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CE Marking (Conformité Européenne): This is the European market’s mark of conformity. For gas appliances, it means the appliance meets essential safety, health, environmental, and performance requirements set out in Regulation (EU) 2016/426, together with any relevant harmonised European standards.
When a product is certified under all these bodies CE , it assures that it has passed rigorous third-party testing in multiple jurisdictions and adheres to high safety, supply quality, emission and electrical/electronic safety standards. It is the same standard that is used for UK/CA – in essence the UK was to implement its own safety standard, but it is exactly the same as the CE mark. However, it is likely that the UK will be heading back to the using just the CE mark in future.
Beyond safety, there are legal and insurance implications. In all jurisdictions of the UK and EU, selling or installing a gas-burning appliance without required certification is illegal. If something goes wrong (injury, damage, fire), insurance may refuse claims if uncertified products were involved. The gas fitter should be looking for the tag and will not install it if it does not have one.
Buying a firepit without up-to-date, proper certification, or where only part of it is certified carries risks. Gas firepits are complex, they combine:
False sense of safety: Products without certification often lack essential safety components such as gas tightness, electronic safety, flame failure device etc., leading to:
Substandard components: Without regulations, firepits can be manufactured with cheap burners, unsafe gas hoses, low-grade metal or welds in the vessel, or unapproved electronics. This leads to early failure or dangerous malfunctions.
Non-compliance with laws: Without the necessary CE marking, you may run into problems with import restrictions, installation permissions,and local building/fire safety codes.
Insurance refusal: If damage occurs that can be traced back to an uncertified appliance, insurers may deny claims.
Environmental or health hazards: Improper combustion can produce excess carbon monoxide; materials may emit harmful fumes; flame or heat may damage surroundings.
When you’re assessing a prospective firepit (from Solus or another company), here are things to look for to verify up-to-date, full certification:
| CE Marking | Is there a CE mark physically on the product (not just on the packaging)? In the case of a fire pit burner, the burner itself must be marked. Does a Declaration of Conformity (DoC) exist and mention the relevant regulation (e.g. GAR, EN standards)? Is there a Notified Body number (if needed)? |
| ANSI / CSA Mark (for North America) | These cannot be sold in the EU even if they have ANSI/CSA marks on components (burner, electronics)? A separate CE mark is needed. |
| What parts are certified | Sometimes only burners are certified, or only electronics; the full product may not be. Make sure all key parts: burner, vessel, electronics are covered. |
| Technical documentation | Can the company supply the test reports / certificates (or summary)? Do the documents list relevant standards (e.g. EN 298 for burner control, applicable EN or ISO gas appliance standards, etc.)? (Link to Solus Certification HERE) |
| Date of certification | Standards evolve. A certificate from 10+ years ago may refer to old regulations. Ensure certifications are recent and valid under current laws. |
| Manufacturer transparency | Reliable manufacturers will publish or make available the certification info easily. If someone is reluctant or vague, that’s a red flag. CSE Safety approved is not the same thing as a CE Mark. The CE Mark has a certificate specifying this to back it up and should be on the web site for verification. A common practice is to indicate that the burner/vessel is certified but without anything to back it up. Stating that a product is built to “CE standards” means absolutely nothing, and is often used to hide out-of-date CE certification. It is the responsibility of the purchaser to verify. |
The testing that one undergoes to get this CE mark ( UKCA ) is extensive – it requires each and every burner leaving the facility to be bench tested. This means it goes through a series of tests to ensure that it does not leak, it ignites and shuts off in a timed manner. No end of tests to ensure its safety. The audit team then comes out once a year to determine that in fact their regulations and guidelines are being followed – without fail.
