3 Specifications
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The testo 380 is approved for fuels in accordance with instrument
class A, B and C of VDI 4206-2. This corresponds to fuel groups 1 -
8 in accordance with § 3 of the first German Federal Imission
Control Ordinance (BImSchV):
1. Coal, non-pitch-bonded coal briquettes, coal coke
2. Lignite, lignite briquettes, lignite coke
3. Fuel peat, fuel peat pellets
3a. Barbecue charcoal, barbecue charcoal briquettes in accordance
with DIN EN 1860, September 2005 edition
4. Natural chunky wood, including attached bark, especially in the
form of split logs, chippings, brushwood or cones
5. Natural non-chunky wood, especially in the form of sawdust,
shavings, abrasive dust or bark
5a. Pressed items made of natural wood in the form of wood
briquettes in accordance with DIN 51731, October 1996 edition,
or in the form of wood pellets in accordance with the fuel
requirements of the DINplus Certification Program “Wood
pellets for use in small furnaces in accordance with DIN 51731-
HP 5”, August 2007 edition, and other wood briquettes or wood
pellets made of natural wood with equal quality.
6. Painted, varnished or coated wood and any scrap materials
from the same, insofar as no wood preservatives have been
applied or are included due to treatment, and coatings do not
contain any halogenated organic compounds or heavy metals.
7. Plywood, chipboard, fibreboard or otherwise glued wood and
any scrap materials from the same, insofar as no wood
preservatives have been applied or are included due to
treatment, and coatings do not contain any halogenated organic
compounds or heavy metals.
8. Straw and other plant materials, cereal which is not intended
as food, such as rolled grain, cracked grain, whole grain plants,
cereal debris, husk and remainders of cornstalk and pellets
from the aforementioned fuels.
For official measurements in accordance with the 1st BImSchV
(chimney sweeps) and in accordance with VDI 4206 Part 2, the
measuring instrument must be checked every six months by
a technical testing body of the Guild of Master Chimney Sweeps
or another testing body recognised by the authorities.
