Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-25: Particular requirements for microwave ovens, including combination microwave ovens

2020-01-28: This A11 represents common mods. to EN IEC (PR=71354)

Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-25: Besondere Anforderungen für Mikrowellenkochgeräte und kombinierte Mikrowellenkochgeräte

This European Standard deals with the safety of microwave ovens for household and similar use, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V.

Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-25: Règles particulières pour les fours à micro-ondes, y compris les fours à micro-ondes combinés

Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-25. del: Posebne zahteve za mikrovalovne pečice, vključno s kombiniranimi mikrovalovnimi pečicami - Dopolnilo A11

General Information

Status
Published
Publication Date
12-Jan-2022
Current Stage
6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
Start Date
13-Dec-2021
Due Date
17-Feb-2022
Completion Date
13-Jan-2022

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Overview

SIST EN IEC 60335-2-25:2022/A11:2022 is a European harmonized standard addressing the safety requirements for household and similar electrical appliances, specifically focusing on microwave ovens including combination microwave ovens. This amendment (A11) updates and modifies the existing EN IEC 60335-2-25:2021 standard, incorporating common modifications to enhance safety protocols. It ensures appliances meet essential safety objectives under the EU Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU and provides manufacturers, testing bodies, and regulatory agencies with clear, practical guidelines for compliance.

This standard is recognized and implemented by all CENELEC members and supports harmonization of safety requirements across European nations.

Key Topics

  • Scope and Application
    SIST EN IEC 60335-2-25:2022/A11:2022 specifies particular safety requirements for microwave ovens used in domestic and similar environments. It addresses hazards encountered by general users but does not cover unsupervised use by very young children or children playing with appliances. The standard considers typical household settings as well as similar environments like hotels, farms, and shops.

  • Temperature Limits and Marking
    The amendment introduces maximum permissible temperature rises for external surfaces of microwave ovens during normal operation (Table Z101). It distinguishes between materials such as bare metal, coated metal, glass, ceramic, and plastics to define safe temperature thresholds and warns users with clear markings like “CAUTION: Hot Surface” or IEC graphical symbols on hot surfaces.

  • Construction and Design
    Specific modifications to construction requirements include the use of particular test probes (IEC 61032) for safe design verification, ensuring access to hazardous parts is prevented or minimized. Additional notes and clauses detail user safety during appliance operation, including control accessibility.

  • Safety Warnings Specifications
    The standard mandates size, position, visibility, and legibility criteria for safety warnings on appliances. Labels must be clearly readable during normal use, with minimum heights for letters and symbols defined in alignment with IEC/IEEE 82079-1 guidance.

  • Compliance and Conformity
    This amendment aligns with the essential safety objectives of EU Directive 2014/35/EU (Low Voltage Directive), providing a presumption of conformity when implemented alongside Part 1 of EN IEC 60335. It outlines timelines for national adoption and conflicting standard withdrawals.

Applications

  • Manufacturers of Microwave Ovens
    Use this standard to design and certify microwave ovens, including combination microwave ovens, ensuring compliance with EU safety regulations to enter and maintain access to European markets.

  • Testing and Certification Bodies
    Perform conformity assessment and verify safety claims based on the requirements of SIST EN IEC 60335-2-25:2022/A11:2022, focusing on temperature safety, construction safeguards, and proper marking.

  • Regulatory Authorities
    Reference this standard when enforcing appliance safety and market surveillance, assuring that distributed microwave ovens conform to harmonized safety requirements.

  • Safety and Quality Engineers
    Employ the detailed modifications and annexes to evaluate risks, conduct safety testing, and improve microwave oven designs for safe household use.

Related Standards

  • EN IEC 60335-1: General safety requirements for household and similar electrical appliances; works in conjunction to Part 2-25 for overall appliance safety compliance.

  • IEC 61032: Protection of persons and equipment by enclosures - Test probes for assessing risk of accessibility to hazardous parts.

  • IEC/IEEE 82079-1: Provides guidance on preparing user instructions and safety information to ensure legibility and user comprehension.

  • EN 60335-2-5, EN 60335-2-6, EN 60335-2-9: Standards defining safety requirements for other household appliances such as dishwashers, cooking ranges, grills, and toasters, referencing consistent safety approaches.

  • ISO 13732-1: Standards relating to thermal safety and evaluation of surface temperatures.

By adhering to SIST EN IEC 60335-2-25:2022/A11:2022, manufacturers and stakeholders ensure microwave ovens meet rigorous safety standards, reducing risks like overheating, electrical faults, and user injuries in domestic environments. This promotes consumer confidence and legal compliance in European markets.

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Frequently Asked Questions

SIST EN IEC 60335-2-25:2022/A11:2022 is a amendment published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-25: Particular requirements for microwave ovens, including combination microwave ovens". This standard covers: 2020-01-28: This A11 represents common mods. to EN IEC (PR=71354)

2020-01-28: This A11 represents common mods. to EN IEC (PR=71354)

SIST EN IEC 60335-2-25:2022/A11:2022 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.

SIST EN IEC 60335-2-25:2022/A11:2022 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to SIST EN IEC 60335-2-25:2022. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.

SIST EN IEC 60335-2-25:2022/A11:2022 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2014/35/EU; Standardization Mandates: M/511. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.

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Standards Content (Sample)


SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2022
Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-25. del: Posebne zahteve
za mikrovalovne pečice, vključno s kombiniranimi mikrovalovnimi pečicami -
Dopolnilo A11
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-25: Particular requirements
for microwave ovens, including combination microwave ovens
Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-25:
Besondere Anforderungen für Mikrowellenkochgeräte und kombinierte
Mikrowellenkochgeräte
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-25: Règles particulières
pour les fours à micro-ondes, y compris les fours à micro-ondes combinés
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 60335-2-25:2021/A11:2021
ICS:
13.120 Varnost na domu Domestic safety
97.040.20 Štedilniki, delovni pulti, Cooking ranges, working
pečice in podobni aparati tables, ovens and similar
appliances
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 60335-2-
25:2021/A11
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
October 2021
ICS 13.120; 97.040.20
English Version
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-25:
Particular requirements for microwave ovens, including
combination microwave ovens
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und
Partie 2-25: Règles particulières pour les fours à micro- ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-25: Besondere Anforderungen für
ondes, y compris les fours à micro-ondes combinés Mikrowellenkochgeräte und kombinierte
Mikrowellenkochgeräte
This amendment A11 modifies the European Standard EN IEC 60335-2-25:2021; it was approved by CENELEC on 2021-09-27. 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 CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre 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 CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as
the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2021 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN IEC 60335-2-25:2021/A11:2021 E

European foreword
This document (EN IEC 60335-2-25:2021/A11:2021) has been prepared by CLC/TC 61 "Safety of
household and similar electrical appliances".
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has to be implemented at (dop) 2022-09-27
national level by publication of an identical national standard
or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with (dow) 2024-09-27
this document have to be withdrawn

This document is read in conjunction with EN IEC 60335-2-25:2021.

The numbering system for European clauses, subclauses, notes, tables, figures and annexes that are
additional to those in the IEC standard are prefixed with the letter “Z”.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European Commission and
the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).

For the relationship with EU Directive see informative Annex ZZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CENELEC website.

TEXT of A11 of EN IEC 60335-2-25

1 Modification to Introduction
Addition:
With this European Amendment A11, the standard EN 60335-2-25:2012+A1:2015+A2:2016 is superseded.
This European Amendment A11 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses of the standards
below:
– EN 60335-1:2012+A11:2014+A13:2017+A1:2019+A14:2019+A2:2019 (Part 1)
– EN IEC 60335-2-25:2021 (Part 2)
2 Modification to the Scope
Replace the fifth and sixth paragraph, except the notes 101 and 102, starting from "Appliances not
intended…" up to "- children playing with the appliance" by the following:

As far as is practicable, this standard deals with the common hazards presented by appliances that are
encountered by all persons in household and similar environments.

However, in general, it does not take into account:
- children playing with the appliance;
- the use of the appliance by very young children;
- the use of the appliance by young children without supervision.

It is recognized that very vulnerable people may have needs beyond the level addressed in this European
Standard.
NOTE Z101 Examples of appliance for household environment are appliances for typical housekeeping functions used
in the household environment that may also be used by non-expert users for typical housekeeping functions:
– in shops and other similar working environments;
– in farm houses;
– by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments;
– in bed and breakfast type environments.

NOTE Z102 Household environments include the dwelling and its associated buildings, the garden, etc.”
3 Modification to clause 11, "Heating"
11.8
Addition:
In the first paragraph in the part 1, add the following after "…shown in table 3":
"and table Z101"
Modification:
Delete in Table 3 the row “External enclosure of motor-operated appliances, except handles held in
normal use” and the corresponding footnotes.
Add the following Table Z101.
Table Z101 ― Maximum temperature rises for external surfaces
under normal operating conditions
a
Temperature rise of external surfaces
K
Surfaces of appliances situated Surfaces of appliances situated
c
Surface
up to 850 mm above the floor more than 850
...

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