EN 60335-2-98:2003

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

Deals with the safety of electric humidifiers for household and similar use, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase and 480 V for other appliances. Examples of appliances that are within the scope of this standard are appliances that atomize water; appliances that evaporate water by heating and appliances that blow air through a moist element.

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

Traite de la sécurité des humidificateurs électriques pour usages domestiques et analogues, dont la tension assignée n'est pas supérieure à 250 V pour les appareils monophasés et à 480 V pour les autres appareils. Comme exemples d'appareils entrant dans le domaine d'application de la présente norme, on peut citer les appareils qui pulvérisent de l'eau, les appareils qui évaporent de l'eau par chauffage et les appareils soufflant de l'air à travers un élément humide.

Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-98. del: Posebne zahteve za vlažilnike zraka (IEC 60335-2-98:2002)

Obravnava varnost električnih vlažilnikov za gospodinjske in podobne namene, katerih nazivna napetost ne presega 250 V za enofazne aparate in 480 V za druge aparate. Primeri naprav, ki spadajo na področje uporabe tega standarda, so naprave, ki razpršujejo vodo; naprave, iz katerih izhlapeva voda s segrevanjem, in naprave, ki pihajo zrak skozi vlažen element.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 09-Jul-2003
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Apr-2006
• ICS: 97.030 - Domestic electrical appliances in general
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 61 - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 61 - IEC_TC_61
• Parallel Committee: IEC/TC 61 - IEC_TC_61
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 10-Jul-2003
• Completion Date: 10-Jul-2003
• 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
• Directive: 2014/53/EU - Directive 2014/53/EU of The European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment and repealing Directive 1999/5/EC
• Directive: 73/23/EEC - Electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
• Ref Project: SIST EN 60335-2-98:2003 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety -- Part 2-98: Particular requirements for humidifiers

Relations

• Replaces: EN 60335-2-98:1997 - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances - Part 2-98: Particular requirements for humidifiers
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023
• Replaces: EN 60335-2-98:1997/A1:2000 - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances - Part 2-98: Particular requirements for humidifiers
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023
• Amended By: EN 60335-2-98:2003/A1:2005 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-98: Particular requirements for humidifiers
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023
• Amended By: EN 60335-2-98:2003/A2:2008 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-98: Particular requirements for humidifiers
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023
• Amended By: EN 60335-2-98:2003/A11:2019 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-98: Particular requirements for humidifiers
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023

Overview

EN 60335-2-98:2003 (CLC) specifies particular safety requirements for electric humidifiers intended for household and similar use. The standard covers appliances with rated voltages up to 250 V for single‑phase and 480 V for other appliances. It applies to common types of humidifiers, including units that atomize water, evaporate or heat water, or blow air through a moist element. EN 60335-2-98 is published in national adoptions (for example, SIST EN 60335-2-98:2003) and sits within the EN 60335 family addressing domestic electrical appliance safety.

Key Topics

• Scope and appliance definitions - which humidifier types and use environments are covered (household and similar use).
• Rated voltage limits - single‑phase ≤250 V, other appliances ≤480 V.
• Particular safety requirements for humidifier construction and operation tailored to atomizing, evaporative (including heated) and blow‑through designs.
• Adoption and identification - standard identifiers, national adoptions (e.g., SIST), and ICS classifications (13.120 Domestic safety; 97.030 Domestic electrical appliances).

(Note: EN 60335-2-98 provides the particular requirements that supplement the general safety provisions in the EN 60335 series-consult the series for the full compliance framework.)

Applications

• Manufacturers and product designers: Use the standard to design humidifiers that meet European safety expectations and to define test criteria for prototypes.
• Compliance and safety engineers: Reference for conformity assessment, technical files, and CE marking activities when marketing in jurisdictions recognizing EN standards.
• Test laboratories: Apply the standard when developing test programs for electrical, mechanical and functional safety specific to humidifiers.
• Regulators, procurement and retailers: Use as a benchmark to specify and verify safe household humidifier products.

Related Standards

• EN 60335 series - general safety requirements for household and similar electrical appliances (see EN 60335-1 for general provisions).
• National adoptions (e.g., SIST EN 60335-2-98:2003) - local published versions and translations.

Keywords

EN 60335-2-98, humidifier safety standard, household humidifiers, electrical safety, CLC standard, rated voltage, atomizing humidifiers, evaporative humidifiers, EN 60335 series

For product compliance, always consult the full text of EN 60335-2-98 and related parts of the EN 60335 series and confirm national adoption dates and any amendments.

Standards Content (Sample)

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01-december-2003
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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
ICS:
13.120 Varnost na domu Domestic safety
97.030 (OHNWULþQLDSDUDWL]DGRPQD Domestic electrical
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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