FGA - Consumer information related to household electrical appliances

IEC Corrected version.

This part of IEC 62885 is applicable to dry-cleaning robots for household use or under
conditions similar to those in households.
The purpose of this document is to specify the essential performance characteristics of
dry-cleaning robots that are of interest to users and to describe methods for measuring these
characteristics.
This document is neither concerned with safety requirements nor with performance
requirements.

IEC 60675-3 applies to electric direct-acting room heaters.This document defines performance characteristics related to the radiant effect and specifiesmethods for measuring the radiation efficiency for the information of users.This document is used to measure the radiation efficiency of direct-acting room heaters.

This clause of IEC 60675:1994 is applicable, with the following modification:
Replace the first paragraph with the following content:
This document applies to electric direct-acting room heaters .
This document defines performance characteristics related to the radiant effect and specifies
methods for measuring the radiant factor for the information of users.
This document is used to measure the radiant factor of direct-acting room heaters.

IEC 60704-2-1:2020 is available as IEC 60704-2-1:2020 RLV which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.
IEC 60704-2-1:2020 is applicable for the determination of airborne acoustical noise of mains operated and cordless dry vacuum cleaners for household use or under conditions similar to those in households. This part of IEC 60704 does not apply to vacuum cleaners for industrial or professional purposes. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) product scope is extended to cordless and similar vacuum cleaners;
b) definitions of "cleaning head", "active nozzle" and "standard Wilton test carpet" have been added;
c) specification of standard Wilton test carpet has been removed; reference is made to IEC/TS 62885-1;
d) specific requirements on equipping and pre-conditioning have been added;
e) topic ageing of test carpet is addressed.
This Part 2-1 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses in IEC 60704-1:2010.

This International Standard specifies the test methods for the testing of household combined
washer-dryers in their function to wash and dry textiles. This International Standard does not
apply for testing individual washing or drying functions.
The object is to state and define the principal performance characteristics of household
electric washer-dryers of interest to users and to describe standard methods for measuring
these characteristics.
NOTE Washer-dryers for communal use in blocks of flats or in launderettes are also included within the scope of
this standard. It does not apply to washer-dryers for commercial laundries.

IEC 60704-2-17:2020 describes the determination of the noise emission of dry-cleaning robots under normal operating conditions on carpet and hard floors.
This document applies to electrical dry-cleaning robots (including their accessories and their component parts) for household use or under conditions similar to those in households.
This document applies to electrical dry-cleaning robots operating in dry conditions only. Some additions and modifications for dry-cleaning robots operating in wet conditions are under consideration.
This document does not apply to dry-cleaning robots for industrial or professional purposes.
This document does not apply to
– manually operated vacuum cleaners, and
– dry-cleaning robots for outdoor use.
This Part 2-17 is intended to be used in conjunction with IEC 60704-1:2010. The relevant text of IEC 60704-1:2010 as amended by this publication establishes the test code for dry-cleaning robots.

IEC 62512:2012 provides a globally applicable and agreed method to test the washing and drying function of washer-dryers. Although this standard is based on IEC 61121:2012 on tumble dryers and IEC 60456:2010 on clothes washers, it specifies the conditions needed to test the combined function of washing and drying. The main elements of this standard are:   - the definition of the loads to be tested in continuous and interrupted operation cycles;  - the method for testing automatic and not automatic operation of the drying cycles;  - the way to handle the load for interrupted operation cycles;  - the correction to be applied to test results for continuous and interrupted operation cycles.

2020-10-02: This A11 is approved  for the addition of Annex ZZA and ZZB for EN 60436:2020 to allow citation in OJ

IEC 63252:2020 defines methods for the measurement of energy consumption of vending machines, whether or not fitted with refrigerating appliances. The standard applies (but is not limited) to the following categories of machines: - Refrigerated closed-fronted can and bottle machines where the products are held in stacks - Refrigerated glass-fronted can and bottle, confectionery and snack machines - Refrigerated glass-fronted machines entirely for perishable foodstuffs - Refrigerated dual-temperature glass-fronted machines - Confectionery and snack machines that are not refrigerated - Combination machines consisting of two different categories of machine in the same housing and powered by one chiller The following types of vending machine are excluded from this document: - drink machines dispensing hot and/or cold drinks into cups; - machines with a food-heating function; - vending machines operating at temperatures below 0 °C; or - any machine including one or more of these compartments. For verification purposes, it is essential to apply all of the tests specified to a single unit. The tests can also be made individually for the study of a particular characteristic. This document does not deal with any characteristics of machine design other than energy consumption.

This part of IEC 62885 is applicable to measurements of the performance of cordless dry
vacuum cleaners for household use or under conditions similar to those in households. The
results obtained under this document are intended to be comparable to the results obtained
under IEC 62885-2 for mains-connected vacuums.
The purpose of this document is to specify essential performance characteristics of cordless
dry vacuum cleaners which are of interest to users and to describe methods for measuring
these characteristics.
NOTE 1 Owing to the influence of environmental conditions, variations in time, origin of test materials and
proficiency of the operator, most of the described test methods give more reliable results when applied to
comparative testing of a number of appliances at the same time, in the same laboratory and by the same operator.
NOTE 2 This document is not intended for mains-operated vacuum cleaners or cleaning robots.
NOTE 3 Cordless handheld vacuums are excluded, except for 5.7.2 and 5.8.
For safety requirements, reference is made to IEC 60335-1 and IEC 60335-2-2.
A recommendation on information for the consumer at the point of sale is given in Annex B of
IEC 62885-2.

This clause of Part 1 is applicable with the following exception:
This European Standard applies to electrical instantaneous water heaters designed to operate as multifunctional appliances with electric rated power >2 kW.
This European Standard specifies tests for the assessment of the performance.

This European Standard applies to electric instantaneous water heaters for domestic hot water heating for household and similar applications, which show both of the following characteristics:
–   fulfilling at least one load pattern from Annex A;
–   heating up to temperatures below the boiling temperature.
This European Standard specifies terms, definitions and measurement methods for the assessment of energy efficiency.
This European Standard does not take into account requirements regarding the safety of the appliances.

This clause of part 1 is applicable except as follows.
Addition:
This standard applies to open outlet, single point of use, electric instantaneous water heaters intended for household or similar use, for showering purposes without downstream mixing.
This standard only specifies tests for the assessment of energy efficiency.
This standard does not apply to electrical instantaneous water heaters covered by other parts of this series of standards.

This document applies to cooking fume extractors incorporating a fan for the recirculation
or extraction mode situated in a household kitchen.
It can also be used for cooking fume extractors where the fan is mounted separately from the
appliance, but controlled by the appliance when the fan is defined in the technical
documentation (e.g. name plate data) and instructions for installation.
This document deals also with down-draft systems arranged beside, behind or under the
cooking appliance.
This document defines the main performance characteristics of these appliances, which are of
interest to the user, and specifies methods for measuring these characteristics.
This document does not specify a classification or ranking for performance.
NOTE This document does not deal with safety requirements that are in accordance with IEC 60335-1 and
IEC 60335-2-31.

This European Standard specifies methods for measuring the performance of electric storage water heaters for the production of sanitary hot water for household and similar use.  
The object is to state and define the principal performance characteristics of electric storage water heaters and to describe the test methods for measuring these characteristics.
NOTE 1 This standard does not apply to;
   storage water heaters that use electricity as a secondary source of heating the water;
   storage water heaters that do not use a tank to storage hot water;
   electric storage water heaters that do not meet the minimum (or maximum) output performance of the smallest (or biggest) load profile, as defined in Table 4.
NOTE 2 This standard does not specify performance or safety requirements. For safety requirements see EN 60335-1 in conjunction with EN 60335-2-21.

This document deals with a test to simulate the weight loss of leafy produce, given certain
conditions of temperature, humidity and air movement in one or more test zones. The test can
only be applied to spaces larger than 200 mm × 150 mm ×100 mm (L × W × H).
The aim of the test is to measure the weight loss rate by measuring the weight of a test tray
prior to the test and after a given duration.
NOTE Weight loss is one of the considerations for shelf life of produce. Other considerations such as condensation
will be addressed in future amendments.

2018-03-27: CMs to 65187.

Corrigendum to correct mistake in IEC text. See e-mails for background information.

This part of IEC 63086 applies to electrically powered household and similar air cleaners
intended for use on rated single-phase AC input voltage circuits not exceeding 250 V and DC
input voltage circuits not exceeding 48 V.
NOTE 1 See Clause 4 for examples of different technologies and placements of household and similar air cleaners.
NOTE 2 If the test methods in this document are applied to combination products (air conditioners, humidifiers,
dehumidifiers, heaters, etc.) with air cleaning function, they are only aimed at their air cleaning function when tested.
NOTE 3 Battery-operated appliances are within the scope of this document. Dual-supply appliances, either mainssupplied
or battery-operated, are regarded as battery-operated appliances when operated in the battery mode.
NOTE 4 This document is not applicable to:
• appliances intended exclusively for industrial purposes;
• appliances intended for use in medical treatment locations, such as surgical suites, laboratories, medical
treatments rooms, etc.
• household range hoods or cooking fume extractors – see IEC 61591.

This Technical Specification provides a measurement and evaluation method for the determination of the representative maximum temperature reached inside the base load during the washing cycle of a washing machine or washer-dryer.
The mean maximum temperature within the base load is measured with three temperature sensors, which are attached to towels and/or pillowcases placed in different, representative locations inside the drum.
This Technical Specification does not provide a method for measuring a temperature for the evaluation of hygiene performance.

This document contains accessibility requirements to enable more accessible use of certain
elements found on household and similar electrical appliances by older persons and persons
with disabilities. It provides guidance to achieve accessible design of only control elements
(e.g. knobs, buttons), including control panels, display screens and doors, lids, drawers and
handles. It does not enable the full assessment of the overall accessibility of a household
appliance. This document covers supporting and auxiliary functions that a user performs
regularly. Assembly, installation, configuration or repair of appliances are excluded.
This document provides test methods and data that support accessible design.
This document gives guidance to apply ISO/TR 22441:2008 and ISO/IEC Guide 71:2014 to the
design of various interactive elements of household and similar electrical appliances. It does
not deal with remote controls, or control via network or mobile applications. Touch control
elements are covered in this document (see also Annex A), but new interaction controls, such
as gestures and speech control, are not covered.
This document does not deal with safety issues.
NOTE IEC 60335 (all parts) sets out requirements on safety issues, e.g. surface temperatures and sharp edges.

SIST EN IEC 60704-2-8:2020 applies to electric shavers, clippers or trimmers for domestic and similar use, supplied from mains or secondary batteries or primary batteries. The term similar use is understood to mean the use in hotels, hospitals, shops, offices, etc. This document does not apply to shavers, clippers or trimmers that are powered by means other than electrical, for example by a spring-device. If possible, this document can also be applied to analogous electrically operated devices, such as depilating devices. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 1997. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:a) the scope of the products has been enlarged to include hair clippers and trimmers;b) it includes standard deviations of sound power levels in 1.1.3;c) the normative references have been updated (ISO 3744:2010 and ISO 3743-1:2010);d) it is adjusted with respect to IEC 60704-1:2010;e) it has been updated to comply with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.This Part 2-8 is intended to be used in conjunction with third edition (2010) of IEC 60704-1, Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 1: General requirements. This Part 2-8 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses in IEC 60704-1:2010, so as to establish the test code for shavers, hair clippers or trimmers.

EN-IEC 62552-3 specifies the essential characteristics of household and similar refrigerating appliances cooled by internal natural convection or forced air circulation, and establishes test methods for checking these characteristics. This part of IEC 62552 describes the methods for the determination of energy consumption characteristics and defines how these can be assembled to estimate energy consumption under different usage and climate conditions. This part of IEC 62552 also defines the determination of volume.

EN-IEC 62552-2 specifies the essential characteristics of household refrigerating appliances cooled by internal natural convection or forced air circulation, and specifies test methods for checking the characteristics. This part of IEC 62552 describes the methods for the determination of performance requirements. Although there is some commonality in the set-ups for different tests (and so it may be an advantage to apply them all to one sample), these are separate tests to evaluate specific characteristics of the sample being tested. This part of IEC 62552 does not specify a procedure to generalise the results from sample test results to a prediction of the characteristics of the whole population from which that sample was selected.

EN-IEC 62552-1 specifies the essential characteristics of household refrigerating appliances, cooled by internal natural convection or forced air circulation, and establishes test methods for checking the characteristics. For the purposes of declaration, the tests defined in this part of IEC 62552 are considered to be type tests to assess the fundamental design and operation of a refrigerating appliance. This part of IEC 62552 does not define requirements for production sampling or conformity assessment or certification. This part of IEC 62552 does not define a regime for verification testing as this varies by region and country. When verification of the performance of a refrigerating appliance of a given type in relation to this standard is necessary, it is preferable, wherever practicable, that all the tests specified be applied to a single unit. The tests can also be made individually for the study of a particular characteristic.

This European Standard applies to electrical underfloor heating of dwellings and all other buildings whose use corresponds to dwellings or is at least similar, having a maximum load bearing in use of 4 kN/m².  This European Standard defines the main characteristics of electrical underfloor heating and establishes the method of testing of these characteristics as information for the user. This European Standard does not deal with: -   installation and safety requirements; DIN VDE 0100-723.

2019-12-24: decision to skip FV taken by TC - mail from TC 2019-12-23

IEC 60704-2-4:2011 These particular requirements apply to single unit electrical washing machines and the washing and spinning function of combined appliances for household and similar use and to spin extractors for household and similar use. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (2001). Main changes are:  - measurement uncertainty and standard deviations are taken into account,  - definitions of standard test load and standard test program are modified,  - test enclosure was replaced by common test enclosure defined in Part 1 and  - information to be reported is modified.   This publication is to be read in conjunction with IEC 60704-1:2010.

IEC 60436:2015 applies to electric dishwashers for household and similar use that are supplied with hot and/or cold water. The object is to state and define the principal performance characteristics of electric dishwashers for household and similar use and to describe the standard methods of measuring these characteristics. This standard is concerned neither with safety nor with minimum performance requirements. This edition constitutes a technical revision and includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) Addition of a specification of the reference dishwasher G1222, addition of the microwave oven 752C, inclusion of standby/low power modes and updated cutlery and tableware items.
b) Combined cleaning and drying: combining the cleaning and drying performance evaluations into one test, along with the energy and water consumption evaluation, prevents an opportunity for circumvention if tests were performed separately. A dishwasher can detect whether soil is present (cleaning evaluation) or not (drying evaluation) and adjust the cycle to favour performance; combining the tests addresses this.
c) New dish load items: new dish load items were incorporated which reflect consumer use. New items are: stainless pots, coffee mugs, melamine plastic items, and glass bowl. The new load items provide different shapes which challenge a dishwasher water spray patterns and provide additional surfaces for soil removal assessment.
d) Detergent: a new detergent "D" is specified which mirrors current tablet formulations available on the market. Detergent type D is phosphate free, with percarbonate instead of perborate bleach and more active enzymes.
e) Repeatability and reproducibility improvements.
f) Addition of annexes for the evaluation of soil sensing programmes, rinsing performance, dishwasher filtration and of an annex on the inlet water temperature influence on energy consumption.

IEC 60704-2-7 applies to electrical fans (including their accessories and their componentparts) for household and similar use, designed for AC or DC supply.The motor, the impeller and their housing, if any, form a single unit.These particular requirements apply to:- conventional fans,- table fans,- pedestal fans,- ceiling fans,- bladeless fans,- wall bracket fans,- ceiling bracket fans,- louver fans,- tower fans,- ventilating and partition ventilating fans.This standard does not apply to:- fans that are part of a ventilation system,- fans designed exclusively for industrial purposes,- fans that are part of an appliance (for example cooling fans),- fans with additional functions (for example heating, humidifying).Limitations for the use of this test code are given in the scope of IEC 60704-1.

EN-IEC 62885-9 lists the characteristic performance parameters for walk-behind and ride-on floor scrubbers and sweepers and other floor cleaning machines in accordance with IEC 60335-2-72:2016. The intent is to serve the manufacturers in describing parameters for their manuals and their literature. This may include all or some of the parameters listed in this definition document.

This technical standard applies to manually loaded under-counter one-tank and one-tank hood-type electrically heated dishwashing machines for washing plates, dishes, glassware, cutlery and similar articles. These machines are used in commercial kitchens, such as restaurants, canteens, hospitals and in businesses such as bakeries, butchers' shops, etc. This document does not apply to commercial dishwashers with transport systems (flight-type and rack conveyor dishwashers) and utensil washers. This document does not apply to undercounter water-change dishwashers. This document does not apply to appliances designed exclusively for industrial purposes. The object is to state and define the principal performance characteristics of electric dishwashers for commercial use and to describe the standard methods of measuring these characteristics. The characteristics are measured by washing plates. This document is concerned neither with safety nor with minimum performance requirements.

This document applies to electric irons for household or similar use. The purpose of this document is to state and define the principal performance characteristics of electric irons for household or similar use which are of interest to the user and to describe the standard methods for measuring these characteristics. Electric irons covered by this standard include - dry irons; - steam irons; - vented steam irons with motor pump; - spray irons; - steam irons with separate water reservoir or boiler/generator having a capacity not exceeding 5 l. This document is concerned neither with safety nor with performance requirements.

This document is applicable for measurements of the performance of mains-operated dry vacuum cleaners, including water filter vacuum cleaners, for commercial use. The requirements for the construction and testing covered by this document are applied in addition to the requirements for commercial vacuum cleaners in IEC 60335-2-69. The purpose of this document is to specify essential performance characteristics of dry vacuum cleaners for commercial use that are of interest to operators and to describe methods for measuring these characteristics.

This standard describes procedures for determining and verifying the declared values of the noise emitted by household and similar appliances. It applies to all categories of household and similar electrical appliances covered by IEC 60704-1 and all parts of IEC 60704-2, which include particular requirements for special categories of appliances. It applies to appliances being produced in quantity, such as in batches, series or lots, which are manufactured to the same technical specification and characterized by the same declared value of noise emission. This part of IEC 60704: - considers the term "declaration" to include all means for providing information on the noise emission values to potential users (consumers) of the appliances; this includes labels, brochures, advertisements, commercial and technical information papers, etc.; - considers the declaration for appliances manufactured by mass production; - specifies a simple statistical method for verifying the declared values by investigating a sample of only three appliances.

This International Standard is applicable for measurements of the performance of wet hard floor cleaning appliances for household use in or under conditions similar to those in households. In the case of appliances with combined functionality, this standard only addresses the wet cleaning functionality.
The purpose of this standard is to specify essential performance characteristics of wet hard floor cleaning appliances which are of interest to users and to describe methods for measuring these characteristics.
NOTE 1 Due to the influence of environmental conditions, variations in time, origin of test materials and proficiency of the operator, most of the described test methods will give more reliable results when applied for comparative testing of a number of appliances at the same time, in the same laboratory and by the same operator.
NOTE 2 This standard is not intended for cordless and robotic wet hard floor cleaning appliances.
For safety requirements, reference is made to IEC 60335-1, IEC 60335-2-2, IEC 60335-2-10, and IEC 60335-2-54.
A recommendation on information for the consumer at the point of sale is given in Annex B.

These particular requirements apply to single unit electric dishwashers for household and similar use, with or without automatic programme control, for cold and/or warm water supply, for detachable or permanent connection to water supply or sewage systems, intended for placing on the floor against a wall, for building-in or placing under a counter, a kitchen worktop or under a sink, for wall-mounting or on a counter.

These particular requirements apply to single unit electric dishwashers for household and similar use, with or without automatic programme control, for cold and/or warm water supply, for detachable or permanent connection to water supply or sewage systems, intended for placing on the floor against a wall, for building-in or placing under a counter, a kitchen worktop or under a sink, for wall-mounting or on a counter.

IEC 61121:2012(E) is applicable to household electric tumble dryers of the automatic and non-automatic type, with or without a cold water supply and incorporating a heating device. This excludes tumble dryers which use gas or other fuels as a heating source. The object is to state and define the principal performance characteristics of household electric tumble dryers of interest to users and to describe standard methods for measuring these characteristics. This edition includes significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition.

This standard applies to electric direct-acting room heaters. They may be portable, stationary, fixed, or built-in.
It does not apply to:
- thermal-storage room heaters (EN 60531);
- heating appliances incorporated in the building structure;
- central heating systems;
- heaters connected to an air duct;
- wall-paper, carpets or drapes incorporating flexible heating elements;
- sauna stoves.
This standard defines the main performance characteristics of direct-acting room heaters and specifies methods for measuring these characteristics, for the information of users.
This standard does not specify values for performance characteristics.
NOTE:
- This standard does not deal with:
- safety requirements (EN 60335-2-30);
- acoustical noise of fan heaters (EN 60704-2-2).

This standard spplies to electric storage heaters having a daily operating cycle and intended to heat the room in which they are located.

This standard specifies the performance-measuring methods of comfort fans and regulators for household and similar purposes, including conventional fans, tower fans and bladeless fans, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase fans and 480 V for other fans, and their rated power input being less than 125 W. Wherever applicable, the term "fan" used in this document includes its associated regulator, if any.

These particular requirements apply to single-unit electric washer-dryers for household and similar use intended for placing on the floor against a wall, for building-in or placing under a counter, a kitchen worktop or under a sink, for wall-mounting or on a counter.

This Technical Specification provides a method for the evaluation of the rinsing effectiveness of household clothes washing machines, washer dryers and commercial washing machines. The amount of residual linear alkylbenzene sulfonate surfactant (LAS) extracted from the unstained test swatches of the strips used in the washing performance test is determined. This is accomplished by measuring the ultraviolet (UV) light absorbance at the wavelength particular to LAS, a key ingredient of the detergent.
Assuming a fixed linear relationship between LAS amount and quantity of detergent mixture and using a concentration versus absorbance curve developed as part of this procedure, the absorbance values are then converted into detergent concentrations, which together with the test solution mass data, yields detergent quantities. This assumption is done, because in the frame of this test it is not possible to determine the exact amount of LAS involved, even in the concentration curves, but only the amount of detergent used.
On the textiles, this linear relationship is not given, but it is nevertheless used to express the amount of LAS as determined by UV light absorbance measurements in terms of a detergent amount.
Using a concentration versus absorbance curve developed as part of this procedure, the absorbance values can then be converted into detergent concentrations, which together with the test solution mass data, yields detergent quantities.

This document specifies the performance and the corresponding methods of test of AC
ventilating fans for household and similar purposes intended for air forcing and exhaust, driven
by single-phase AC motors having a power consumption of less than 125 W (including any
associated regulators) for use on single-phase AC circuits not exceeding 250 V.
This document applies to ventilating fans such as partition fans for walls and windows and duct
fans.
NOTE This document does not apply to:
– the safety of electric fans for household and similar purposes (IEC 60335-2- 80);
– the performance of comfort fans (IEC 60879);
– range hoods and other cooking fume extractors (IEC 61591);
– airborne acoustic noise for fans (IEC 60704-2-7);
– electromagnetic compatibility of fans (CISPR 14-1 and CISPR 14-2, IEC 61000-3-2, IEC 61000-3-3).

This European Standard defines methods for the measurement of energy consumption of vending machines, whether or not fitted with refrigerating appliances.
The standard applies (but is not limited) to the categories shown in Table 1 of machine types.
For verification purposes all the tests specified are to be applied to a single unit.  The tests may also be made individually for the study of a particular characteristic.
This standard does not deal with any characteristics of machine design other than energy consumption.

IEC 62885-5:2018 lists the characteristic performance parameters for high pressure cleaners and steam cleaners in accordance with IEC 60335-2-79.
The intent is to serve the manufacturers in describing parameters that fit in their manuals and in their literature. This can include all or some of the parameters listed in this definition document.