IS 11241 : 1985 Specification for Portable Liquefied Petroleum Gas Appliances Operating at Vapour Pressure

1 Scope

Specifies construction, operation, safety requirements and testsfor portable liquefied petroleum gas appliances, such as cookingappliances, lights, space heaters and blow torches intended foroperating at the direct vapour pressure of the gas in refillableand non-refillable gas containers. This standard excludes liquidfeed burners and equipment having integral containers refillable byuser as they may constitute a hazard.

1.1 Since the LPG marketed in the country is a commercialmixture of butane and propane containing predominantly butane,these appliances shall be deemed to be meant for use with suchcommercial butane-propane mixture and shall satisfy variousrequirements accordingly.