IEC 61855:2003
(Main)Household electrical hair care appliances - Methods of measuring the performance
Household electrical hair care appliances - Methods of measuring the performance
Applies to electrical appliances (including accessories) for household and similar use for drying and styling hair. Performance characteristics that are of interest to the user and specifies methods of measuring these characteristics are defined within this standard. The measuring procedures are developed for comparable tests. Requirements for performance are not specified within this standard. This standard does not cover hair care appliances with radiant heating, helmet-type dryers or cutting devices.
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INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD
First edition
2003-01
Household electrical hair care appliances –
Methods of measuring the performance
Appareils électrodomestiques destinés aux soins
des cheveux –
Méthodes de mesure de l'aptitude à la fonction
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INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD
First edition
2003-01
Household electrical hair care appliances –
Methods of measuring the performance
Appareils électrodomestiques destinés aux soins
des cheveux –
Méthodes de mesure de l'aptitude à la fonction
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION .4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references. 5
3 Definitions . 5
4 List of measurements and tests . 6
5 General conditions for measurements. 7
5.1 General . 7
5.2 Test room . 7
5.3 Power supply. 7
5.4 Steady conditions . 7
5.5 Thermocouples . 7
6 Measurements . 7
6.1 Mass of the appliance. 7
6.2 Length of the flexible cord. 8
6.3 Power Input . 8
6.4 Heating-up times . 8
6.5 Temperatures . 8
6.6 Air flow of hand-held hairdryers and hairstyling appliances with warm air .10
6.7 Drying rate.10
6.8 Attachment of accessories.12
6.9 Drop test.12
7 Measurement of airborne acoustical noise .13
8 Features .13
8.1 Control settings .13
8.2 Accessories .13
8.3 Additional features.13
9 Instructions for use .13
Annex A (informative) Additional information .19
Annex B (informative) Test Cloth.20
Bibliography.21
Figure 1 – Graphical derivation of distance D .11
d
Figure 2 – Temperature measuring device (based on UL 859).14
Figure 3 – Attachment of the thermocouples .15
Figure 4 – Distance for temperature measurement .16
Figure 5 – Curling appliance, position of the measuring points .17
Figure 6 – Test equipment for measuring the drying rate.18
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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICAL HAIR CARE APPLIANCES –
METHODS FOR MEASURING THE PERFORMANCE
FOREWORD
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6) Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this International Standard may be the subject
of patent rights. The IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
International Standard IEC 61855 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 59:
Performance of household electrical appliances.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
59/307/FDIS 59/318/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
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2005-04. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed;
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• replaced by a revised edition, or
▪ amended.
A bilingual version of this publication may be issued at a later date.
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INTRODUCTION
This standard does not deal with hair care appliances with radiant heating or with helmet
dryers (see Scope) for the following reasons:
– the test methods are likely to be complicated and expensive and they might not be
sufficiently repeatable;
– suitable and or proven test methods are not known at present;
– developing of test methods for these appliances will incur considerable costs;
– the market shares of these appliances are rather small.
National Committees who consider that hair care appliances with radiant heating and helmet
dryers should be included into maintainance activities are requested to submit proposals
suitable for the corresponding test method.
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HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICAL HAIR CARE APPLIANCES –
METHODS FOR MEASURING THE PERFORMANCE
1 Scope
This International Standard applies to electrical appliances for household and similar use for
drying and styling hair (including their accessories).
This standard defines the main performance characteristics that are of interest to the user and
specifies methods of measuring these characteristics.
The measuring procedures are developed for comparable tests.
This standard does not specify requirements for performance.
This standard does not cover hair care appliances with radiant heating, helmet-type dryers or
cutting devices.
NOTE 1 This standard does not deal with safety requirements (IEC 60335-2-23).
NOTE 2 Due to the influence of environmental conditions, variations in time, origin of test materials and
proficiency of the operator, most of the described test methods will give more reliable results when applied for
comparative testing of a number of appliances at the same time, in the same laboratory and by the same operator.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document.
For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition
of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
IEC 60584-2, Thermocouples – Part 2: Tolerances
IEC 60704-2-9, Household and similar electrical appliances – Test code for the determination
of airborne acoustical noise – Part 2-9: Particular requirements for electrical hair care
appliances
IEC 61254, Electric shavers for household use – Methods for measuring the performance
IEC/TR 61592, Household electrical appliances – Guidelines for consumer panel testing
ISO 2267:1986, Surface active agents – Evaluation of certain effects of laundering- Methods
of preparation and use of unsoiled cotton control cloth
3 Definitions
For the purpose of this document, the following definitions apply.
3.1
hairstyling appliance
appliance for styling or curling hairs
NOTE Hairstyling appliances may comprise brushes and combs.
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3.2
hairstyling appliance with warm air
hairstyling appliance in which a stream of warm air is produced for drying and styling the hair
3.3
curling appliance
appliance in which heat is produced for styling dry hair.
NOTE The hair may contain a small quantity of residual moisture.
3.4
curling set
set of rollers that can be heated for styling hair.
3.5
concentrator
accessory for directing the air flow.
3.6
diffuser
accessory providing a wide distribution of the airflow.
NOTE For the purposes of this standard, a volumiser is considered to be a diffuser.
3.7
rated voltage
voltage assigned to the appliance by the manufacturer.
3.8
rated frequency
frequency assigned to the appliance by the manufacturer.
4 List of measurements and tests
Depending on the appliance, the following measurements or tests shall be carried out, as
appropriate:
− mass, according to 6.1;
− length of the flexible cord, according to 6.2;
− power input, according to 6.3;
− heating-up time, according to 6.4;
− temperatures, according to 6.5;
− air flow of hand-held haird
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