1、Designation:E150912Standard Specification forRoom Heaters,Pellet Fuel-Burning Type1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1509;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parent
2、heses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers performance requirements,testmethods,and marking requirements for automatic feed,pelletfuel-burning room heaters that are intende
3、d to burn woodpellets or other suitable solid fuel.These room heaters shall bedrafted by forced or natural means.1.2 Exhaust venting systems and associated externallymounted draft inducers are not evaluated by this specificationunless they are part of an engineered system provided as partof the room
4、 heater.Parts specifically evaluated and determinedto be acceptable for use with pellet fuel-burning room heatersare required to be specified in the room heater manufacturersinstructions and are to be used in evaluating the room heater.1.3 Pellet fuel-burning room heaters covered by this speci-ficat
5、ion are intended for installation in accordance with theapplicable requirements of NFPA 211 and in accordance withthe applicable building and mechanical codes.1.4 Pellet fuel-burning room heaters covered by this speci-fication are acceptable for use in manufactured homes wheninstalled in accordance
6、with the Manufactured Home Construc-tion and Safety Standards published by the Department ofHousing and Urban Development(HUD).See 24 CFR 3280.1.5 The terms“product”or“room heater,”as used in thisspecification,refer to all pellet fuel-burning room heaters orany part thereof covered by the requiremen
7、ts of thisspecification,unless specifically noted otherwise.1.6 No information provided in this specification is intendedto prevent the use of other methods or devices,provided thatsufficient technical data are submitted to the authority havingjurisdiction to demonstrate that the proposed method or
8、deviceis equivalent in quality,strength,fire endurance,effectiveness,durability,and safety to that prescribed in this specification.1.7 The notes incorporated into this specification are notprescriptive requirements.They are given for clarification andinformational purposes only.1.8 The values state
9、d in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.9 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to thetest methods portion,Section 10,of this specif
10、ication:Thisstandard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is the responsibility of the userof this standard to establish appropriate safety and healthpractices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-tions prior to use.2.Referenced Doc
11、uments2.1 ASTM Standards:2C1057 Practice for Determination of Skin Contact Tempera-ture from Heated Surfaces Using a Mathematical Modeland ThermesthesiometerD3211 Test Method for Relative Density of Black Smoke(Ringelmann Method)(Withdrawn 1990)3E136 Test Method for Behavior of Materials in a Vertic
12、alTube Furnace at 750CE631 Terminology of Building Constructions2.2 ASME Standard:4ASME B36.10M Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe2.3 U.S.Code of Federal RegulationsHousing and UrbanDevelopment:524 CFR 3280 Manufactured Home Construction and SafetyStandards2.4 Federal Communications Commission:5
13、47 CFR Part 15,Subpart B FCC Regulations1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 onPerformance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.54on Solid Fuel Burning Appliances.Current edition approved Oct.1,2012.Published November 2012.Originallyapprove
14、d in 1993.Last previous edition approved in 2004 as E1509 04.DOI:10.1520/E1509-12.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page ont
15、he ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.4Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME),ASMEInternational Headquarters,Three Park Ave.,New York,NY 10016-5990,http:/www.asme.org.5Available from Standardization Documents Order
16、Desk,DODSSP,Bldg.4,SectionD,700RobbinsAve.,Philadelphia,PA19111-5098,http:/dodssp.daps.dla.mil.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 2.5 NFPA Standards:6NFPA 70 National Electrical CodeNFPA 211Chimneys,Fireplaces,Vents and Solid-FuelBurning Appliances2.6 UL Standards:7UL 103 Chimneys,Factory-Built,Residential Type andBuilding Heating ApplianceUL 181 Factory Made Air Ducts and ConnectorsUL 641 Low-Temperature Venting Systems,