EN 61591:1997/A2:2011

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 in drugi odvajalniki kuhinjskih hlapov - Metode za merjenje zmogljivosti - Dopolnilo A2 (IEC 61591:1997/A2:2010)

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• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 13-Jan-2011
• Withdrawal Date: 31-Dec-2013
• 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: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 10-Jul-2023
• Completion Date: 10-Jul-2023
• 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/A2:2011 - Household range hoods and other cooking fume extractors - Methods for measuring performance (IEC 61591:1997/A2:2010)

Relations

• Replaced By: EN IEC 61591:2020 - Cooking fume extractors - Methods for measuring performance
• Effective Date: 14-Jul-2020
• Amends: EN 61591:1997 - Household range hoods and other cooking fume extractors - Methods for measuring performance
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-april-2011
Gospodinjske kuhinjske nape in drugi odvajalniki kuhinjskih hlapov - Metode za
merjenje zmogljivosti - Dopolnilo A2 (IEC 61591:1997/A2:2010)
Household range hoods and other cooking fume extractors - Methods for measuring
performance (IEC 61591:1997/A2:2010)
Haushalt-Dunstabzugshauben und andere Absauger für Kochdünste - Verfahren zur
Messung der Gebrauchseigenschaft (IEC 61591:1997/A2:2010)
Hottes de cuisine et autres extracteurs de fumées de cuisson à usage domestique -
Méthodes de mesure de l'aptitude à la fonction (CEI 61591:1997/A2:2010)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61591:1997/A2:2011
ICS:
97.040.20 âWHGLOQLNLGHORYQLSXOWL Cooking ranges, working
SHþLFHLQSRGREQLDSDUDWL tables, ovens and similar
appliances
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 61591/A2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
January 2011
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.040
English version
Household range hoods and other cooking fume extractors -
Methods for measuring performance
(IEC 61591:1997/A2:2010)
Hottes de cuisine et autres extracteurs de Haushalt-Dunstabzugshauben und andere
fumées de cuisson à usage domestique - Absauger für Kochdünste -
Méthodes de mesure de l'aptitude à la Verfahren zur Messung der
fonction Gebrauchseigenschaft
(CEI 61591:1997/A2:2010) (IEC 61591:1997/A2:2010)

This amendment A2 modifies the European Standard EN 61591:1997; it was approved by CENELEC on
2011-01-01. 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
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Ref. No. EN 61591:1997/A2:2011 E

Foreword
The text of document 59K/202/FDIS, future amendment 2 to 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 IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by
CENELEC as amendment A2 to EN 61591:1997 on 2011-01-01.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN and CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
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) 2011-10-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the amendment have to be withdrawn (dow) 2014-01-01
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Endorsement notice
The text of amendment 2:2010 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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IEC 61591 ®
Edition 1.0 2010-07
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
AMENDMENT 2
Household range hoods and other cooking fume extractors – Methods for
measuring performance
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
PRICE CODE
K
ICS 97.040 ISBN 978-2-88912-074-1
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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 and similar electrical appliances.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
59K/202/FDIS 59K/207/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 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.
A bilingual version of this publication may be issued at a later date.

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Title
Change the title on the cover page, the title page, on pages 5 and 7, as follows:
HOUSEHOLD RANGE HOODS AND OTHER COOKING FUME EXTRACTORS –
METHODS FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE
1 Scope
Add the following new sentence to the second paragraph as a last sentence:
This standard deals also with down-draft systems arranged beside, behind or under the
cooking surface.
3 Definitions
Add the following new definitions:
3.9
down-draft system
cooking fume extractor intended for installation adjacent to household cooking ranges, hobs
and similar cooking appliances that draws vapour down into an internal / exhaust duct

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NOTE The filtered air may be discharged back into the room or ducted away.
3.10
highest setting for normal use
control setting of blower at highest speed for normal use, excluding the boost position setting
NOTE Setting should be marked on the appliance and described in the instructions for use.
3.11
boost position setting
control setting for occasional use at a higher fan speed
NOTE The setting shall be marked on the appliance and described in the instructions for use.
3.12
working point
intersection point of pressure/air flow curve and flue curve as defined in Clause 11
6 General conditions for measurements
6.2 Installation
Add to the first sentence after “the external blower”:
“or the down-draft system”
6.3 Supply voltage
Add to the first sentence after “the external blower”:
“or the down-draft system”
Add to the second sentence after “the external blower”:
“or the down-draft system”
6.4 Filters
Add to the first sentence after “the range hood”:
“or the down-draft system”
6.5 Fan control
Replace the existing Note 2 by the following new Note 2:
NOTE 2 A boost position is a setting for occasional use which results in a temporary higher fan speed. The boost
position shall be clearly marked. The boost position shall be described and explained in the user instructions.
Add after Note 2 the following new paragraph and a new Note 3:
Range hoods and other cooking fume extractors with a variable speed control shall be tested
with the fan control adjusted to 75 % of the maximum airflow. This highest setting of the
control for normal use shall be marked on the control panel and described in the instructions.
NOTE 3 The 75% does not include the boost position. The range between 76% and 100% is considered as boost
position.
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7 Overall dimensions
Add to the first sentence after “the range hood”:
“or the down-draft system”
Add to the third sentence after “the range hood”:
“or the down-draft system”
Add in the second paragraph after “range hoods”:
“or the down-draft system”
9 Length of the supply cord
Replace the first sentence in the first paragraph with the following new sentence:
The distance between the points of entry of the cord into the range hood, the external blower
or the down-draft system and the plug is measured and stated in metres rounded downwards
to the nearest 0,05 m.
Replace the second paragraph with the following new paragraph:
It is stated if the range hood, the external blower or the down-draft system is for direct
connection to the fixed wiring.
10 Mass of the range hood
Replace the title of Clause 10 with the following new title:
10 Mass of the range hood or the down-draft system
Replace the existing text with the following new text:
The mass of the range hood, the external blower or the down-draft system, including any
filters, supply cord and plug, is measured and stated in kilograms, rounded upwards to the
nearest 0,1 kg.
11 Volumetric airflow
Replace the first sentence of the second paragraph with the following new sentence:
The air outlet of the range hood, the external blower or the down-draft system is connected to
a pressure compensation chamber (see Figure 1).
Replace the last sentence of the second paragraph with the following new sentence:
The grease filter is installed for the test.
Replace the third paragraph with the following new paragra
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