1.1.1 This Code applies to the facilities, technology and inspection for manufacturing of charcoal stove butane starters (hereinafter referred to as “charcoal stove starters”) which uses jointed cylinders or welded cylinders filled with liquefied butane gas and of which heat input rate is not over 232.6 kW (200,000 kcal/h) among the burners in conformity to the Enforcement Regulation of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act (hereinafter referred to as “Enforcement Regulation”), Table 3, No. 10 and Table 7, No.4-j. <Revised on November 4, 2015>
1.1.2 The combustors excluded from the gas appliances subject to license in conformity to the Enforcement Regulation, Table 7, No.5-b are as follows:
(1) Gas torches used for welding and cutting,
(2) Dryer combustors used in casting sand dryers, printing ink dryers, concrete dryers, etc.,
(3) Furnace combustors for heat treatment furnaces or heating furnaces used as metal heat treatment furnaces, glass and ceramic furnaces, atmosphere gas furnaces, etc.,
(4) Melting furnace combustors used in metal melting, glass melting, etc.,
(5) Combustors attached to gas canisters of which internal volume is less than 100 mL, and
(6) Other combustors acknowledged by the Minister of Trade, Industry & Energy to be free from any problem in safety control.<Revised on September 29, 2017>
1. General 1
1.1 Scope 1
1.2 Validity of Code 1
1.3 Reference Codes and Standards 2
1.3.1 Inspection standard for new technology products 2
1.3.2 Registration standard for manufacturing of foreign products <Newly established on June 26, 2012, Revised November 4, 2015> 2
1.4 Definitions 2
1.5 Application of Codes and Standards 3
1.6 interim Measures (currently not used) <Newly established on April 5, 2012> 3
1.7 Kinds (currently not used) <Newly established on April 5, 2012> 3
1.8 Restriction to Use of Parts <Newly established on April 5, 2012> 3
2. Manufacturing Installation Standard 4
2.1 Manufacturing Facilities 4
2.2 Inspection Facilities 4
3. Manufacturing Technology Standard 5
3.1 Materials <Revised on April, 5, 2012> 5
3.2 Construction and Dimensions <Revised on April, 5, 2012> 6
3.3 Devices 7
3.3.1 Power failure safety device 7
3.3.2 Head wind prevention device (not applicable) 7
3.3.3 Flame supervision device 8
3.3.4 Other devices 8
3.4 Performance 8
3.4.1 Product performance <Revised on April 5, 2012> 8
3.4.2 Material performance <Newly established on April 5, 2012> 10
3.4.3 Operating performance 10
3.5 Heat Treatment (currently not used) 13
3.6 Marking 13
3.6.1 Product marking 13
3.6.2 Acceptance marking 14
3.6.3 Enclosure of manual 14
4. Inspection Standard 14
4.1 Kinds of Inspections 14
4.1.1 Manufacturing installation inspection 14
4.1.2 Product inspection 15
4.2 Object Audit of Process Inspection 17
4.2.1 Application for audit 17
4.2.2 Audit method 17
4.2.3 Adjudication committee 18
4.3 Inspection Items 18
4.3.1 Manufacturing installation inspection 18
4.3.2 Product inspection 19
4.4 Inspection Method 21
4.4.1 Manufacturing installation inspection 21
4.4.2 Product inspection 22
4.5 Other Inspection Standards 26
4.5.1 Inspection of imported products 26
4.5.2 Partial omission of inspection 26
4.5.3 Disposal of rejected products (not applicable) 26
4.5.4 Detailed inspection standards 26
Appendix A General Standard for Operation of Quality Control System for Gas Appliance Manufacturing Plants 27
Appendix B General Test Conditions for Charcoal Stove Starters 32
Appendix C Test Methods for Charcoal Stove Starters <Newly established on April 5, 2012> 33
