This National Standard of Canada is based on International Standard ISO 13256-1:1998. 1 Scope 1.1 This part of ISO 13256 establishes performance testing and rating criteria
for factory-made residential, commercial and industrial, electrically-driven,
mechanical-compression type, water-to-air and brine-to-air heat pumps. The
requirements for testing and rating contained in this part of ISO 13256 are
based on the use of matched assemblies. 1.2 Equipment designed for rating at one application under this part of ISo
13256 may not be suitable at all applications covered in this part of ISo
13256. 1.3 This part of ISO 13256 does not apply to the testing and rating of
individural assemblies for separate use, nor to the testing and rating of heat
pumps covered in ISO 5151, ISO 13253 or ISO 13256-2. NOTE - For the purpose of the remaining clauses, the terms "equipment" or "heat
pumps" may be used to mean "water-to-air heat pumps" or "brine-to-air heat
pumps" and the term "liquid" refers to either "water" or "brine".