UL 1618-2015 UL Standard for Safety Wall Protectors Floor Protectors and Hearth Extensions (Second Edition Reprint with Revisions Through and Including January 10 2018).pdf

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2、 NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL UL Standard for Safety for Wall Protectors, Floor Protectors, and Hearth Extensions, UL 1618 Second Edition, Dated October 23, 2015 Summary of Topics This Second Edition of the Standard for Wall Protectors, Floor Pro

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13、SION FROM UL CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 Scope .4 2 Components 4 3 Units of Measurement .5 4 Undated References 5 5 Glossary .5 CONSTRUCTION 6 Materials .6 7 Assembly 7 7.1 General .7 7.2 Joints .7 7.3 Grounding .8 7.4 Spacing .8 PERFORMANCE 8 General 8 9 Test Installation .9 10 Accelerated Aging Test 1

14、0 11 Thermal Resistivity Test .10 12 Radiant Panel Test .11 13 Burning Brand Test for Floor Protectors .11 13.1 General .11 13.2 Size and construction of brand .11 13.3 Ignition of brand 12 13.4 Test conditions .13 13.5 Duration of test 13 14 Impact and Strength Test 13 15 Reduced Clearance Test for

15、 Wall Protectors .13 MARKINGS 16 General 14 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 17 General 15 18 Floor Protectors 16 19 Wall Protectors .17 APPENDIX A Standards for ComponentsA1 OCTOBER 23, 2015 WALL PROTECTORS, FLOOR PROTECTORS, AND HEARTH EXTENSIONS - UL 1618 3UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURT

16、HER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL INTRODUCTION 1 Scope 1.1 These requirements cover wall protectors, oor protectors, and hearth extensions that are intended for use with heat producing devices, such as replaces, replace stoves, replace inserts, and solid-fuel type room heat

17、ers. 1.2 Wall protectors, oor protectors, and hearth extensions are intended for installation in accordance with the Standard for Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents, and Solid-Fuel Burning Appliances, NFPA 211. 1.3 The factory-built replaces with which these products are used are intended to comply with th

18、e Standard for Factory-Built Fireplaces, UL 127. 1.4 The replace stoves with which these products are used are intended to comply with the Standard for Fireplace Stoves, UL 737. 1.5 The solid-fuel type room heaters with which these products are used are intended to comply with the Standard for Room

19、Heaters, Solid-Fuel Type, UL 1482. 1.6 The pellet-fuel type room heaters with which these products are used are intended to comply with the Standard for Room Heaters, Pellet Fuel-Burning Type, ASTM E1509. 1.7 Floor protectors are not evaluated in regard to oor protection with substantial amounts of

20、fuel burning directly on the oor protector surface. 2 Components 2.1 Except as indicated in 2.2, a component of a product covered by this standard shall comply with the requirements for that component. See Appendix A for a list of standards covering components generally used in the products covered

21、by this standard. 2.2 A component is not required to comply with a specic requirement that: a) Involves a feature or characteristic not required in the application of the component in the product covered by this standard, or b) Is superseded by a requirement in this standard. 2.3 A component shall b

22、e used in accordance with its rating established for the intended conditions of use. 2.4 Specic components are incomplete in construction features or restricted in performance capabilities. Such components are intended for use only under limited conditions, such as certain temperatures not exceeding

23、 specied limits, and shall be used only under those specic conditions. OCTOBER 23, 2015 WALL PROTECTORS, FLOOR PROTECTORS, AND HEARTH EXTENSIONS - UL 1618 4UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL 3 Units of Measurement 3.1 Values sta

24、ted without parentheses are the requirement. Values in parentheses are explanatory or approximate information. 4 Undated References 4.1 Any undated reference to a code or standard appearing in the requirements of this standard shall be interpreted as referring to the latest edition of that code or s

25、tandard. 5 Glossary 5.1 For the purpose of this standard, the following denitions apply. 5.2 FLOOR PROTECTOR Noncombustible surfacing applied to the oor area underneath and extending in front, to the sides and to the rear of a heat producing appliance. a) TYPE 1 EMBER PROTECTOR for appliances not re

26、quiring thermal protection of the combustible oor during normal operation. b) TYPE 2 THERMAL FLOOR PROTECTOR for appliances requiring thermal protection of the combustible oor during normal operation. To qualify as a Thermal Floor Protector, the oor protector must have a minimum R-Value of 1.0 when

27、tested using the method prescribed in Section 11 of this standard. 5.3 HEARTH EXTENSION Noncombustible surfacing applied to the oor area extending in front of and at the sides of the hearth opening of a replace or replace insert. Hearth extensions are subject to the same classications, testing and r

28、equirements as Ember Protectors and Thermal Floor Protectors dened in 5.2. 5.4 NONCOMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL A material that, in the form in which it is used and under the conditions anticipated, will not ignite, burn, support combustion, or release ammable vapors when subjected to re or heat as specied i

29、n the Radiant Panel Test, Section 12, and in the Burning Brand Test for Floor Protectors, Section 13. Materials reported as noncombustible, when tested in accordance with the Standard Test Method for Behavior of Materials in a Vertical Tube Furnace at 750C, ASTM E136, are considered noncombustible m

30、aterials. 5.5 PRODUCT All wall protectors, oor protectors, and hearth extensions or any part thereof covered by these requirements unless specically noted otherwise. 5.6 R-VALUE The measure of a materials ability to resist heat ow Thermal Resistance, units = ft 2 x F x hour/Btu. OCTOBER 23, 2015 WAL

31、L PROTECTORS, FLOOR PROTECTORS, AND HEARTH EXTENSIONS - UL 1618 5UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL CONSTRUCTION 6 Materials 6.1 Floor protectors as specied in 5.2 shall consist of a covering of non-combustible material on the s

32、ide of the oor protector facing the stove. Material shall form a continuous covering without gaps. All materials shall maintain their structural and thermal integrity throughout the required testing. Exception: Combustible trim shall not be considered part of the oor protection area if the combustib

33、le trim is completely outside the minimum oor protection dimensions specied in the appliances installation instructions, see 18.2(a). See Figure 6.1 for an example. This is generated text for gtxt. 6.2 For an ember protector as specied in 5.2(a), combustible materials may be used underneath the nonc

34、ombustible covering described in 6.1. 6.3 A thermal oor protector as specied in 5.2(b) shall be tested as if any combustible materials used in the construction of the oor protector were the combustible oor. The thermocouples shall be attached to the top surface of the upper-most layer of any combust

35、ible material within the oor protector structure. The test limits are to be applied as if the combustible materials were the oor. The R-value given for a thermal oor protector containing combustible materials shall be the thermal resistance from the top surface of the oor protector to the top surfac

36、e of the upper-most layer of combustible material within the oor protector. Figure 6.1 Allowable combustible trim locations for oor protectors NOTE: Appliance specic OCTOBER 23, 2015 WALL PROTECTORS, FLOOR PROTECTORS, AND HEARTH EXTENSIONS - UL 1618 6UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHE

37、R REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL 6.4 Asbestos material shall not be used. 7 Assembly 7.1 General 7.1.1 Each part or assembly shall be constructed for attachment of one to the other without requiring alteration, cutting, threading, drilling, welding, or similar tasks by the i

38、nstaller. Exception: An assembly or component part intended to be cut to length or to be tted by the installer may be provided if means are furnished for joining any altered part to a companion part or assembly. All fasteners required to complete the assembly shall be provided with the product by th

39、e manufacturer. Drilling is acceptable if: a) The drilling operation does not weaken the assembly; and b) The size of the required drill bit is specied and instructions clearly describe the locations to be drilled, such as by the use of templates, drawings, descriptions, or the like. 7.1.2 Two or mo

40、re parts or subassemblies that must bear a denite relationship to each other shall be: a) Arranged and constructed to permit them to be incorporated into the complete assembly without need for alteration or alignment and only in the correct relationship with each other; or b) Assembled and shipped f

41、rom the factory as one element. 7.2 Joints 7.2.1 Parts shall be jointed and secured so that they do not disengage when tested in accordance with these requirements. 7.2.2 Any joints between sections of oor protectors to be assembled in the eld shall provide continuous protection for the combustible

42、material beneath the joint such as that provided by a lap or tongue and groove joint with a minimum of 1/2 inch overlap, grouting surface tiles, a strip of sheet metal under the oor protector spanning the joint or equivalent. OCTOBER 23, 2015 WALL PROTECTORS, FLOOR PROTECTORS, AND HEARTH EXTENSIONS

43、- UL 1618 7UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL 7.3 Grounding 7.3.1 When a oor protector is constructed with a metal face, an electrical grounding kit shall be available from the manufacturer for those installations where the appl

44、iance installed on the oor protector includes electrical components. 7.3.2 The kit shall include the following construction or its equivalent: a 12 inch (305 mm) long copper wire conductor, 14 AWG (2.1 mm 2 ) or larger, nished with a continuous green jacket having a paint-cutting type eyelet at each

45、 end with a 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) long metal screw, size No. 6-32 (3.5 mm diameter) provided to secure one end of the wire to the oor protector. When the other end of the grounding wire is to be secured to the heating appliance by means of drilling and securing the grounding wire by means of a nut and b

46、olt, the specic drill, bolt, and nut size shall be specied in the kits installation instructions. 7.4 Spacing 7.4.1 A wall protector spacing kit, when provided, shall be constructed of noncombustible materials and shall establish and maintain the minimum required clearance between the wall shield an

47、d the combustible wall surface. PERFORMANCE 8 General 8.1 When a product is tested in accordance with these requirements, temperatures on combustible construction shall be maintained within the limits specied. No part shall attain a temperature that will damage required corrosion protection or cause

48、 creeping, distortion, sagging, or similar damage. 8.2 Thermal insulation, as employed, shall comply with the following requirements during and following tests on the product: a) The insulating material shall remain in its intended position; and b) The thermal insulation shall not show evidence of s

49、oftening, melting, or other evidence of malfunction or deterioration. 8.3 The product, as installed, shall comply with the requirements for the Standard for Tests for Sharpness of Edges on Equipment, UL 1439. OCTOBER 23, 2015 WALL PROTECTORS, FLOOR PROTECTORS, AND HEARTH EXTENSIONS - UL 1618 8UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL 9 Test Installation 9.1 Tests shall be conducted a