Solid fuel boilers
Ecodesign
1. Scope
Without prejudice to Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 ), this Regulation establishes ecodesign requirements for placing on the market and putting into service solid fuel boilers with a rated heat output of 500 kilowatt (‘kW’) or less, including those integrated in packages of a solid fuel boiler, supplementary heaters, temperature controls and solar devices as defined in Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1187.
2. Exceptions
This Regulation shall not apply to:
boilers generating heat exclusively for providing hot drinking or sanitary water;boilers for heating and distributing gaseous heat transfer media such as vapour or air;
solid fuel cogeneration boilers with a maximum electrical capacity of 50 kW or more;
non-woody biomass boilers.
3. Conformity assessment
The conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 8(2) of Directive 2009/125/EC shall be the internal design control set out in Annex IV to that Directive or the management system set out in Annex V to that Directive.
4. Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ, 20. 12. 2016).
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
5. Harmonised standards
Commission Communication: Transitional methods of measurement 2017/C 76/01
6. FAQ
Commission guidelines: Ecodesign requirements for heaters, and solid fuel boilers (2018)
FAQ – General for Ecodesign for suppliers and dealers (January 2023) (all regulations)
FAQ – Ecodesign measures for manufacturers and importers (January 2023)