IEC 60335-2-11:2008/AMD2:2015

IEC 60335-2-11 ®
Edition 7.0 2015-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
AM ENDMENT 2
AM ENDEMENT 2
Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety –
Part 2-11: Particular requirements for tumble dryers

Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues – Sécurité –
Partie 2-11: Règles particulières pour les sèche-linge à tambour

IEC 60335-2-11:2008-07/AMD2:2015-11(en-fr)

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IEC 60335-2-11 ®
Edition 7.0 2015-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
AM ENDMENT 2
AM ENDEMENT 2
Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety –

Part 2-11: Particular requirements for tumble dryers

Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues – Sécurité –

Partie 2-11: Règles particulières pour les sèche-linge à tambour

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 13.120; 97.060 ISBN 978-2-8322-3035-0

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© IEC 2015
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
61/5002/FDIS 61/5056/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 stability date indicated on the IEC website 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• withdrawn,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.
NOTE The attention of National Committees is drawn to the fact that equipment manufacturers and testing
organizations may need a transitional period following publication of a new, amended or revised IEC publication in
which to make products in accordance with the new requirements and to equip themselves for conducting new or
revised tests.
It is the recommendation of the committee that the content of this publication be adopted for implementation
nationally not earlier than 12 months or later than 36 months from the date of publication.

_____________
7 Marking and instructions
7.6 Delete the entire existing subclause.
7.12 Replace the second paragraph by the following:

If symbol ISO 7000-0790 (2004-01) is used, its meaning shall be explained.
Add, after the existing last paragraph, as a second warning, the following new paragraph:
WARNING: The appliance must not be supplied through an external switching device, such as
a timer, or connected to a circuit that is regularly switched on and off by a utility.
7.14 In the addition, replace the requirement by the following:
The height of symbol ISO 7000-0790 (2004-01) shall be at least 15 mm.

 IEC:2015
7.101 Delete the entire existing subclause.

11 Heating
11.3 Replace the first sentence of the first paragraph of the addition by the following:

Where the accessible external surfaces are suitably flat and permit access for the test probe

of Figure 101, then it may be used to measure the temperature rises of accessible external

surfaces specified in Table 101.

Replace the existing note by the following:
NOTE 101 The probe can be held in place using a laboratory stand clamp or similar device.
11.8 In the addition, replace the first paragraph by the following new text and new table:
During the test, the temperature rises are monitored continuously and shall not exceed the
values shown in Table 3 and Table 101.
Table 101 – Maximum temperature rises for accessible external
surfaces under normal operating conditions with the door closed
e
Temperature rise
K
c
Surface Surfaces of appliances situated not more than Surfaces situated more
850 mm above the floor after installation than 850 mm above the
d
floor after installation
d
Front surfaces Other surfaces
Bare metal 38 42 42
a
Coated metal 42 49 49
Glass and ceramic 51 56 56
Plastic and plastic
58 62 62
b
coating > 0,4 mm
a
Metal is considered coated when a coating having a minimum thickness of 90 µm made by enamel or non-
substantially plastic coating is used.
b
The temperature rise limit applies also for plastic material having a metal finish of thickness less than
0,1 mm.
c
When the thickness of plastic coating does not exceed 0,4 mm, the temperature rise limits of coated metal or
glass and ceramic apply.
d
If these values are exceeded, the test is allowed to be repeated with the appliance moved away from the test
corner side wall. The test is repeated for 1 cycle.
e
Temperature rises are not measured on
– the underside of appliances intended to be used on a working surface or floor;
– the rear surface of appliances;
– surfaces that are inaccessible to a 75 mm diameter probe having a hemispherical end.

16 Leakage current and electric strength
16.2 In the modification, add “combined” after “class I”.
20 Stability and mechanical hazards
20.102 Delete the second paragraph of the requirement.

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20.103 To the end of the second sentence of the requirement, add “or fixed appliances”.

22 Construction
22.103 Replace the existing text in italics by the following:

Compliance is checked by inspection and by the following tests.

The washing machine and tumble dryer are assembled together in accordance with the

instructions.
The combination is placed in the most unfavourable orientation on a surface that is inclined at
5° to the horizontal. Each appliance is supplied at
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