EN IEC 60704-2-16:2019/A12:2023
(Amendment)Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 2-16: Particular requirements for washer-dryers
Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 2-16: Particular requirements for washer-dryers
Elektrische Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Prüfvorschrift für die Bestimmung der Luftschallemission - Teil 2-16: Besondere Anforderungen an Waschtrockner
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Code d'essai pour la détermination du bruit aérien - Partie 2-16: Exigences particulières pour les lavantes-séchantes
Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Postopek preskušanja za ugotavljanje zvočnega hrupa v zraku - 2-16. del: Posebne zahteve za pralno-sušilne stroje - Dopolnilo A12
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Overview
EN IEC 60704-2-16:2019/A12:2023 is a CENELEC amendment to the test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise for household and similar electrical appliances. This document provides the particular requirements that apply to washer-dryers and updates the original Part 2-16 (2019) with technical revisions approved by CENELEC on 2023-09-13. It was prepared by CLC/TC 59X "Performance of household and similar electrical appliances" and includes a modification to Annex ZA to bring normative references up to date.
Key administrative dates declared in the foreword: the document was to be implemented nationally by 2024-09-13 (dop) and conflicting national standards must be withdrawn by 2026-09-13 (dow).
Key Topics
- Scope and purpose: Defines particular requirements for measuring airborne acoustical noise from washer-dryers to ensure reproducible and comparable results across laboratories and national markets.
- Amendment focus: A12 primarily updates outdated normative references and aligns the Part 2-16 text with current international publications (see Annex ZA).
- Standards governance: Approved by CENELEC and intended for adoption as national standards without alteration; available in English, French and German official versions.
- Preparation and responsibility: Developed under a standardisation request to CENELEC and produced by CLC/TC 59X. Users are advised to contact their national committee for feedback and implementation details.
Applications
This amendment and the underlying standard are practically valuable for a range of stakeholders:
- Manufacturers and designers: Use the standard to guide product development and acoustic performance optimisation for washer-dryers.
- Test laboratories: Apply the updated test code to perform repeatable airborne acoustical noise measurements and produce comparable results between labs.
- Regulatory bodies and compliance teams: Reference the standard for conformity assessment, product labelling and market surveillance activities.
- Retailers and certification bodies: Rely on standardised noise data for declarations, consumer information and performance claims.
Benefits include improved measurement consistency, clearer linkage to other international references, and streamlined national implementation across CENELEC member bodies.
Related Standards
This amendment updates the normative cross-references; relevant related standards cited in Annex ZA include:
- IEC 60456 (mod) 2010 - Electric clothes washing machines for household use (EN 60456:2016 + A12 2023)
- IEC 62512 2012 - Clothes washer-dryer for household use – Methods for measuring performance (EN IEC 62512:2020 + A11 2020 + A12 2023)
- ISO 3743-1 2010 - Acoustics - Determination of sound power levels (EN ISO 3743-1:2010)
- ISO 3744 2010 - Acoustics - Determination of sound power levels (EN ISO 3744:2010)
For implementation details, national adoption status and the official language versions, consult the CENELEC or your national electrotechnical committee.
Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2023
Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Postopek preskušanja za ugotavljanje
zvočnega hrupa v zraku - 2-16. del: Posebne zahteve za pralno-sušilne stroje -
Dopolnilo A12
Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne
acoustical noise - Part 2-16: Particular requirements for washer-dryers
Elektrische Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Prüfvorschrift für die
Bestimmung der Luftschallemission - Teil 2-16: Besondere Anforderungen an
Waschtrockner
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Code d'essai pour la détermination du bruit
aérien - Partie 2-16: Exigences particulières pour les lavantes-séchantes
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 60704-2-16:2019/A12:2023
ICS:
17.140.20 Emisija hrupa naprav in Noise emitted by machines
opreme and equipment
97.060 Aparati za nego perila Laundry appliances
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 60704-2-16:2019/A12
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM October 2023
ICS 17.140.20
English Version
Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the
determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 2-16: Particular
requirements for washer-dryers
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Code d'essai Elektrische Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche
pour la détermination du bruit aérien - Partie 2-16: Zwecke - Prüfvorschrift für die Bestimmung der
Exigences particulières pour les lavantes-séchantes Luftschallemission - Teil 2-16: Besondere Anforderungen
an Waschtrockner
This amendment A12 modifies the European Standard EN IEC 60704-2-16:2019; it was approved by CENELEC on 2023-09-13. 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.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slov
...
Frequently Asked Questions
EN IEC 60704-2-16:2019/A12:2023 is a amendment published by CLC. Its full title is "Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 2-16: Particular requirements for washer-dryers". This standard covers: Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 2-16: Particular requirements for washer-dryers
Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 2-16: Particular requirements for washer-dryers
EN IEC 60704-2-16:2019/A12:2023 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 17.140.20 - Noise emitted by machines and equipment. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN IEC 60704-2-16:2019/A12:2023 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN IEC 60704-2-16:2019. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN IEC 60704-2-16:2019/A12:2023 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2019/2014, 2019/2023; Standardization Mandates: M/566, M/594. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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