Product information requirements

The instruction manuals for installers and users, and free access websites of suppliers shall contain:

Any specific precautions to be taken when the LSH is assembled, installed or maintained, and information relevant to disassembly, recycling and/or disposal at end-of-life.
Technical parameters in both regulations shall be measured and calculated in accordance with the respective Annex III and show the significant figures as indicated in the respective tables in Annex II.

Table: Product information requirements for product models complying with the old and new regulation.

The old regulation (EU) 2015/1188 Annex III, 3 (a)	The new regulation (EU) 2024/1103 Annex II, 4 (1)
Gaseous and liquid fuel domestic LSH (including flueless heaters)
Table 1	Placed on market with control: Table 1 Placed on market without control: Table 2 for at least one combination of LSH and control functions that make the product compliant with this regulation and Table 7 (without any modification)
Table 2	Placed on market with control: Table 3 Placed on market without control: Table 4 for at least one combination of LSH and control functions that make the product compliant with this regulation and Table 7 (without any modification)
Commercial LSH
Table 3 (The content is identical to the new regulation.)	Table 5 (The content is identical to the old regulation.)
Separate related controls
No requirements	Table 7 without any modification, and the information in Table 6 (mainly including low power consumption and type of control functions)

For domestic LSH, the content is mostly unchanged, but the following parameters are new:

Low power mode consumptions (off, idle, networked standby mode) and indication of presence of a standby mode with display of information or status
The seasonal space heating efficiency in %
Indication of presence of self-learning functionality and control accuracy
Please note that the number of decimals has increased for various parameters

Moreover:

For gas and liquid fuel LSH except commercial LSH, the flue gas temperature and the combustion air temperature shall be measured for the minimum total flue duct pipe length declared by the manufacturer in the installation manual but not more than 1,5 meters (sum of vertical and horizontal pipe length). If no declaration is available, the measurement shall be performed with a total pipe length of 1,5 meters.
For electric LSH only, the section on auxiliary energy consumption and on electric storage LSH have been omitted.

The difference between the tables for LSH placed on the market without control compared to the table for LSH with control (for all domestic LSH) is:

There is a remark at the top “This product needs a control to comply with the mandatory ecodesign requirements set out in regulation (EU) 2024/1103”.
The sections on power consumption in low power modes and Efficiency (NCV = net calorific value) are omitted.
The section on control functions refers to the functions that need to be present in a separately purchased control (clearly not to the ones present in the product). A room temperature control cannot be selected in this section.

The following information requirements need to be considered for both old and new regulation ((EU) 2024/1103 (Annex II. 4)):

The instruction manual for installers and users, free access websites of manufacturers (please note, that the new regulation also includes “their authorised representatives and importers”), and the product packaging shall incorporate the following product information clearly visible and legible in a local language(s) depending on where the product is marketed:

For LSH , flueless LSH and open to chimney LSH , this sentence: “This product is not suitable for primary heating purposes”

and

For electric portable space heaters and electric visibly glowing radiant portable LSH, this sentence: This product is only suitable for well insulated spaces or occasional use’
- Must be on the cover page of the instruction manual for users.
- Must be displayed together with the other characteristics of the product on the free-access websites of manufacturers.
- Must be placed in a prominent position on the packaging.
  Please note, that the old regulation states, that the prominent position on the packaging must be displayed to the end user prior to purchase.

Please note, that the new regulation states that:

(3) For separate related controls, the instruction manuals for installers and users free access websites of suppliers, and the product packaging shall incorporate the following product information clearly visible and legible in a local language(s) where the product is marketed:

“This control has the following control functions: Insert here the list of control function codes according to Table 7, Annex II.”

(4) The instruction manuals for installers and users, the free access websites of suppliers, and the product packaging may contain additional information about the characteristics of the product that may be useful to installers and users, including information about the compatibility of heaters and controls that make sure that the product fulfils the minimum requirements on seasonal space heating energy efficiency and low power modes.