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Heater Testing

We specialise in testing heating appliances for compliance with New Zealand and overseas standards with test rigs to evaluate performance, emissions and safety. With over ten years experience with heating appliances and with specialized test facilities we are ideally placed to assist with the development of new heating appliances. Regular customers benefit from access to our technical files and technical bulletins.

We operate a quality management system to ISO/IEC 17025 standards and our Laboratory is IANZ registered for tests on solid fueled and oil fired appliances.

We provide comprehensive tests on wood, coal, oil and gas fired appliances as well as performance tests for electrical appliances.

Test rigs and equipment include:

Emissions

Efficiency

Heat Output

Safety

Heat distribution

Thermal Comfort

Radiant Energy

Flue Gas Analysis

Imaging

More information on test facilities can be found here:

Thermal Comfort Laboratory

Climate Controlled Laboratories

Materials Characterisation

Specific information on some specific heater types can be found at the following locations::

Solar Hot Water Heaters

Solid Fuel Heaters (Wood, Coal, Pellets)

Gas Fired Appliances