EN 60311:1997/A1:1997

Electric irons for household or similar use - Methods for measuring performance

Superseded by EN 60311:2003

Elektrische Haushalt-Bügeleisen oder für ähnliche Zwecke - Prüfverfahren zur Bestimmung der Gebrauchseigenschaften

Fers à repasser électriques pour usage domestique ou analogue - Méthodes de mesure de l'aptitude à la fonction

Dopolnilo A1:2000 k SIST EN 60311:2000

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 04-Dec-1997
• Withdrawal Date: 31-Aug-1998
• ICS: 97.060 - Laundry appliances
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 59X - Consumer information related to household electrical appliances
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 59L - IEC_SC_59L
• Parallel Committee: IEC/SC 59E - IEC_SC_59E
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 01-Jul-2006
• Completion Date: 01-Jul-2006
• Ref Project: SIST EN 60311:2000/A1:2000 - Electric irons for household or similar use - Methods for measuring performance

Relations

• Replaced By: EN 60311:2003 - Electric irons for household or similar use - Methods for measuring performance
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023
• Amends: EN 60311:1997 - Electric irons for household or similar use - Methods for measuring performance
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2000
Dopolnilo A1:2000 k SIST EN 60311:2000
Electric irons for household or similar use - Methods for measuring performance
Elektrische Haushalt-Bügeleisen oder für ähnliche Zwecke - Prüfverfahren zur
Bestimmung der Gebrauchseigenschaften
Fers à repasser électriques pour usage domestique ou analogue - Méthodes de mesure
de l'aptitude à la fonction
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60311:1997/A1:1997
ICS:
97.060 Aparati
...

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2000
Dopolnilo A1:2000 k SIST EN 60311:2000
Electric irons for household or similar use - Methods for measuring performance
Elektrische Haushalt-Bügeleisen oder für ähnliche Zwecke - Prüfverfahren zur
Bestimmung der Gebrauchseigenschaften
Fers à repasser électriques pour usage domestique ou analogue - Méthodes de mesure
de l'aptitude à la fonction
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60311:1997/A1:1997
ICS:
97.060 Aparati za nego perila Laundry appliances
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

NORME
CEI
INTERNATIONALE
IEC
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
AMENDEMENT 1
AMENDMENT 1
1997-09
Amendement 1
Fers à repasser électriques
pour usage domestique ou analogue –
Méthodes de mesure de l'aptitude à la fonction
Amendment 1
Electric irons for household or similar use –
Methods for measuring performance

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60311 Amend. 1 © IEC:1997 – 3 –

FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by the subcommittee 59E: Ironing and pressing
appliances, of IEC technical committee 59: Performance of household electrical appliances.

The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:

FDIS Report on voting
59E/92/FDIS 59E/99/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this amendment can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
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Page 11
3 Terms and definitions
Delete subclause 3.3 and add the following two new definitions:
3.13.a cordless iron: An iron which is connected to the supply mains only when placed on its
stand.
3.13.b cordless iron having a mains supply attachment: A cordless iron which is provided,
in addition, with a detachable part to which the supply cord is fixed, and which can be
connected to the supply mains directly during ironing.
Page 13
4 List of measurements
4.1 Measurements for all kinds of irons
Add the following new dashes:
– Determination of smoothness of the sole-plate (see clause 24).
– Assessment of smoothing (see clause 25).
4.3 Measurements for irons with self-resetting thermal cut-out
Replace the title and text of this subclause by the following:
Measurements for spray irons
4.3
– Measurement of spray function (see clause 22).

60311 Amend. 1 © IEC:1997 – 5 –

4.4 Measurements for steam irons under steaming operation

Add the following new dashes:
– Determination of mass of a shot of steam (see clause 23).

– Ironing with shot of steam (see clause 26).

4.5 Table of measurements for various types of irons

Replace this subclause by the following:

The relevant measurements for various types of irons are indicated in the following table by x.
Measurements for spray irons are determined according to the table below, whether the irons
are of thermostatic type, steam or shot-of-steam-producing type, cordless type, or cordless
having a mains supply attachment type.
For the non-steam-producing spray irons, the measurements for dry irons are applied.

60311 Amend. 1 © IEC:1997 – 7 –

Item of measurement
Clause Thermostatic Thermostatic Thermostatic Thermostatic Cordless irons Cordless irons

dry irons dry irons, with steam irons steam irons, having a mains
non-self- with non-self- supply

resetting resetting attachment
thermal thermal
cut-out cut-out
Mass 6 x x x x x x
Length of cord 7 x x x x x x
Scratch resistance 8 x x x x x x

Input power 9 x x x x x x
Heating-up time 10 x x x x x x

Hottest point 11 x x x x x x
Temperature distribution 12 x x x x x x
Sole-plate temperature 13 x x x x x x
Overswing temperature 14 x x x x x x
Cyclic temperature 15 x x x x x x
Thermostatic stability 17 x x x x x x
Heating-up for steam 18 x x x x
Steaming time 19 x x x
Steaming rate 19 x x x x
Total time for hard water 20 x x x
Adhesion of coating 21 x x x x x x
Spray function 22
Δ Δ Δ Δ Δ Δ
Mass of shot of steam 23
Δ Δ Δ Δ
Smoothness
of sole-plate 24
x x
x x x x
Cloth smoothing 25
x x
x x x x
Δ Δ Δ Δ
Shot of steam ironing 26
NOTE – Δ means "if applicable".
Page 17
5 General conditions for measurements
5.2 Temperature measurement
Add the following sentence to the fourth paragraph:
For the measurement of cordless irons, except cordless irons having a mains supply
attachment, a thermocouple with a silver disk as shown in figure 1 is attached to the sole-plate

directly.
60311 Amend. 1 © IEC:1997 – 9 –

5.5 Iron support for measurements

Add the following sentence:
For cordless irons, the iron is placed on its stand.

Add the following new subclause:

5.7 Test of cordless irons having a mains supply attachment

Cordless irons having a mains supply attachment are tested as conventional irons.
Page 19
6 Determination of mass
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