decorative ethanol fireplaces |
We are one of the few testing laboratories in Europe, which are allowed to test according to all requirements of the member states of the European commission.
Especially the tests in accordance with the current country-specific requirements of following countries are included:
Germany
1. BImSchV
BStV of the City of Munich and the City of Regensburg
StVO of the City of Aachen and the City of Düsseldorf
certification programme DINplus
support programme of BAFA (Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle)
Austria
Art. 15a B-VG for saving energy and safety measures for small burners as well as the demands of the LCP approval Regulation of Styria and the Regulation on protection measures for small burners of BMfWA
Belgium
Royal decision no. 2010-3943 (level 1, 2 and 3)
Denmark
Danish regulations to reduce air pollution
Danish regulation for fireplaces “regulering af luftforurening fra fyringsanlæg til fast brændsel under 1 MW”
France
Flamme verte – seal of quality for heaters and fireplaces in private households
Critt Bois
Italy
Conto Termico 2.0
Certificato Ambientale for the Italian decree no. 186
Norway
Norwegian standards NS 3058 and NS 3059
Scandinavia/Sweden
Nordic Swan – Ecolabel for reduction of CO2 emissions
Schwitzerland
LRV of Switzerland
acceptance of the VKF („Vereinigung Kantonaler Feuerversicherungen“)
United Kindgom
smokeless areas: Ricardo-AEA’s smoke control team/DEFRA/AEA in Great Britain for tests according to the requirements of Clean Air Act.
As well as tests according to all other country-specific on request.
Operations as monitoring and certification body
Our activities as a DIBt recognized monitoring and certification body include:
- initial inspection and regular inspection of the production site
- monitoring of the factory production control
- inspection of construction products in production
- document control at the inspection site or at the certification body
- evaluation activities
- issuing of inspection reports
- certification of the construction product with the issuing of the certificate of conformity (DIBt-approval)
- issuing of certificates in the certification process
Other tests
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- Test to obtain a type approval by the DIBt (Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik)
- Test of room sealed appliances to obtain a type approval at the DIBt
- Test to obtain a European technique admission of the EOTA
- Issue of general building approvals
- Special tests
- Tests by attorney of market inspection
- Tests by attorney of consumers institutes
- Expertise of appraiser
- Tests in court procedure
- Test in accordance with sent fuels of manufacturer (incl. fuel analyse)