# Commission Decision (EU) 2015/547 of 1 April 2015 on the safety requirements to be met by European standards for alcohol-powered flueless fireplaces pursuant to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on general product safety (Text with EEA relevance), Division: Surface temperatures

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Accessible surfaces, with the exception of active surfaces, shall not reach unsafe temperatures when the alcohol-powered flueless fireplace is in operation.
The temperature increase (as measured from the starting temperature on ignition) of the surfaces that are not intended to be touched by the user when the fireplace is in use shall not exceed:
60 K for metal or metallic surfaces,
65 K for metal enamel surfaces,
80 K for glass and ceramic surfaces,
100 K for plastic surfaces, and
70 K for surfaces made of any other material.
The temperature increase (as measured from the starting temperature on ignition) of the surfaces that are intended to be touched by the user when the fireplace is in use, i.e. those that the user may need to touch in order to operate the fireplace, shall not exceed:
35 K for metal or metallic surfaces,
45 K for metal enamel and ceramic surfaces, and
60 K for surfaces made of plastic or other similar material.
These limits shall also apply to surfaces and the air space within 50 mm of the flame area.
Glass surfaces (e.g. screens) and their fixings which would reasonably be assumed to be hot due to their closeness to open flames are exempted from the above requirements.
At the point of contact with the floor or table, the temperature on the surface of the fireplace stand shall not exceed the room temperature by more than 65 K.
In addition to the requirement of not exceeding the room temperature by more than 65 K, the maximum temperature, which cannot be exceeded in any circumstances, is set as follows: at the point of contact with the floor or table, the temperature of the fireplace stand shall not exceed 85 °C, irrespective of the room temperature.
The surface temperature on adjacent walls shall not exceed the room temperature by more than 65 K and shall never exceed 85 °C.
Temperature limits for handles and knobs intended to be used by the owner in the normal course of operating the fireplace need to be set in accordance with suitable guidance documents, such as Cenelec Guide 29, according to the materials from which they are made. The temperature limits for these parts of the fireplace are lower than the abovementioned temperatures.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/547/annex/division/1.1/division/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-547/annex/division-1.1/division-11
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