IEC 62552:2007

IEC 62552
Edition 1.0 2007-12
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Household refrigerating appliances – Characteristics and test methods

Appareils de réfrigération à usage ménager – Caractéristiques et méthodes
d'essai
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IEC 62552
Edition 1.0 2007-12
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Household refrigerating appliances – Characteristics and test methods

Appareils de réfrigération à usage ménager – Caractéristiques et méthodes
d'essai
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
XC
CODE PRIX
ICS 97.030 ISBN 2-8318-9505-7

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD .4

1 Scope.6

2 Normative references .6

3 Terms, definitions and symbols.6

4 Classification .12

5 Materials, design and manufacture .13

6 Storage temperatures.15
7 Determination of linear dimensions, volumes and areas .17
8 General test conditions.22
9 Testing air-tightness of doors, lids or drawer seals.29
10 Testing opening force of doors or lids .29
11 Testing the durability of doors, lids and drawers.29
12 Testing mechanical strength of shelves and similar components.32
13 Testing storage temperatures .33
14 Water vapour condensation test.37
15 Energy consumption test.38
16 Temperature rise test .43
17 Freezing test.44
18 Ice-making test .48
19 Final test report.51
20 Designation.51
21 Marking.52
22 Technical and commercial product information.54
23 Instructions for users .55

Annex A (informative) Conditions particular to certain countries .76
Annex B (informative) Percentage running time .78

Annex C (informative) Test for absence of taste and odour.79
Annex D (normative) Built-in refrigerating appliances.82
Annex E (informative) Rated characteristics and control procedure.83

Bibliography.85

Figure 1 – Example of operating cycle for frost-free refrigerator-freezer .16
Figure 2 – Overall space required in use (upright type) .17
Figure 3 – Partition to restrict air circulation and ambient temperatures sensor position .24
Figure 4 – Example of opening and closing external door(s).30
Figure 5 – Example of opening and closing of external drawer(s).31

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Figure 6 – Test position for sliding components which have no limiting stop .32

Figure 7 – Examples of shifted package stack.34

Figure 8 – Example of multiple stacks with shifted package.35

Figure 9 – Condensation codes .38

Figure 10 – Determination by interpolation of energy consumption – Refrigerators and types I and II

refrigerator-freezers.41

Figure 11 – Identification symbol for food freezer compartment (for further details, see Figure 20) .53

Figure 12 – Star identification symbols for frozen-food storage compartments (for further details, see

Figure 21) .53

Figure 13 – Marking of load limit .54
Figure 14 – Temperature measurement points in fresh-food storage compartments with different
arrangements of evaporator .57
Figure 15 – Temperature measurement points T in cellar compartments of refrigerators relative to
ci
height h and internal fittings.59
c
Figure 16 – Examples of storage plan (see 13.3) .61
Figure 17 – Examples of positioning of M-packages .63
Figure 18 – Examples of determination of dimensions for calculating shelf area (see 7.3).66
Figure 19 – Examples of determination of mean dimensions for calculating basket area (see 7.3.2.6,
7.3.2.7.2 and 7.3.2.7.3) .67
Figure 20 – Details of identification symbols for food freezer compartments .68
Figure 21 – Details of identification symbols for frozen-food storage compartments .69
Figure 22 – Examples of determination of gross volume .70
Figure 23 – Determination of volume of evaporator space .72
Figure 24 – Example of determination of storage volume of frozen-food storage or food freezer
compartments/cabinets .74
Figure 25 – Determination of volumes of shelves and partitions .75
Figure A.1 – Cold zone identification symbol .76

Table 1 – Climate classes .13
Table 2 – Storage temperatures.15
Table 3 – Test package dimensions and mass.25

Table 4 – Chill compartment storage load.34
Table 5 – Energy-storage temperature conditions for determining energy consumption .
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