EN 60456:1999/A13:2003
(Amendment)Clothes washing machines for household use - Methods for measuring the performance
Clothes washing machines for household use - Methods for measuring the performance
Superseded by EN 60456:2005
Waschmaschinen für den Hausgebrauch - Verfahren zur Messung der Gebrauchseigenschaften
Machines à laver le linge pour usage domestique - Méthodes de mesure de l'aptitude à la fonction
Amendment to clauses 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & annex F and addition of clause 17 & annexes ZB, ZC, ZD, ZE & ZF
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SLOVENSKI SIST EN 60456:2001/A13:2003
STANDARD
junij 2003
Amendment to clauses 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & annex F and addition of clause 17 &
annexes ZB, ZC, ZD, ZE & ZF
ICS 97.060 Referenčna številka
SIST EN 60456:2001/A13:2003(en)
© Standard je založil in izdal Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje ali kopiranje celote ali delov tega dokumenta ni dovoljeno
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60456/A13
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM March 2003
ICS 97.060
English version
Clothes washing machines for household use -
Methods for measuring the performance
Machines à laver le linge Waschmaschinen
pour usage domestique - für den Hausgebrauch -
Méthodes de mesure Verfahren zur Messung
de l'aptitude à la fonction der Gebrauchseigenschaften
This amendment A13 modifies the European Standard EN 60456:1999; it was approved by CENELEC on
2002-12-03. 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.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
CENELEC
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 35, B - 1050 Brussels
© 2003 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 60456:1999/A13:2003 E
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EN 60456:1999/A13:2003 - 2 -
Foreword
This amendment was prepared by WG 1, Washing machines, of the Technical Committee CENELEC
TC 59X, Consumer information related to household electrical appliances.
The text of the draft was submitted to the Unique Acceptance Procedure and was approved by CENELEC
as amendment A13 to EN 60456:1999 on 2002-12-03.
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) 2003-06-01
- latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the amendment have to be withdrawn (dow) 2003-06-01
This amendment improves the reproducibility of the test method for the determination of the washing
efficiency of washing machines. It does not modify the test procedure in principle but specifies much more
precisely the test conditions. Modifications of IEC 60456 and IEC 61121 presently under consideration by
IEC/SC 59D are taken into account as far as possible.
It additionally introduces the common ambient conditions for washing machines, tumble dryers and
dishwashers.
In future the new reference detergent is called generally “ IEC A* “.
Annexes designated "normative" are part of the body of the standard.
Annexes designated "informative" are given for information only.
In this amendment, Annexes ZA, ZB, ZC, ZD and ZE are normative and Annex ZF is informative.
Annexes ZA to ZF have been added by CENELEC.
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2 Normative references
Delete the date of publication of IEC 60734.
Add:
IEC 62053-21 Electricity metering equipment (a.c.) – Particular requirements
Part 21: Static meters for active energy (classes 1 and 2)
DIN 53923 Prüfung von Textilien – Bestimmung des Wasseraufnahmevermögens von textilen
Flächengeweben (Testing of textiles – Determination of water absorption of textile
fabrics)
5 Rated capacity
Add as first paragraph:
The rated capacity for measurements to determine values to be declared for the 60 °C cotton cycle
according to the Commission’s Directive on energy labelling is the value declared by the manufacturer as
highest amount of cotton textiles to be washed, given in the instruction manual or on the energy label
supplied with the machine, whatever is higher.
6 General conditions for measurements
6.1 General
Add the following three paragraphs after the first one:
The measurements shall be carried out on a new machine installed and used in accordance with the
manufacturer's ins
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