EN 60335-2-40:2003/A12:2005

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-40: Particular requirements for electrical heat pumps, air-conditioners and dehumidifiers

Deals with the safety of electric heat pumps, including sanitary hot water heat pumps, air-conditioners, and dehumidifiers incorporating sealed motor-compressors. The maximum rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single phase and 600 V for all other appliances. The referenced appliances may consist of one or more assemblies. If provided in more than one assembly, the assemblies are to be used together, and the requirements are based on the use of matched assemblies. Supplmentary heater, or a provision for their seperate installation, are within the scope of this standard, but only heaters which are designed as a part of the appliance package, the controls being incorporated in the appliance.

Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-40: Besondere Anforderungen für elektrisch betriebene Wärmepumpen, Klimageräte und Raumluft-Entfeuchter

Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-40: Règles particulières pour les pompes à chaleur électriques, les climatiseurs et les déshumidificateurs

Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-40. del: Posebne zahteve za električne toplotne črpalke, klimatske naprave in sušilnike zraka

Ta standard obravnava varnost električnih toplotnih črpalk, vključno s toplotnimi črpalkami za gospodinjsko vročo vodo, klimatskimi napravami in sušilniki zraka z zaprtimi gnanimi kompresorji. Najvišja nazivna napetost ne sme presegati 250 V za enofazne naprave in 600 V za vse druge naprave. Navedene naprave so lahko sestavljene iz enega sestava ali več. Če zajemajo več kot en sestav, se morajo sestavi uporabljati skupaj, zahteve pa temeljijo na uporabi združenih sestavov. Dodaten grelnik ali ukrepi za njihovo ločeno namestitev spadajo v področje uporabe tega standarda, vendar to velja le za grelnike, ki so zasnovani kot del naprave, pri čemer so kontrole vgrajene v napravo.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 14-Feb-2005
• Withdrawal Date: 31-Oct-2007
• ICS: 23.120 - Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 61 - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 61D - IEC_SC_61D
• Parallel Committee: IEC/SC 61D - IEC_SC_61D
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 15-Feb-2005
• Completion Date: 15-Feb-2005
• Directive: 2006/42/EC - Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast)
• 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 60335-2-40:2003/A12:2005 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety -- Part 2-40: Particular requirements for electrical heat pumps, air-conditioners and dehumidifiers

Relations

• Replaced By: EN IEC 60335-2-40:2023 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-40: Particular requirements for electrical heat pumps, air-conditioners and dehumidifiers
• Effective Date: 23-Jan-2023
• Amends: EN 60335-2-40:2003 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-40: Particular requirements for electrical heat pumps, air-conditioners and dehumidifiers
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023

Overview

EN 60335-2-40:2003/A12:2005 is a CENELEC amendment to the European safety standard EN 60335-2-40:2003. The standard defines particular safety requirements for electrical heat pumps, air-conditioners and dehumidifiers used in household and similar environments. Amendment A12 (approved 2004-11-01) supplements and modifies the original standard; it was to be implemented nationally by 2005-11-01 and conflicting national standards withdrawn by 2007-11-01.

Key topics and requirements

• Scope: Particular safety provisions for electrically powered heat pumps, air‑conditioners and dehumidifiers within the EN 60335 family addressing household and similar appliances.
• Amendment A12 (notable change): Adds a provision to clause 7.12.1 requiring that, for appliances not accessible to the general public which are permanently connected to fixed wiring and which may have leakage currents exceeding 10 mA, the installation instructions must specify the rating of the residual current device (RCD) to be installed.
• Safety emphasis: Focus on electrical safety, leakage current management, and installer guidance to ensure safe permanent connection and protection against earth leakage.
• Standards governance: Prepared by CENELEC TC 61 (Safety of household and similar electrical appliances). The amendment exists in English, French and German and is adopted by national electrotechnical committees across CENELEC member countries.

Applications and users

This standard and its amendment are directly relevant to:

• Manufacturers of electrical heat pumps, air‑conditioners and dehumidifiers - for product design, technical documentation and instruction manuals.
• Technical writers and compliance teams - to update installation instructions and conformity documentation (including specifying appropriate RCD ratings where required).
• Test laboratories and certification bodies - for conformity assessment against EN 60335-2-40 requirements and A12 modifications.
• Installers and electrical contractors - to follow manufacturer instructions on RCD selection when permanently connecting appliances not intended for public access.
• Regulators and national standards bodies - for adoption and enforcement of the amendment as a national standard.

Related standards

• EN 60335-2-40:2003 (base document) - Part 2-40 particular requirements for these appliances.
• EN/IEC 60335 series - general safety standards for household and similar electrical appliances.
• CENELEC national adoptions and the associated EN 60335 family of standards covering electrical appliance safety.

Keywords: EN 60335-2-40:2003/A12:2005, electrical heat pumps, air-conditioners, dehumidifiers, safety standard, CENELEC, RCD, residual current device, leakage current, household appliances safety.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2005
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Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety -- Part 2-40: Particular requirements
for electrical heat pumps, air-conditioners and dehumidifiers
Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke -- Teil 2-40:
Besondere Anforderungen für elektrisch betriebene Wärmepumpen, Klimageräte und
Raumluft-Entfeuchter
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité -- Partie 2-40: Règles particulières
pour les pompes à chaleur électriques, les climatiseurs et les déshumidificateurs
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60335-2-40:2003/A12:2005
ICS:
23.120 =UDþQLNL9HWUQLNL.OLPDWVNH Ventilators. Fans. Air-
QDSUDYH conditioners
27.080 7RSORWQHþUSDONH Heat pumps
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60335-2-40/A12
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM February 2005

ICS 23.120
English version
Household and similar electrical appliances –
Safety
Part 2-40: Particular requirements for electrical heat pumps,
air-conditioners and dehumidifiers

Appareils électrodomestiques  Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den
et analogues – Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke
Sécurité Teil 2-40: Besondere Anforderungen
Partie 2-40: Règles particulières für elektrisch betriebene Wärmepumpen,
pour les pompes à chaleur électriques, Klimageräte und Raumluft-Entfeuchter
les climatiseurs et les déshumidificateurs

This amendment A12 modifies the European Standard EN 60335-2-40:2003; it was approved by
CENELEC on 2004-11-01. 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 Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.

This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, Germa
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