IEC 60335-2-40:1995/AMD1:2000

INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD
60335-2-40
AMENDMENT 1
2000-02
Amendment 1
Safety of household and similar electrical
appliances –
Part 2-40:
Particular requirements for electrical heat pumps,
air-conditioners and dehumidifiers
Amendement 1
Sécurité des appareils électrodomestiques et analogues –
Partie 2-40:
Règles particulières pour les pompes à chaleur électriques,
les climatiseurs et les déshumidificateurs

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FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by subcommittee 61D: Appliances for air-conditioning for

household and similar purposes, of 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
61D/82/FDIS 61D/85/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this amendment can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above tablea.
A bilingual version of this amendment may be issued at a later date.
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1 Scope
Add to the third line of the first paragraph, after the words “… motor compressors”, the words
“and room fan coils”.
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2 Definitions
Add, on page 13, the following new definitions:
2.120 Fan coil/air handling unit: A factory-made assembly which provides one or more of
the functions of forced circulation of air, heating, cooling, dehumidification and filtering of air,
but which does not include the source of cooling or heating.
The device is normally designed for free intake of air from a room and delivery of air into the
same room, but may be applied with duct work. This device may be designed for furred-in

application or with an enclosure for application within the conditioned space.
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7 Marking and instructions
7.1 Addition
Add, as the sixth dash, the following:
– The maximum operating pressure for the heat exchanger;

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11 Heating
11.2 Add, at the end of the second dash, the following:

“… except for fan coils where the flow rates and liquid temperatures shall be the maximum
specified in the manufacturer’s instructions;”

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Table 3 – Temperature limits
Replace the fourth line by the following:
External enclosure of appliances with or without supplementary heaters…85 (°C).
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15 Moisture resistance
15.1 Replace the last paragraph by the following new paragraph:
The motor-compressor is not operated and detachable parts are removed during the tests of
15.2 and 15.3.
Add the following new subclause:
15.4 Spillage test
The appliance is installed according to the manufacturer’s installation instructions but not
operated.
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