Automatic Valves for Gas Appliances

This Standard applies to newly produced automatic valves (see Clause 3, Definitions) constructed entirely of new, unused parts and materials. These valves may be individual automatic valves or valves utilized as parts of automatic gas ignition systems.

This Standard also applies to commercial/industrial safety shutoff valves (see Clause 3), herein after referred to as C/I valves. This Standard does not apply to self-contained water heater, cooking appliance, or room heater thermostats, or self-contained automatic gas shutoff valves for hot water supply systems.

Components performing functions other than those of an automatic valve are to comply with applicable American National Standards or Canadian Standards.

Compliance of an automatic valve with this Standard does not imply that the automatic valve is acceptable for use on gas appliances without supplemental tests with the automatic valve applied to the particular appliance design.

A control that incorporates two or more automatic valves and no other function, (as defined by combination control, see Clause 3), may be tested to this Standard or to the Standard for Combination Gas Controls for Gas Appliances, ANSI Z21.78 • CSA 6.20, at the discretion of the manufacturer.