Full Description

This clause of Part 1 is replaced by the following.

This part of IEC 60335 deals with the safety of electric thermal-storage room heaters for household and similar purposes that are intended to heat the room in which they are located, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances including direct current (DC) supplied appliances.

Appliances not intended for normal household use but which nevertheless can be a source of danger to the public, such as appliances intended to be used by laypersons in shops, in light industry and on farms, are within the scope of this standard.

As far as is practicable, this standard deals with the common hazards presented by appliances that are encountered by all persons in and around the home. However, in general, it does not take into account:
– persons (including children) whose
• physical, sensory or mental capabilities; or
• lack of experience and knowledge
prevents them from using the appliance safely without supervision or instruction;
– children playing with the appliance.
Attention is drawn to the fact that
– this standard only applies to self-contained thermal-storage room heaters. However, it can be used as a guide, in so far as it reasonably applies, to determine the requirements
and test specifications for other thermal-storage room heaters;
– for heaters incorporating direct-acting heating elements, IEC 60335-2-30 is also applicable;
– for heaters intended to be used in vehicles or on board ships or aircraft, additional requirements can be necessary;
– in many countries additional requirements are specified by the national health authorities, the national authorities responsible for the protection of labour and similar authorities.
This standard does not apply to
– appliances intended exclusively for industrial purposes;
– heaters incorporated in the building structure;
– central heating systems;
– heaters for saunas (IEC 60335-2-53);
– flexible sheet heating elements for room heating (IEC 60335-2-96);
– heaters intended to be used in locations where special conditions prevail, such as the presence of a corrosive or explosive atmosphere (dust, vapour or gas).