EN 60335-2-6:2015/A1:2020

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-6: Particular requirements for stationary cooking ranges, hobs, ovens and similar appliances

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Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-6: Besondere Anforderungen für ortsfeste Herde, Kochmulden, Backöfen und ähnliche Geräte

Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-6: Exigences particulières pour les cuisinières, les tables de cuisson, les fours et les appareils fixes analogues

Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-6. del: Posebne zahteve za nepremične štedilnike, kuhalnike, pečice in podobne aparate - Dopolnilo A1

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 16-Apr-2020
• ICS: 13.120 - Domestic safety
• ICS: 97.040.20 - Cooking ranges, working tables, ovens and similar appliances
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 61 - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 61 - IEC_TC_61
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 17-Apr-2020
• Completion Date: 17-Apr-2020
• 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
• Mandate: M/511 - Mandate to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI relating to harmonised standards in the field of the Low Voltage Directive
• Mandate: M/536 - [C(2015)536] Standardisation request as regards radio equipment in support of Directive 2014/53/EU
• Ref Project: SIST EN 60335-2-6:2015/A1:2020 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-6: Particular requirements for stationary cooking ranges, hobs, ovens and similar appliances

Relations

• Amends: EN 60335-2-6:2015 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-6: Particular requirements for stationary cooking ranges, hobs, ovens and similar appliances
• Effective Date: 23-Jan-2023
• Revised: prEN IEC 60335-2-6:2025 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-6: Particular requirements for stationary cooking ranges, hobs, ovens and similar appliances
• Effective Date: 24-Sep-2024

Overview

EN 60335-2-6:2015/A1:2020 is a European safety standard that specifies particular requirements for stationary household and similar electrical appliances, including cooking ranges, hobs, ovens, and similar appliances. This amendment A1, approved in 2020, builds upon the base standard EN 60335-2-6:2015 and aligns with the international IEC 60335-2-6:2014/A1:2018 standard developed by IEC technical committee 61. The standard focuses on ensuring the safe design, construction, and operation of fixed cooking appliances used in domestic environments.

Manufacturers, testing organizations, and regulatory bodies use this standard to verify compliance with essential safety requirements aimed at reducing risks such as electric shock, fire, mechanical hazards, and moisture ingress. EN 60335-2-6:2015/A1:2020 supports several EU directives and represents harmonized compliance requirements for the European market.

Key Topics

• Scope and Application
  Covers stationary cooking ranges, hobs, ovens, grills, and similar appliances intended for household and similar use.

• Safety Requirements
  Includes protection against electric shock, mechanical strength, and resistance to moisture and spillage specifically adapted for cooking appliances.

• Heating Elements Control
  Defines the safe operation of multiple heating units including flexibility for induction hobs with flexible cooking zones and programmable electronic circuits controlling simultaneous heating elements.

• Moisture Resistance Testing
  Provides detailed test methods ensuring appliances withstand spillage and moisture ingress under practical cooking conditions, such as pouring spillage solution on hob surfaces, oven interiors, and around control panels.

• Marking and Instructions
  Specifies clear labeling of flexible induction cooking zones and associated controls to inform users about correct operation.

• Programmable Electronic Controls
  Requirements for electronic timers and control circuits, including fault detection and safety validation under simultaneous activation of multiple heating elements and motors.

• Construction and Mechanical Strength
  Guidelines on the mechanical durability of parts, including provisions for remote operation safety and shelves in steam ovens.

• Software Evaluation
  Annex R covers the assessment of programmable electronic controls to ensure compliance with safety functions and fault/error state handling.

Applications

EN 60335-2-6:2015/A1:2020 is essential for:

• Manufacturers designing and producing stationary cooking ranges, ovens, and hobs for domestic use across Europe to meet harmonized safety requirements.
• Testing Laboratories conducting conformity and safety testing to assess moisture resistance, electrical protection, mechanical strength, and control system evaluation.
• Regulatory Authorities ensuring market surveillance for consumer products and enforcing compliance with European directives.
• Product Designers incorporating safety features including programmable electronic circuits, induction flexible zones, and robust mechanical designs.
• Quality Assurance Teams implementing standardized testing protocols and marking procedures aligned with European standards.

This standard is particularly relevant for appliances with complex electronic controls and multiple heating elements, including advanced induction cooking technology requiring specific operational testing for heating element combinations.

Related Standards

• IEC 60335-1: General safety requirements for household and similar electrical appliances.
• EN 60335-2-6:2015: The base version of this particular standard on stationary cooking appliances without the 2020 amendment.
• EN 60335-2-x Series: Covers particular requirements for other household appliances like refrigerators, microwaves, and dishwashers.
• EU Directives, including the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) 2014/35/EU, with which this standard harmonizes safety requirements.
• CENELEC Standards: Other European electrotechnical standards governing electrical safety and testing methodologies for household appliances.

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Keywords: EN 60335-2-6, household electrical appliances safety, stationary cooking ranges, ovens safety standard, induction hob requirements, moisture resistance test, programmable electronic controls, kitchen appliance testing, European safety standards, CENELEC IEC 60335 series

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2020
Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-6. del: Posebne zahteve za
nepremične štedilnike, kuhalnike, pečice in podobne aparate - Dopolnilo A1
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-6: Particular requirements
for stationary cooking ranges, hobs, ovens and similar appliances
Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-6:
Besondere Anforderungen für ortsfeste Herde, Kochmulden, Backöfen und ähnliche
Geräte
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-6: Exigences
particulières pour les cuisinières, les tables de cuisson, les fours et les appareils fixes
analogues
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60335-2-6:2015/A1:2020
ICS:
13.120 Varnost na domu Domestic safety
97.040.20 Štedilniki, delovni pulti, Cooking ranges, working
pečice in podobni aparati tables, ovens and similar
appliances
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60335-2-6:2015/A1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
April 2020
ICS 13.120; 97.040.20
English Version
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-6:
Particular requirements for stationary cooking ranges, hobs,
ovens and similar appliances
(IEC 60335-2-6:2014/A1:2018)
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und
Partie 2-6: Exigences particulières pour les cuisinières, les ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-6: Besondere Anforderungen für
tables de cuisson, les fours et les appareils fixes analogues ortsfeste Herde, Kochmulden, Backöfen und ähnliche
(IEC 60335-2-6:2014/A1:2018) Geräte
(IEC 60335-2-6:2014/A1:2018)
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 60335-2-6:2015; it was approved by CENELEC on 2018-07-02. 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, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.

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European foreword
This document EN 60335-2-6:2015/A1:2020 consists of the text of IEC 60335-2-6:2015/A1:2018
prepared by IEC/TC 61 "Safety of household and similar electrical appliances".
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2020-10-17
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2023-04-17
document have to be withdrawn
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This amendment is not linked to European legislation unless it is used in conjunction with A11.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For the relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZZ, included in EN 60335-2-6:2015.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60335-2-6:2014/A1:2018 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.

IEC 60335-2-6 ®
Edition 6.0 2018-05
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
AMENDMENT 1
Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety –

Part 2-6: Particular requirements for stationary cooking ranges, hobs, ovens and

similar appliances
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
ICS 13.120; 97.040.20 ISBN 978-2-8322-5743-2

– 2 – IEC 60335-2-6:2014/AMD1:2018
 IEC 2018
FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by IEC technical committee 61: Safety of household and
similar electrical appliances.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
61/5631/FDIS 61/5690/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 stability date indicated on the IEC website 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.
NOTE The attention of National Committees is drawn to the fact that equipment manufacturers and testing
organizations may need a transitional period following publication of a new, amended or revised IEC publication in
which to make products in accordance with the new requirements and to equip themselves for conducting new or
revised tests.
It is the recommendation of the committee that the content of this publication be adopted for implementation
nationally not earlier than 12 months or later than 36 months from the date of publication.
A bilingual version of this publication may be issued at a later date.

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3 Terms and definitions
3.1.6 In the addition, replace the Note 101 to entry by the following:
Note 101 to entry: For appliances having more than three heating units per phase, other than those that are
controlled by programmable electronic circuits that limit the input of heating elements and/or motors from being
energized at the same time, a diversity factor is applied to the rated current or rated power input when
determining the current used to establish the size of the terminals and the nominal cross-sectional area of the
supply cord. The diversity factor F is calculated from the following formula, where N is the number of heating
units per phase that can be energized together:
0,65
F = 0,35+
N
3.1.9.101 Add the following text after the existing third paragraph:
Induction hob elements in a flexible induction cooking zone are operated with:

IEC 60335-2-6:2014/AMD1:2018 – 3 –
 IEC 2018
a) the maximum number of vessels which can be separately controlled at the same time,
arranged to cover the flexible induction cooking zone as far as possible. Any
combination of vessels giving the most unfavourable results shall be used for the test.
Several vessels with the same diameter may be used;
b) the vessel which provides the highest power density (W/cm );
c) the smallest vessel that allows an induction hob element to operate.
Note 1 to entry: Vessels according to Figure 102 should be used for the tests. The vessel diameters specified in
Figure 101 should be considered for the tests.
Operation as specified in a), b) or c), that results in the most unfavourable condition for the
tests specified in the relevant subclauses is applied.
In the existing seventh paragraph, add before “induction wok elements” the words “those in
a flexible induction cooking zone and”.
Add the following new term and definition:
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