EN 60335-2-66:2003/A2:2012
(Amendment)Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-66: Particular requirements for water-bed heaters
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-66: Particular requirements for water-bed heaters
2011-09-22: Publication editing allocated to cpalagi@cencenelec.eu
Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-66: Besondere Anforderungen für Wasserbett-Beheizungen
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-66: Règles particulières pour les dispositifs de chauffage pour matelas à eau
Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-66. del: Posebne zahteve za grelnike vodnih postelj - Dopolnilo A2 (IEC 60335-2-66:2002/A2:2011)
Obravnava varnost električnih grelnikov vodnih postelj in njihovih kontrolnih enot, ki so namenjeni za gospodinjsko in podobno uporabo ter katerih nazivna napetost ne presega 250 V.
General Information
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 01-Mar-2012
- Withdrawal Date
- 03-Oct-2014
- Technical Committee
- CLC/TC 61 - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances
- Drafting Committee
- IEC/TC 61 - IEC_TC_61
- Current Stage
- 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
- Start Date
- 02-Mar-2012
- Completion Date
- 02-Mar-2012
Relations
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2023
- Effective Date
- 01-Apr-2025
Overview
EN 60335-2-66:2003/A2:2012 is a CENELEC amendment to the European safety standard for water‑bed heaters, forming part of the EN/IEC 60335 series for household and similar electrical appliances. It endorses IEC 60335-2-66:2002/A2:2011 without modification and sets particular safety requirements for heaters intended for water mattresses. The amendment (A2) was approved by CENELEC in October 2011 and published in 2012 to guide national adoption and conformity testing.
Key Topics and Requirements
- Scope: Particular safety requirements for electrical water‑bed heaters as part of the household appliance safety framework (EN/IEC 60335 series).
- Markings and instructions: Adds a requirement that the heater be clearly instructed to be placed centrally under the mattress so it does not project from the sides of the mattress enclosure.
- Abnormal operation test (Clause 19 - new subclause 19.101):
- The heater is tested without folded mattress material and positioned so it extends 10 cm outside the mattress envelope along its longest side.
- When supplied at rated power input, the surface temperature rise of the portion extending beyond the mattress must not exceed 65 K, with a permitted first overshoot up to 95 K.
- Components (Clause 24 - new subclause 24.1.4):
- The number of operating cycles for voltage‑maintained non‑self‑resetting thermal cut‑outs is increased to 10,000 cycles, enhancing durability and reliability expectations.
Applications
This standard is used to ensure safe design, manufacture, testing and documentation of electric heaters for water mattresses. Typical users include:
- Manufacturers and product designers - for safe heater design, component selection and user instructions.
- Test laboratories and conformity assessors - to perform abnormal‑operation and thermal‑cut‑out cycle tests as required by the amendment.
- Certification bodies and regulators - for national adoption, market surveillance and regulatory compliance.
- Technical writers and packaging teams - to update marking and instruction requirements for end users.
Related Standards
- EN/IEC 60335 series - general and specific parts covering safety of household and similar electrical appliances (EN 60335-1 for general requirements).
- IEC 60335-2-66:2002/A2:2011 - the corresponding International Standard adopted by CENELEC.
This amendment strengthens safety testing and labeling requirements for water‑bed heaters, making it essential for stakeholders involved in product compliance, risk assessment and market entry for household heating appliances. Keywords: EN 60335-2-66, water-bed heaters, safety standard, CENELEC, IEC 60335, thermal cut-outs, abnormal operation, temperature rise.
Frequently Asked Questions
EN 60335-2-66:2003/A2:2012 is a amendment published by CLC. Its full title is "Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-66: Particular requirements for water-bed heaters". This standard covers: 2011-09-22: Publication editing allocated to cpalagi@cencenelec.eu
2011-09-22: Publication editing allocated to cpalagi@cencenelec.eu
EN 60335-2-66:2003/A2:2012 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 97.100.10 - Electric heaters. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 60335-2-66:2003/A2:2012 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 60335-2-66:2003, prEN IEC 60335-2-66:2025. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN 60335-2-66:2003/A2:2012 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2006/95/EC, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
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Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-66: Particular requirements
for water-bed heaters
Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-66:
Besondere Anforderungen für Wasserbett-Beheizungen
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-66: Règles particulières
pour les dispositifs de chauffage pour matelas à eau
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60335-2-66:2003/A2:2012
ICS:
13.120 Varnost na domu Domestic safety
97.030 (OHNWULþQLDSDUDWL]DGRPQD Domestic electrical
VSORãQR appliances in general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60335-2-66/A2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
March 2012
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.100.10
English version
Household and similar electrical appliances -
Safety -
Part 2-66: Particular requirements for water-bed heaters
(IEC 60335-2-66:2002/A2:2011)
Appareils électrodomestiques et Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den
analogues - Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke -
Sécurité - Teil 2-66: Besondere Anforderungen für
Partie 2-66: Règles particulières pour les Wasserbett-Beheizungen
dispositifs de chauffage pour matelas à (IEC 60335-2-66:2002/A2:2011)
eau
(CEI 60335-2-66:2002/A2:2011)
This amendment A2 modifies the European Standard EN 60335-2-66:2003; it was approved by CENELEC on
2011-10-04. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which
stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment the status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language
made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
CENELEC
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B - 1000 Brussels
© 2012 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 60335-2-66:2003/A2:2012 E
Foreword
The text of document 61/4101/CDV, future edition 2 of IEC 60335-2-66:2002/A2, prepared by IEC/TC 61
"Safety of household and similar electrical appliances" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote
and approved by CENELEC as EN 60335-2-66:2003/A2:2012.
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2012-09-02
• latest date by which the document has
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical nation
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