Appliances covered by BS EN 12309-2:2015 include one or a combination of the following:gas fired sorption chiller;gas fired sorption chiller/heater;gas fired sorption heat pump.This European Standard applies to appliances only when used for space heating and cooling with or without heat recovery.This European Standard applies to appliances having flue gas systems of type B and C (according to CEN/TR 1749) and to appliances designed for outdoor installations. EN 12309 does not apply to air conditioners, it only applies to appliances having:integral burners under the control of fully automatic burner control systems;closed system refrigerant circuits in which the refrigerant does not come into direct contact with the water or air to be cooled or heated;mechanical means to assist transportation of the combustion air and/or the flue gas.The above appliances can have one or more primary or secondary functions (i.e. heat recovery - see definitions in EN 12309-1:2014). In the case of packaged units (consisting of several parts), the standard applies only to those designed and supplied as a complete package.The appliances having their condenser cooled by air and by the evaporation of external additional water are not covered by this European Standard. Installations used for heating and/or cooling of industrial processes are not within the scope of these standards.Cross References:EN 88-1:2011EN 88-2:2007EN 126:2012EN 161:2011+A3:2013EN 257:2010EN 298:2012EN 378-2:2008+A2:2012EN 378-3:2008+A1:2012EN 437:2003+A1:2009EN 1057:2006+A1:2010EN 1092-1:2007+A1:2013EN 1092-2:1997EN 1092-3:2003EN 1254-2:1998CR 1404CEN/TR 1749EN 12067-2:2004EN 12309-1:2014EN 12309-3:2014EN 12309-4:2014EN 12309-5:2014EN 14459:2007EN 60335-1:2012IEC 60335-1:2010EN 60335-2-102:2006IEC 60335-2-102:2004EN 60529:1991IEC 60529:1989EN 60730-2-9:2010IEC 60730-2-9:2008EN ISO 228-1:2003ISO 228-1:2000EN ISO 3166-1:2014ISO 3166-1:2013ISO 7-1:1994ISO 1182:2010ISO 3864-2:20042009/142/EC813/2013/EC811/2013/ECEN 378-1:2008+A2:2012All current amendments available at time of purchase are included with the purchase of this document.