File: ULC Subject C627.1-2008
ULC G5.2
April 1, 2008
CERTIFICATION BULLETIN 2008 – 09
To: Members of the Advisory Council of the Underwriters’ Laboratories of Canada
Listees of Heating Equipment, Miscellaneous
Others Interested
Subject: ULC/ORD-C627.1-2008, Unvented Ethyl Alcohol Fuel Burning Decorative
Appliances
ULC is please to announce the publication of ULC/ORD-C627.1-2008, Unvented Ethyl
Alcohol Fuel Burning Decorative Appliances. ULC/ORD-C627.1-2008 specifies
requirements that apply to Factory-built Decorative Unvented Appliances that are
intended to be fixed/non-movable and that use Ethyl Alcohol (Ethanol) in liquid or gel
form as the fuel. These appliances are intended to be decorative in nature and limited
to a maximum output of 10,000 BTU/hour. Appliances that use fuel oils, kerosene,
gasoline, and other non-alcohols are not covered by these requirements. The Ethyl
Alcohol fuels for use with these products are required to meet the Health Canada
Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations 2001 and the EcoLogo program
requirements.
These requirements for Unvented Ethyl Alcohol Fuel Burning Decorative Appliances are
effective immediately
All submittals for unvented ethyl alcohol fuel burning decorative appliances will be
investigated to the requirements in ULC/ORD-C627.1.
This Certification Bulletin may be forwarded to others who may have an interest in the
publication of this document.
UNDERWRITERS’ LABORATORIES OF CANADA
Normand Breton
Director Regulatory & Chief Engineer