Amendment 1 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-15: Particular requirements for appliances for heating liquids

Amendement 1 - Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-15: Règles particulières pour les appareils de chauffage des liquides

General Information

Status
Published
Publication Date
22-Aug-2005
Current Stage
DELPUB - Deleted Publication
Start Date
06-Nov-2012
Completion Date
26-Oct-2025

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Effective Date
05-Sep-2023
Effective Date
05-Sep-2023

Overview

IEC 60335-2-15:2002/AMD1:2005 is an important amendment to the International Electrotechnical Commission's standard addressing the safety of household and similar electrical appliances specifically designed for heating liquids. This amendment updates Part 2-15 of the base standard, ensuring enhanced safety measures and requirements for devices such as kettles, thermal pots, urns, coffee makers, sterilizers, and similar liquid-heating appliances. It supplements the original 2002 edition with detailed testing protocols, construction guidelines, and instructions to improve user safety and device reliability.

The amendment recognizes abnormal operating conditions in practical use and takes into account electromagnetic phenomena that may impact appliance safety. It is part of IEC Technical Committee 61’s ongoing effort to maintain rigorous safety standards for household electrical appliances.

Key Topics

  • Scope Expansion
    Inclusion of additional device types such as humidifiers (referencing IEC 60335-2-98) and the explicit addition of thermal pots and urns to the definitions of heating liquid appliances.

  • Safety Markings and Instructions
    Enhanced user instructions, particularly for espresso coffee-makers with pressurized reservoirs, including warnings to prevent opening filling apertures during operation to avoid exposure to hazards.

  • Heating and Overheating Tests
    Updated testing procedures for various appliances including cooking pans, sterilizers, and bottle warmers, ensuring safe operation not only under normal but also abnormal conditions.

  • Moisture Resistance Testing
    Introduction of a standardized 30 ml spillage test with saline solution to verify the appliance’s resistance to moisture ingress. The test includes schematic guidelines (Figure 101) for consistent and reproducible evaluation, relevant to steam sterilizers and kettle bases.

  • Mechanical Strength and Construction Requirements
    New clauses requiring espresso coffee-makers to minimize risks linked to sudden steam or hot water jets by controlled pressure relief before removing pressurized reservoir caps. These provisions target user protection during device maintenance or refilling.

  • Electromagnetic Compatibility Considerations
    Recognition that electromagnetic effects can influence appliance safety, ensuring that such factors are accounted for in the design and testing phases.

Applications

This amendment applies to a broad range of household electrical appliances for heating liquids, including but not limited to:

  • Electric kettles, thermal pots, and urns
  • Espresso coffee-makers with pressurized water tanks
  • Steam sterilizers and feeding bottle warmers
  • Cooking pans, egg boilers, glue pots, milk heaters, and livestock feed boilers
  • Humidifiers for household use (via reference to IEC 60335-2-98)

The updated standards guide manufacturers in designing safer products that prevent leakage, overheating, spillage, and risks related to steam or hot water emissions. The defined test methods and construction requirements help improve product reliability and end-user confidence.

Related Standards

  • IEC 60335-2-98: Safety requirements particular to household humidifiers - referenced to expand the scope for similar appliances.
  • IEC 60335-1: General safety requirements for household and similar electrical appliances - serves as the foundational standard for Part 2-15 amendments.
  • Other IEC 60335 Part 2 standards addressing specific household appliances for consistent global safety compliance.

Conclusion

The IEC 60335-2-15:2002/AMD1:2005 amendment significantly enhances the safety framework for household appliances used to heat liquids. By refining testing protocols, clarifying safety instructions, and addressing practical usage risks, it ensures better protection for consumers and supports manufacturers in meeting international safety expectations. Compliance with this amendment helps reduce hazards such as spills, overheating, and steam emission incidents, establishing higher safety benchmarks across the global electrical appliance market.

For detailed technical guidance and compliance verification, manufacturers and safety professionals should refer to the full amendment text and related IEC publications available through the IEC Webstore.

Standard

IEC 60335-2-15:2002/AMD1:2005 - Amendment 1 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-15: Particular requirements for appliances for heating liquids Released:8/23/2005 Isbn:2831881773

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IEC 60335-2-15:2002/AMD1:2005 is a standard published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Its full title is "Amendment 1 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-15: Particular requirements for appliances for heating liquids". This standard covers: Amendment 1 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-15: Particular requirements for appliances for heating liquids

Amendment 1 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-15: Particular requirements for appliances for heating liquids

IEC 60335-2-15:2002/AMD1:2005 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 13.120 - Domestic safety; 97.040.20 - Cooking ranges, working tables, ovens and similar appliances. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

IEC 60335-2-15:2002/AMD1:2005 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to IEC 60335-2-15:2002, IEC 60335-2-15:2012. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.

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NORME CEI
INTERNATIONALE
IEC
60335-2-15
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
AMENDEMENT 1
AMENDMENT 1
2005-08
Amendement 1
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues –
Sécurité –
Partie 2-15:
Règles particulières pour les appareils
de chauffage des liquides
Amendment 1
Household and similar electrical appliances –
Safety –
Part 2-15:
Particular requirements for appliances
for heating liquids
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AVANT-PROPOS
Le présent amendement a été établi par le comité d'études 61 de la CEI: Sécurité des
appareils électrodomestiques et analogues.
Le texte de cet amendement est issu des documents suivants:
FDIS Rapport de vote
61/2887/FDIS 61/2903/RVD
Le rapport de vote indiqué dans le tableau ci-dessus donne toute information sur le vote ayant
abouti à l'approbation de cet amendement.
Le comité a décidé que le contenu de cet amendement et de la publication de base ne sera
pas modifié avant la date de maintenance indiquée sur le site web de la CEI, sous
"http://webstore.iec.ch", dans les données relatives à la publication recherchée. A cette date,
la publication sera
• reconduite;
• supprimée;
• remplacée par une édition révisée, ou
• amendée.
___________
SOMMAIRE
Ajouter ce qui suit:
Figure 101 – Représentation schématique de l’essai de débordement de 30 ml
INTRODUCTION
Remplacer la deuxième phrase du second alinéa par ce qui suit:
Elle couvre également les situations anormales auxquelles on peut s'attendre dans la pratique
et prend en considération les phénomènes électromagnétiques qui peuvent affecter le
fonctionnement en toute sécurité des appareils.
1 Domaine d'application
Ajouter le tiret suivant à la Note 105:
– aux humidificateurs pour usages domestiques et analogues (CEI 60335-2-98).
3 Définitions
3.1.9.101 Dans la première phrase du premier alinéa, ajouter «, pots chauffants, urnes»
après «Les bouilloires».
60335-2-15 Amend. 1  IEC:2005 – 3 –
FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by IEC technical committee 61: Safety of household and
similar electrical appliances.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
61/2887/FDIS 61/2903/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 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.
___________
CONTENTS
Add the following:
Figure 101 – Schematic representation of the 30 ml spillage test
INTRODUCTION
Replace the second sentence of the second paragraph by the following:
It also covers abnormal situations that can be expected in practice and takes into account the
way in which electromagnetic phenomena can affect the safe operation of appliances.
1 Scope
Add the following dashed item to Note 105:
– humidifiers for household and similar use (IEC 60335-2-98).
3 Definitions
3.1.9.101 In the first sentence of the first paragraph add “, thermal pots, urns” after “Kettles”

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7 Marquage et instructions
7.1 Dans la première phrase du deuxième alinéa de l’addition, supprimer le texte suivant:
"ou qu'elles satisfassent à l'essai de 15.2 lorsqu'elles sont complètement remplies".
7.12 Ajouter le nouvel alinéa suivant
Pour les cafetières expresso comportant un réservoir sous pression rempli par l'utilisateur,
les instructions doivent comporter une information pour le remplissage en toute sécurité du
réservoir d'eau et doivent comporter en substance la mise en garde suivante:
MISE EN GARDE: L'orifice de remplissage ne doit pas être ouvert en cours
d'utilisation.
11 Echauffements
11.7.102 Remplacer le texte au-dessus des tirets par ce qui suit:
Pour les sauteuses, les cuiseurs à œufs, les chauffe-biberons, les chauffe-colle, les
chaudrons cuiseurs, les chauffe-lait, les stérilisateurs, les lessiveuses et pour les appareils
destinés à faire bouillir de l'eau autres que les bouilloires, l'essai est terminé.
15 Résistance à l’humidité
15.2 Ajouter ce qui suit:
Modification:
Pour les stérilisateurs à vapeur, remplacer l’avant-dernier alinéa du paragraphe de la Partie 1
par ce qui suit:
Les stérilisateurs à vapeur sont placés sur une surface horizontale et 30 ml d'eau contenant
environ 1 % de NaCl sont versés sur le bord supérieur, à l'endroit le plus défavorable. La
solution saline est versée régulièrement, en 2 s, à travers un tube d'un diamètre intérieur de
8 mm, l'extrémité inférieure du tube étant située à 200 mm au-dessus de l'appareil.
NOTE 101 Une représentation schématique de l'essai est illustrée à la Figure 101.
Ajouter ce qui suit à la fin du dernier alinéa de l'addition.
Les bouilloires sont alors remplies d’eau à leur capacité assignée. Elles sont placées, le bec
face à la pente, sur un plan incliné présentant un angle de 20° par rapport à l'horizontale.
L'eau ne doit pas être déversée de la bouilloire.
15.102 Remplacer le second alinéa des modalités d'essais par ce
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