EN 60335-2-96:2002/A1:2004

SLOVENSKI SIST EN 60335-2-
96:2003/A1:2004
STANDARD
maj 2004
Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-96. del: Posebne
zahteve za grelne elemente z zvijavimi ploščami za sobno gretje (IEC 60335-2-
96:2002/A1:2003)
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-96: Particular
requirements for flexible sheet heating elements for room heating (IEC 60335-2-
96:2002/A1:2003)
ICS 13.120; 97.100.10 Referenčna številka
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60335-2-96/A1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM February 2004

ICS 13.120;97.100.10
English version
Household and similar electrical appliances –
Safety
Part 2-96: Particular requirements for flexible sheet
heating elements for room heating
(IEC 60335-2-96:2002/A1:2003)
Appareils électrodomestiques  Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den
et analogues – Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke
Sécurité Teil 2-96: Besondere Anforderungen an
Partie 2-96: Règles particulières Flächenheizelemente
pour les films souples chauffants (IEC 60335-2-96:2002/A1:2003)
pour le chauffage des locaux
(CEI 60335-2-96:2002/A1:2003)
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 60335-2-96:2002; it was approved by
CENELEC on 2003-12-01. 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 Central Secretariat 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
Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.

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Ref. No. EN 60335-2-96:2002/A1:2004 E

Foreword
The text of document 61/2429/FDIS, future amendment 1 to IEC 60335-2-96:2002, prepared by the
IEC Technical Committee 61, Safety of household and similar electrical appliances, was submitted to
the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as amendment A1 to
EN 60335-2-96:2002 on 2003-12-01.
The following dates are applicable:
- latest date by which the amendment has to be
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2004-09-01
- date on which national standards conflicting
with the amendment have to be withdrawn (dow) 2006-12-01
This amendment supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses of EN 60335-2-96:2002.
There are no special national conditions causing a deviation from this amendment.
There are no national deviations from this amendment.
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Endorsement notice
The text of amendment 1:2003 to the International Standard IEC 60335-2-96:2002 was approved by
CENELEC as an amendment to the European Standard without any modification.
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Annex ZC
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
Addition:
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
1)
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ISO 3864 - Safety colours and safety signs -
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1)
Undated reference.
NORME CEI
INTERNATIONALE
IEC
60335-2-96
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
AMENDEMENT 1
AMENDMENT 1
2003-08
Amendement 1
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues –
Sécurité –
Partie 2-96:
Règles particulières pour les films souples
chauffants pour le chauffage des locaux

Amendment 1
Household and similar electrical appliances –
Safety –
Part 2-96:
Particular requirements for flexible sheet
heating elements for room heating
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60335-2-96 Amend. 1  IEC:2005 – 3 –
FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by technical committee 61: Safety of household and
similar electrical appliances.
This bilingual version (2005-07) replaces the English version.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
61/2429/FDIS 61/2464 /RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this amendment can be found in the report
on voting indicated in the above table.
The French version of this amendment has not been voted upon.
The committee has decided that the contents of this amendment and the base publication will
remain unchanged until the maintenance result date indicated on the IEC web site under
"http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to the specific publication. At this date, the
publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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2 Normative references
Addition:
ISO 3864, Safety colours and safety signs
3 Definitions
Add the following:
3.2.7 Replacement:
supply leads
set of wires intended for connecting the appliance to fixed wiring

60335-2-96 Amend. 1  IEC:2005 – 5 –
5 General conditions for the tests
5.2 Add the following:
The test of 22.105 is carried out on the same sample as that used for the test of 13.2.
Two samples of the additional layer of material, of sufficient size to cover the heating unit,
are required if the test of 21.104 is carried out.
Add the following:
5.3 Addition:
The test of 22.105 is carried out after the test of 13.2.
5.101 Heating units intended to be installed in walls above a height of 2,3 m are subjected
to the tests for installation in ceilings.
7 Marking and instructions
7.1 Delete note 101.
Add the following:
7.6 Addition:
Direct ceiling heating
Direct floor heating
Floor storage heating
Installation in concrete
These symbols are information signs and, except for the colours, the rules of ISO 3864 apply.
7.12.1
Replace item a) by the following:
a) an explanation of the marking and symbols, if necessary;

60335-2-96 Amend. 1  IEC:2005 – 7 –
Replace the text of the third dash of the second paragraph of item b) by:
– a description of the intended orientation and a statement that the heating unit is to be
installed in this way (for heating units having non-symmetric construction).
Replace the beginning of the third sentence of the first dash of item c) and the text of the first
bullet by the following:
This statement is not required for class III heating units and for applications in
• timber floors provided that the instructions for installation state that there is to be an
air gap between the heating unit and the floor;

Add the following:
l) in applications in timber floors, a statement indicating that heating units having basic
insulation only shall be covered by additional electrical insulation or supplied through an
isolating transformer. This statement is not required if the heating units are class II.
7.12.101 b)
Replace the first sentence by the following:
When the heating units have been positioned, they must be covered with an additional layer
of material for mechanical protection.
Replace the text of the first dash by the following:
– screened insulated heating wires are covered with a sheath complying with 21.103;
7.14 Addition:
If symbols are used relating to the intended installation or heating mode, the superimposed
rectangle shall have a height of at least 15 mm.
11 Heating
11.2.103 Replace the first paragraph by the following:
Heating units intended to be installed in a timber floor ar
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