Analysis: A New National Standard On How Domestic Gas Amendment

With their quality, domestic gas not only affectsCategory" are clearly defined standard conditions
the daily lives of the people, and easily lead toof 15 degrees Celsius.
personal injury accident. Products for theThe second major change is to ask for more
implementation of the current stove isthan two and two should have a main fire gas
GB16410-1996 "gas cookstove with a" mandatorystove, in fact, conversion of heat load
national standards. Gas cooker industry in recentmeasurements should be more than equal to 3.5
years, the rapid development of the old standardkilowatts. This is a standard revision of the
has been not very well on the domestic gascontents of one of the large energy cost.
production and the quality of a specification. LightQ: Why is the standard revision of the contents
by the State Standardization Committee whereof one of the larger effort to spend it?
the Ministry of Agriculture commissioned in: At that time there are differences on this one.
September 2002, the China National HardwareOpposing views come from a foreign company,
Association and the China Association forthey believe, this provision will result in greater
Standardization will start the revision. It is reportedenergy consumption, followed, would result in
that the new standard of online publicity periodmore serious CO (carbon monoxide), CO2 (carbon
has ended, and will be introduced during the year.dioxide) and NOx (nitrogen oxides) pollution.
So what new standards are in line with theQ: Why make such objection companies do?
principle of revision, but also in what has changed?A: There is no departure from the applicability of
Recently, this reporter interviewed the ChinaChina's national conditions, not from the standard
National Hardware Association Deputyof safety, environmental protection, energy
Secretary-General Liu Runfeng.efficiency, applicability, advanced, and the overall
Q: Will the new standard is based on the principlelook at consumer protection issues. We believe
of revision of what it?that fitness is a measure of the reasonableness
A: The quality of gas cooker about the safety ofof the provisions of the sole criterion for small
consumers, the new standard is revised firstload multifocal eye gas stove is not applicable to
principle the first principle of life; standards notChina, most of the family.
only a normative, but also a guide, therefore, theQ: So why should this amendment standard, the
standard second amendment principle is thereasonableness of this provision where?
principle of technological advance, that is, normsA: In recent years, often receives complaints
of existing mature technologies, while the futurefrom consumers, reflecting a small stove fire, not
may give the new technology, new materials,fried vegetables, cooking can not dumplings. As
new technology leaving room for development;the great East-West differences in food culture,
the same time, the standard indicators todecided to consumers on the huge stove
determine, not only to consider the scientificdifferent product requirements. Users to buy
nature, also consider the applicability of thestove products, do not know how much load is
economy in order to design, production, testing,suitable for Chinese cooking habits, if product is
installation and service implementation, therefore,not to limit the increase in users even more
need the spirit of science advanced, economical,confused.
facilitating the implementation of the principle; InEating habits in China, boiling, stir is the most
addition, reducing pollution, saving energy is allcommon process methods. We verified through
products development trends, environmentalresearch and testing, find a home to four of the
protection principles also essential.best conditions for the object for the main hot
Q: So what aspects of the new standard in aload value?? The measured heat load
major change?commutation: common type lesions 3.5 kW;
A: First is the standard state change from 0infrared lesions 3.0 kW, and to force clauses
degrees to 15 degrees Celsius. The key change toincluded in the new revised "domestic gas a"
guide trade. Revised published GB16914 "Generalstandard, which is from China's national conditions
principles for gas burning appliances safety" andand to save gas resources, reduce pollution and
just completed the revised GB/T13611 "City Gasprotect environmental considerations in mind.