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DIN Standards Committee Heating and Cooking Equipment

About FNH

The DIN Standards Committee Heating and Cooking Equipment (FNH) was founded in 1948. The working scope encloses on the one hand standardisation activities for household cooking and heating appliances, running with solid, liquid and gaseous fuels. It contains stoves and built in appliances, coal and oil ovens, open fire stoves, independent gas-fired space heaters, heating inserts for tiled stoves and fire places, woodpellet-fired independent heaters, water heaters and special appliances. On the other hand the FNH is concerned with the standardisation of appliances for commercial kitchen as used in hotels, catering trade, restaurants, casinos, hospitals, cafeterias and many other catering facilities. These are in particular: thermal catering equipment for commercial kitchen, large-scale kitchen equipment and steam equipment, equipment for commercial kitchens - components for ventilation, fire suppression systems, UV devises for commercial kitchens and stainless steel products.

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DIN Standards Committee Heating and Cooking Equipment (FNH)
Dipl.-Ing.
Frank Kienle

Amelia-Mary-Earhart-Str. 12
60549 Frankfurt am Main

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New projects
Document number Begin Title Comment
DIN EN 18372 2026-04-21 Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs - Evaluation of the suitability of metal and alloy articles in contact with foodstuffs during microwave heating; German and English version prEN 18372:2026 More  Comment 
DIN EN 30-2-2/A1 2026-04-01 Domestic cooking appliances burning gas - Part 22: Rational use of energy Appliances having forced-convection ovens and/or grills More  Comment 
DIN 18852 2026-02-12 Equipment for commercial kitchens - Frying and grilling appliances - Requirements and testing More  Comment 

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Current Draft Standards
Document number Edition Title
DIN EN 16510-2-8 2026-06 Residential solid fuel burning appliances - Part 2-8: Gravimetrically pellet-fed room heaters; German and English version prEN 16510-2-8:2026 More  Read draft and comment
DIN 18852 2026-05 Equipment for commercial kitchens - Frying and grilling appliances - Requirements and testing More  Read draft and comment

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New publications
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DIN 18873-16 2026-06 Standard Methods for measuring the energy consumption of commercial kitchen appliances - Part 16: Kitchen machinery More  Order from DIN Media
DIN 18869-8 2026-06 Standard Equipment for commercial kitchens - Components for ventilation of commercial kitchens - Part 8: Safety requirements, dimensioning and design for shared exhaust air from solid fuel-fired appliances and commercial kitchen appliances with other energy sources More  Order from DIN Media
DIN EN 16647-1 2026-06 Standard Alcohol powered flueless fireplaces - Safety requirements and test methods - Part 1: Manually operated decorative fireplaces for domestic use; German version EN 16647-1:2025 More  Order from DIN Media

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