Certified Wood Heaters

All wood heaters manufactured and offered for sale in Australia must be tested to the Standards AS/NZS4013 Domestic solid fuel burning appliances – method for determination of flue gas emission and AS/NZS4012 Domestic solid fuel burning appliances – method for determination of power output and efficiency and tested using Hardwood fuel.

Effective: July 2020

New Certificates:

• The laboratory conducting the test will issue a certificate to the Manufacturer/Importer
• The certificate will be valid until August 2024 which is the date the current AS/NZ 4012/4013 standard will expire
• The outcome of the review of the standards at that time will determine whether more testing must be done or whether certificates will be reissued.
• The Manufacturer/Importer would send a copy of the newly issued Certificate to the AHHA for inclusion on the website

Renewals of existing certificates with expiry dates prior to August 2024  

• AHHA to monitor the dates and notify the Manufacturer/Importer of the pending expiry of the certificate
• The Manufacturer/Importer should contact the laboratory that conducted the testing to issue a new certificate to expire August 2024
• If the initial testing laboratory no longer exists they can contact either of the laboratories below and request a certificate be issued. The laboratory will require a full set of drawings for the heater, a copy of the original test report and a letter or email stating the heater specifications have not changed in any way since it was initially tested. The fee for service will be by negotiation with the respective laboratory.
• If the certificate that has expired has been issued on a letter of opinion the reissue of a certificate will be at the sole discretion of the laboratory issuing the new certificate.
• The Manufacturer/Importer would send a copy of the newly issued Certificate to the AHHA for inclusion on the website

There will be no fee payable by AHHA members for putting certificate information on the AHHA website.