EN 61591:1997/A1:2006

Household range hoods and other cooking fume extractors - Methods for measuring performance

Applies to range hoods incorporating a fan for the recirculation or forced removal of air from above a hob situated in a household kitchen. This standard defines the main performance characteristics of range hoods and specifies methods for measuring these characteristics, for the information of users.

Haushalt-Dunstabzugshauben und andere Absauger für Kochdünste - Verfahren zur Messung der Gebrauchseigenschaft

Hottes de cuisine et autres extracteurs de fumées de cuisson à usage domestique - Méthodes de mesure de l'aptitude à la fonction

Gospodinjske kuhinjske nape - Metode za merjenje lastnosti delovanja (IEC 61591:1997/A1:2005)

Velja za kuhinjske nape, ki vsebujejo ventilator za rekuperiranje ali prisilno odstranjevanje zraka nad kuhinjsko napo, ki je v gospodinjski kuhinji. Ta standard določa glavne značilnosti delovanja kuhinjskih nap in opredeljuje metode za merjenje teh značilnostih za obveščanje uporabnikov.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 01-Jun-2006
• ICS: 97.040 - Kitchen equipment
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 59X - Consumer information related to household electrical appliances
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 59K - IEC_SC_59K
• Parallel Committee: IEC/SC 59K - IEC_SC_59K
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 02-Jun-2006
• Completion Date: 02-Jun-2006
• Directive: 65/2014 - Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 65/2014 of 1 October 2013 supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the energy labelling of domestic ovens and range hoods
• Directive: 66/2014 - Commission Regulation (EU) No 66/2014 of 14 January 2014 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for domestic ovens, hobs and range hoods
• Mandate: M/495 - Standardisation mandate to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI under Directive 2009/125/EC relating to harmonised standards in the field of Ecodesign
• Ref Project: SIST EN 61591:2001/A1:2006 - Household range hoods - Methods for measuring performance

Relations

• Amends: EN 61591:1997 - Household range hoods and other cooking fume extractors - Methods for measuring performance
• Effective Date: 07-Jun-2022
• Revised: EN IEC 61591:2020 - Cooking fume extractors - Methods for measuring performance
• Effective Date: 13-Jun-2017
• Replaced By: EN IEC 61591:2020 - Cooking fume extractors - Methods for measuring performance
• Effective Date: 07-Jun-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 61591:2001/A1:2006
01-november-2006
Gospodinjske kuhinjske nape - Metode za merjenje lastnosti delovanja (IEC
61591:1997/A1:2005)
Household range hoods - Methods for measuring performance
Haushalt-Dunstabzugshauben - Verfahren zur Messung der Gebrauchseigenschaft
Hottes de cuisine à usage domestique - Méthodes de mesure de l'aptitude à la fonction
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61591:1997/A1:2006
ICS:
97.040.20
SIST EN 61591:2001/A1:2006 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 61591/A1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
June 2006
EUROPÄISCHE NORM

ICS 97.040


English version


Household range hoods -
Methods for measuring performance
(IEC 61591:1997/A1:2005)


Hottes de cuisine à usage domestique - Haushalt-Dunstabzugshauben -
Méthodes de mesure de l'aptitude à la Verfahren zur Messung der
fonction Gebrauchseigenschaft
(CEI 61591:1997/A1:2005) (IEC 61591:1997/A1:2005)




This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 61591:1997; it was approved by CENELEC on
2006-05-01. 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, 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
Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.

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Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

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© 2006 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 61591:1997/A1:2006 E

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EN 61591:1997/A1:2006 - 2 -

Foreword
The text of amendment 1:2005 to the International Standard IEC 61591:1997, prepared by SC 59K,
Ovens and microwave ovens, cooking ranges and similar appliances, of IEC TC 59, Performance of
household electrical appliances, was submitted to the formal vote and was approved by CENELEC as
amendment A1 to EN 61591:1997 on 2006-05-01 without any modification.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the amendment has to be
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2007-05-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the amendment have to be withdrawn (dow) 2009-05-01
__________
Endorsement notice
The text of amendment 1:2005 to the International Standard IEC 61591:1997 was approved by
CENELEC as an amendment to the European Standard without any modification.
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NORME CEI
INTERNATIONALE
IEC



61591
INTERNATIONAL


1997
STANDARD


AMENDEMENT 1
AMENDMENT 1

2005-10

Amendement 1
Hottes de cuisine à usage domestique –
Méthodes de mesure de l'aptitude
à la fonction

Amendment 1
Household range hoods –
Methods for measuring performance

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61591 Amend. 1  IEC:2005 – 3 –
FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by subcommittee 59K: Ovens and microwave ovens,
cooking ranges and similar 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
59K/105A/FDIS 59K/123/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.
The committee has decided that the contents of this amendment and the base publication will
remain unchanged until the maintenance result date indicated on the IEC web site under
"http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to the specific publication. At this date, the
publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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1 Scope
Insert, after the first paragraph, the following new paragraph:
It can also be used for range hoods with external blowers, if these blowers are controlled by
the range hood and the blower is defined in the technical documentation (e.g. name plate
data) and instructions for installation.
Add to the last indent of the note the following parenthesis with its footnote:
2)
(IEC 60704-2-13)
2) IEC 60704-2-13:2000, Household and similar electrical appliances –Test code for the determination of airborne
acoustical noise – Part 2-13: Particular requirements for range hoods
3 Definitions
3.5
grease absorption factor
Add the following note at the end of the definition:
NOTE To the grease filter belong all detachable coverings, filter frames, supports or the like, which are located in
the air stream and are intended to be removed for cleaning.

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61591 Amend. 1  IEC:2005 – 5 –
Add the following new definition

3.8
external blower
blower, which is mounted separately from the range hood
Page 9
6 General conditions for measurements
6.2 Installation
Replace the current text by the following:
The range hood and the external blower, if applicable, is (are) installed in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions.
The maximum sized duct according to the instructions is to be used to connect to the blower.
6.3 Supply voltage
In the first line, replace “The range hood is supplied” by the following:
The range hood and the external blower, if applicable, are supplied…
In the second sentence, replace "the range hood is to be supplied" with the following:
…the range hood and the external blower, if applicable, are to be supplied…

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9 Length of the supply cord
In the first paragraph, replace "the range hood and the plug" by the following:
…the range hood or the external blower and the plug…
In the second paragraph, replace "if the range hood is for direct” by the following:
…if the range hood or the external blower is for direct …
10 Mass of the range hood
In the first line, between "The mass of the range hood" and "including any filters", insert:
and the external blower,

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...

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 61591:2001/RSUA1:200
01-DSULO200
Gospodinjske kuhinjske nape - Metode za merjenje lastnosti delovanja

Household range hoods - Methods for measuring performance
Haushalt-Dunstabzugshauben - Verfahren zur Messung der Gebrauchseigenschaft
Hottes de cuisine à usage domestique - Méthodes de mesure de l'aptitude à la fonction
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:(1SU$
ICS:
97.040.20 âWHGLOQLNLGHORYQLSXOWL Cooking ranges, working
SHþLFHLQSRGREQLDSDUDWL tables, ovens and similar
appliances
SIST EN 61591:2001/RSUA1:200 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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59K/105/CDV
COMMITTEE DRAFT FOR VOTE (CDV)
PROJET DE COMITÉ POUR VOTE (CDV)

Project number IEC 61591-A1 Ed 1.0
Numéro de projet
IEC/TC or SC: Date of circulation Closing date for voting (Voting
59K
Date de diffusion mandatory for P-members)

CEI/CE ou SC:

Date de clôture du vote (Vote
2005-02-18
obligatoire pour les membres (P))
2005-07-22
Titre du CE/SC:    TC/SC Title: Ovens and Microwave Ovens,
Cooking Ranges and similar appliances
Secretary: Sat Mohan-Ram
Secrétaire:
Also of interest to the following committees Supersedes document
Intéresse également les comités suivants Remplace le document
   59K/90/CD, 59K/97A/CC
Functions concerned
Fonctions concernées
Safety EMC Environment Quality assurance
Sécurité
CEM Environnement Assurance qualité
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Titre : CEI 61591 A1 Ed. 1.0: Hottes de cuisine à Title : IEC 61591-A1 Ed 1.0: Household range
usage domestique - Méthodes de mesure de hoods -Methods for measuring performance
l'aptitude à la fonction




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1 Scope
After the first paragraph Insert:
It can also be used for range hoods with external blowers, if these blowers are controlled by
the range hood and the blower is defined in the technical documentation (e.g. name plate
data) and instructions for installation.
Add to the last indent:
2)
(IEC 60704-2-13)

Insert the following footnote:
2) IEC 60704-2-13:2000, Household and similar electrical appliances – test code for the determination of airborne
acoustical noise – Part 2-13: Particular requirements for range hoods
3 Definitions
Insert the following new definition:
3.5 Grease absorption factor
Add at the end of 3.5:
Note : To the grease filter belong all detachable coverings, filter frames, supports or the like, which are located in
the air stream and are intended to be removed for cleaning.
3.8
external blower
blower, which is mounted separately from the range hood
6 General conditions for measurements
6.2 Installation
Replace the current text by the following:
The range hood and the external blower, if applicable, is (are) installed in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions.
The maximum sized duct according to the instructions is to be used to connect to the blower.
6.3 Supply voltage
In the first line, between "hood" and "is", insert:
and the external blower, if applicable,
In the second sentence, between "hood" and "is", insert:
and the external blower, if applicable,

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– 3 –
9 Length of the supply cord
In the first sentence, between "the range hood" and "and the plug", insert:
or the external blower
In the second sentence between "if the range hood" and "is for direct", insert:
or the external blower
10 Mass of the range hood
In the first sentence between "The mass of the range hood" and "including any filters", insert:
and the external blower,
11 Volumetric airflow
At the end of the second paragraph, insert:
The odour extraction filter is installed for the test.
th
In the last sentence of the 6 paragraph after "for discharge into" replace the remaining
sentence with the following:
a flue, which has the following pressure drop depending on the diameter of the air outlet
orifice:
- 100 mm :     30 Pa working point 3
120 - 125 mm :  15 Pa working point 2
150 - 160 mm : . 5 Pa working point 1
when there is an airflow of 200m3/h and a pressure drop of 5, 15 or 30 Pa”
th
In the first line of the 8 paragraph, replace:
“working points 1or 2 for both” by “working point given for the
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