ISO 23551-4

Description / Abstract: This document specifies safety, constructional and performance requirements of valve-proving systems (VPS), intended for use with gas burners and gas-burning appliances. It also describes the test procedures for checking compliance with these requirements and provides information necessary for the purchaser and user.

This document is applicable to all types of VPS which are used for the automatic detection of leakage in a gas burner section having at least two valves designed in accordance with ISO 23551-1 and which give a signal if the leakage of one of the valves exceeds the detection limit.

This document is applicable to VPS with a maximum working pressure up to and including 500 kPa for use in systems using fuel gases.

This document is not applicable to VPSs for use in explosive atmospheres.

NOTE Provisions for production control are not part of the ISO 23551 series.