EN 60335-2-98:2003/A11:2019

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-98: Particular requirements for humidifiers

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Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-98: Besondere Anforderungen für Luftbefeuchter

Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-98: Règles particulières pour les humidificateurs

Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-98. del: Posebne zahteve za vlažilnike zraka - Dopolnilo A11

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 04-Jul-2019
• Withdrawal Date: 15-Apr-2022
• ICS: 97.030 - Domestic electrical appliances in general
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 61 - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 05-Jul-2019
• Completion Date: 05-Jul-2019
• Directive: 2006/95/EC - Directive 2006/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the harmonisation of the laws of Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (codified version)
• Directive: 2014/35/EU - Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
• Mandate: M/511 - Mandate to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI relating to harmonised standards in the field of the Low Voltage Directive
• Ref Project: SIST EN 60335-2-98:2003/A11:2019 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety -- Part 2-98: Particular requirements for humidifiers

Relations

• Amends: EN 60335-2-98:2003 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-98: Particular requirements for humidifiers
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2019
Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-98. del: Posebne zahteve
za vlažilnike zraka - Dopolnilo A11
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety -- Part 2-98: Particular requirements
for humidifiers
Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke -- Teil 2-98:
Besondere Anforderungen für Luftbefeuchter
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité -- Partie 2-98: Règles particulières
pour les humidificateurs
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60335-2-98:2003/A11:2019
ICS:
13.120 Varnost na domu Domestic safety
97.030 Električni aparati za dom na Domestic electrical
splošno appliances in general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60335-2-98:2003/A11

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2019
ICS 97.030
English Version
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-98:
Particular requirements for humidifiers
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und
Partie 2-98: Règles particulières pour les humidificateurs ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-98: Besondere Anforderungen für
Luftbefeuchter
This amendment A11 modifies the European Standard EN 60335-2-98:2003; it was approved by CENELEC on 2019-04-16. 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.
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Turkey and the United Kingdom.

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Ref. No. EN 60335-2-98:2003/A11:2019 E

Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Modification to the Scope . 4
2 Modification to Clause 3 . 4
3 Modification to Clause 7, Marking and instructions . 4
4 Modification to Clause 22, Construction . 6
Annex ZZA (informative) Relationship between this European standard and the safety
objectives of Directive 2014/35/EU [2014 OJ L96] aimed to be covered . 7

European foreword
This document (EN 60335-2-98:2003/A11:2019) has been prepared by CLC/TC 61 "Safety of household
and similar electrical appliances".
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2020-04-16
• latest date by which this document has
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2022-04-16
• latest date by which the national
standards conflicting with this
document have to be withdrawn
which is referred to in this text as “Part 1”.
This amendment supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses of EN 60335-1:2012 including its
amendments and EN 60335-2-98:2003, EN 60335-2-98:2003/A1:2005 and EN 60335-2-98:2003/A2:2008.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
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.
For the relationship with EU Directive see informative Annex ZZ, which is an integral part of this
document.
1 Modification to the Scope
Replace Note 101 by the following:
NOTE Z101 Examples of appliances that are within the scope of the standard are
– ultrasonic humidifier,
– impeller humidifier,
– evaporation humidifier,
– steam vaporizer humidifier.
Replace the fourth paragraph including the two dashed items by the following:
This standard deals with the reasonably foreseeable hazards presented by appliances and machines that
are encountered by all persons. 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
standard.
2 Modification to Clause 3
Add the following new definitions:
3.Z101
ultrasonic humidifier
appliance that nebulises water by means of ultrasound vibrations
3.Z102
impeller humidifier
appliance that nebulises water by means of a high-speed rotating disk
3.Z103
evaporation humidifier
appliance that evaporates water by creating airflow over or through a moistened material
3.Z104
steam vaporizer humidifier
appliance that evaporates water by heating it up to the boiling point
3 Modification to Clause 7, Marking and instructions
7.1 Addition:
Add a further dashed item:
– If the appliance is an ultrasonic humidifier or impeller humidifier, it shall be marked with the
symbol "Clean the water tank every 3 days" or by similar text.
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