The certification of solid fuel appliances is aimed at manufacturers who wish to place safe products on the market that comply with industry standards, a mandatory condition for selling the product.

The main standards for solid fuel stoves are:

• EN 13240 - Solid fuel stoves
• EN 15250 - Slow heat release appliances fired by solid fuel
• EN 13229 - Inserts and open fireplaces fired by solid fuel
• EN 14785 - Appliances for domestic heating powered by wood pellets
• EN 12815 - Solid fuel heating stoves
• EN 12809 - Independent domestic boilers fired by solid fuel - Nominal heat output not exceeding 50 kW
• EN 303-5 - Heating boilers for solid fuels, manually and automatically stoked, with a nominal heat output of up to 500 kW
• EN 16647 - Liquid fuel fireplaces - Decorative flame producing appliances using alcohol or gel fuel - Residential use
• EN 15456 - Heating boilers - Electrical consumption of heat generators - System limits - Measurements

Kiwa Italia, already a leader in the world of CE certification of gas appliances, in Italy since 1994, since 2007 has opened an all-Italian laboratory for testing wood and pellet burning fireplaces.