CSA B140.9.4:10

(reaffirmed 2019)

Portable, pressurized-type,

liquid-petroleum-fuelled lamps and lanterns

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Portable, pressurized-type,

liquid-petroleum-fuelled lamps and lanterns

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Contents

Technical Committee on Oil Burning Appliance Standards v

Preface vii

1. Scope 1

   
   

2. Reference publications 1

   
   

3. Definitions 2

   
   

4. General requirements 2

   
   

5. Construction requirements 3

   1. General 3

   2. Gaskets 4

   3. Legs 4

   4. Lighting 4

   5. Materials 4

   6. Joints, compounds, and lubricants 5

   7. Fuel piping and tubing 5

   8. Burners 5

   9. Primary air control 5

   10. Orifices and orifice fittings 5

   11. Manually operated fuel shut-off valves 6

   12. Fuel valves 6

   13. Refillable fuel tank 6

       
       

6. Instructions 7

   
   

7. Marking 9

   
   

8. Tests 11

   1. General 11

   2. Burner operation characteristics 12

   3. Rated input capacity 13

   4. Carbon monoxide/carbon dioxide 13

   5. Gasket material 14

   6. Resistance to wind 15

   7. Temperature test 15

   8. Temperature test with broken mantle 16

   9. Rain test 17

   10. Impact test 17

   11. Corrosion resistance 18

   12. Resistance to cold 18

   13. Hydrostatic pressure 18

   14. Pressurizing device closures 18

   15. Overfilling of tanks 19

   16. Marking material adhesion and legibility 19

   17. Permanently attached marking tags 19

Tables

1 — Test conditions 12

Figures

1. — Boxed warnings 8

2. — Sheet metal hood for combustion tests 14

3. — Enclosure for temperature test 16

Technical Committee on Oil Burning Appliance Standards

R. Smith RS Consulting,

Whitby, Ontario

Chair

T. Begoske Field Controls LLC, Brighton, Michigan, USA

Vice-Chair

C. Baumgartner Natural Resources Canada (NRCan),

Ottawa, Ontario

B. Blouin UTC Canada Corporation, Division ICP, Sherbrooke, Québec

H. Bouchard Corporation des maîtres mécaniciens en tuyauterie du Québec,

Montréal, Québec

Associate

K. Cabrera The Coleman Company Inc.,

Wichita, Kansas, USA

R. Cane Caneta Research, Mississauga, Ontario

M. Grandi Riello Canada Incorporated, Mississauga, Ontario

Associate

E. Grzesik Ontario Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, Toronto, Ontario

A. Hayden Integrated Energy Systems, SBC CETCO, Ottawa, Ontario

A. Herzon Nordyne Inc., O’Fallon, Missouri, USA

Associate

K. Johnson Newmac Manufacturing Incorporated, Debert, Nova Scotia

P. McKay Brampton, Ontario

R. Mossavi Viessmann Manufacturing Company Inc.,

Waterloo, Ontario

P. Rizcallah National Research Council Canada, Canadian Codes Centre,

Ottawa, Ontario

Associate

M. Robinet ECR International Ltd., Olsen Division,

Wallaceburg, Ontario

P. Scott Central Yukon Region Consumer & Protective Services,

Whitehorse, Yukon

D. Stewart Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Labour,

Halifax, Nova Scotia

R. Storey Delaur Ltd., Oakville, Ontario

Associate

R. Sumabat Technical Standards & Safety Authority (TSSA), Toronto, Ontario

J. Willey Superior Energy Systems, Derby, Kansas, USA

Associate

L. Contasti Canadian Standards Association, Mississauga, Ontario

Project Manager

Preface

This is the second edition of CSA B140.9.4, Portable, pressurized-type, liquid-petroleum-fuelled lamps and lanterns. It supersedes the previous edition, published in 1979. It is the third in a series of Standards covering minimum requirements for safe operation, acceptable performance, marking, and testing of portable, liquid-fuel-burning appliances. The other Standards in the series are

1. CSA B140.9.1, Portable liquid fuelled catalytic appliances; and

2. CSA B140.9.2, Portable, pressurized-type, liquid-petroleum-fuelled camp stoves.

   Safe and satisfactory use of portable, liquid-fuelled appliances depends in part on correct operation and the burning of appropriate fuel.

   Although these appliances do not require installation and are generally self-contained, the intent and the definitions of the latest edition of CSA B139, Installation code for oil-burning equipment, should be applied to the use of this equipment.

   This Standard has been revised to reflect SI units as the primary measurement system and to update the instructions and marking requirements.

   This Standard was prepared by the Technical Committee on Oil Burning Appliance Standards, under the jurisdiction of the Strategic Steering Committee on Fuel Burning Equipment, and has been formally approved by the Technical Committee.

   
   

   February 2010

   
   

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B140.9.4-10

Portable, pressurized-type, liquid-petroleum-fuelled lamps and lanterns

1. Scope

   
   

   1.1

   This Standard applies to portable, pressurized-type, liquid-petroleum-fuelled lamps and lanterns with one or more burners.

   Note: The term “device” as used in this Standard refers to both lamps and lanterns as defined in Clause 3. The term “lamp” or “lantern” is used where specific reference is intended.

   
   

   1.2

   This Standard applies to devices intended for use outdoors only.

   
   

   1.3

   This Standard may be applied to devices using alcohol-type fuel with a pressurized fuel system.

   
   

   1.4

   The values given in SI units are the units of record for the purposes of this Standard. The values given in parentheses are for information and comparison only.

   
   

   1.5

   In CSA Standards, “shall” is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the standard; “should” is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; and “may” is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the standard.

   Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material.

   Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements.

   Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application.

   
   

2. Reference publications

This publication refers to the following publications, and where such reference is made, it shall be the edition listed below:

CSA (Canadian Standards Association)

B139-09

Installation code for oil-burning equipment

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