Boxes and enclosures for electrical accessories for household and similar fixed electrical installations - Part 1: General requirements

This part of IEC 60670 applies to boxes, enclosures and parts of enclosures (hereafter called
“boxes” and “enclosures”) for electrical accessories with a rated voltage not exceeding
1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c. intended for household or similar fixed electrical installations,
either indoors or outdoors.
Boxes and enclosures complying with this standard are suitable for use at ambient
temperatures not normally exceeding +40 °C, but their average over a period of 24 h does not
exceed +35 °C, with a lower limit of the ambient air temperature of −5 °C.
During the installation the temperature may be outside the above temperature range
according to the classification of the boxes and the enclosures.
This International Standard is intended to apply to boxes and enclosures for electrical
accessories within the scope of IEC technical committee 23.
This standard may be used as a reference document for other IEC technical committees and
subcommittees.
A box or an enclosure which is an integral part of an electrical accessory and provides
protection for that accessory against external influences (for example mechanical impact,
ingress of solid objects or water, etc.) is covered by the relevant standard for such an
accessory.
This standard does not apply to
– ceiling roses;
– luminaire supporting couplers;
– boxes, enclosures and parts of enclosures specifically designed to be used for cable
trunking and ducting systems complying with IEC 61084 and which are not intended to be
installed outside of these systems.

Dosen und Gehäuse für Installationsgeräte für Haushalt und ähnliche ortsfeste elektrische Installationen - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen

Boîtes et enveloppes pour appareillage électrique pour installations électriques fixes pour usages domestiques et analogues - Partie 1: Exigences générales

L'IEC 60670-1:2015 s'applique aux boîtes, parties d'enveloppes et enveloppes (ci-après désignées par les termes "boîtes" et "enveloppes") destinées à des appareillages électriques ayant une tension assignée ne dépassant pas 1 000 V en courant alternatif et 1 500 V en courant continu prévus pour des installations électriques fixes à usages domestiques ou analogues, pour l'intérieur ou pour l'extérieur. Cette deuxième édition annule et remplace la première édition parue en 2002 et son Amendement 1:2011. Cette édition constitue une révision technique. Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente: révision du Tableau 1 - Classification.

Škatle in ohišja za električno opremo za gospodinjstvo in podobne nepremične električne inštalacije - 1. del: Splošne zahteve

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN IEC 60670-1:2021
01-oktober-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 60670-1:2006
SIST EN 60670-1:2006/A1:2013
SIST EN 60670-1:2006/IS1:2009
Škatle in ohišja za električno opremo za gospodinjstvo in podobne nepremične
električne inštalacije - 1. del: Splošne zahteve
Boxes and enclosures for electrical accessories for household and similar fixed electrical
installations - Part 1: General requirements
Dosen und Gehäuse für Installationsgeräte für Haushalt und ähnliche ortsfeste
elektrische Installationen - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen
Boîtes et enveloppes pour appareillage électrique pour installations électriques fixes
pour usages domestiques et analogues - Partie 1: Exigences générales
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 60670-1:2021
ICS:
29.120.99 Druga električna dodatna Other electrical accessories
oprema
SIST EN IEC 60670-1:2021 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 60670-1

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
April 2021
ICS 29.120.10 Supersedes EN 60670-1:2005, EN 60670-
1:2005/IS1:2009 and all of its amendments and corrigenda
(if any)
English Version
Boxes and enclosures for electrical accessories for household
and similar fixed electrical installations - Part 1: General
requirements
(IEC 60670-1:2015)
Boîtes et enveloppes pour appareillage électrique pour Dosen und Gehäuse für Installationsgeräte für Haushalt
installations électriques fixes pour usages domestiques et und ähnliche ortsfeste elektrische Installationen - Teil 1:
analogues - Partie 1: Exigences générales Allgemeine Anforderungen
(IEC 60670-1:2015) (IEC 60670-1:2015)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2020-11-09. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard 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
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Turkey and the United Kingdom.


European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
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© 2021 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
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EN IEC 60670-1:2021 (E)
European foreword
This document (EN IEC 60670-1:2021) consists of the text of IEC 60670-1:2015 prepared by SC 23B
"Plugs, socket-outlets and switches" of IEC/TC 23 "Electrical accessories".
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at (dop) 2021-10-16
national level by publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with (dow) 2023-04-09
the document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 60670-1:2005 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
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 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, which is an integral part of
EN IEC 60670-1:2021/A11:2021.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60670-1:2015 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards
indicated:
IEC 60670 (series) NOTE Harmonized as EN 60670 (series)
IEC 60670-21 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60670-21
IEC 60670-22 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60670-22
IEC 60670-23 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60670-23
IEC 60670-24 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60670-24
IEC 62444 NOTE Harmonized as EN 62444
ISO 1456 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO 1456
ISO 2081 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO 2081


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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 General requirements . 11
5 General notes on tests . 11
6 Ratings . 11
7 Classification . 12
8 Marking . 13
9 Dimensions. 14
10 Protection against electric shock . 14
11 Provision for earthing . 15
11.1 Boxes and enclosures with exposed conductive parts . 15
11.2 Boxes and enclosures of insulating material classified according to 7.2.2.2
and 7.2.2.3 . 16
11.3 Boxes or enclosures with removable sides according to 7.1.2 . 17
11.4 Earthing terminal threads . 17
12 Construction . 18
12.1 General . 18
12.2 Lids, covers or cover-plates or parts of them . 18
12.2.1 General . 18
12.2.2 Screw-type fixing . 18
12.2.3 Non-screw-type fixing operable without the use of a tool or a key . 18
12.2.4 Non screw-type fixing operable with the use of a tool or a key . 24
12.3 Drain holes . 25
12.4 Mounting of enclosures . 25
12.5 Boxes and enclosures with inlets for flexible cables . 25
12.6 Boxes and enclosures with inlets for applications other than flexible cables . 25
12.7 Boxes and enclosures with a cable anchorage(s) . 26
12.8 Boxes and enclosures with cable retention means . 27
12.9 Knock-outs intended to be removed by mechanical impact . 28
12.9.1 General . 28
12.9.2 Knock-out retention . 28
12.9.3 Knock-out removal . 28
12.9.4 Flat surfaces surrounding knock-outs . 29
12.10 Screw fixings . 29
12.11 Fixing of boxes and enclosures classified according to 7.2.1 . 30
12.12 Fixing of flush type and semi-flush type boxes and enclosures classified
according to 7.2.2.1 . 33
12.13 Boxes and enclosures classified according to 7.2.2.2 and 7.2.2.3 . 34
12.13.1 General . 34
12.13.2 Boxes intended for mounting on a wood structural member of a wall . 35
12.13.3 Boxes intended for mounting to a wooden structural member of a ceiling . 35
12.13.4 Boxes intended for mounting to a steel-stud structural member of a wall . 35

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12.13.5 Internal volume of boxes and enclosures classified according to 7.2.2.2
and 7.2.2.3 . 36
12.13.6 Boxes intended for mounting in a finished structure . 37
12.14 Cable gland entry . 37
12.15 Boxes and enclosures with inlets (outlets) or spouts (hubs) for conduits . 38
12.16 Internal volume of boxes and enclosures . 38
13 Resistance to ageing, protection against ingress of solid objects and against
harmful ingress of water . 39
13.1 Resistance to ageing . 39
13.2 Protection against the ingress of solid objects . 41
13.3 Protection against harmful ingress of water . 42
14 Insulation resistance and electric strength . 47
15 Mechanical strength . 49
15.1 General . 49
15.2 Impact test at low temperature . 49
15.3 Compression test . 50
15.4 Impact test for boxes and enclosures . 51
15.5 Compression test for enclosures made of natural or synthetic rubber or a
mixture of both . 56
16 Resistance to heat . 58
16.1 Parts of insulating material necessary to retain current-carrying parts . 58
16.2 Parts of insulating material not necessary to retain current-carrying parts . 59
16.3 Boxes and enclosures of insulating materials classified according to 7.2.2.2
or 7.2.2.3 . 59
16.3.1 Mechanical strength. 59
16.3.2 Parts of insulating material necessary to retain parts of the earthing
circuit . 60
17 Creepage distances, clearances and distances through sealing compound . 60
18 Resistance of insulating material to abnormal heat and fire . 61
19 Resistance to tracking . 63
20 Resistance to corrosion . 63
21 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) . 63
Annex A (informative) Examples of enclosures and parts thereof . 64
Bibliography . 65

Figure 1 – Examples of membranes and grommets . 10
Figure 2 – Demonstration of the non-penetration of the internal volume . 15
Figure 3 – Earthing strap . 16
Figure 4 – Test strap . 17
Figure 5 – Arrangement for test on covers or cover-plates (see 12.2.3.2 and 12.2.3.3) . 20
Figure 6 – Gauge for the verification of the outline of lids, covers or cover-plates . 21
Figure 7 – Examples of application of the gauge of Figure 6 on covers fixed without
screws on a mounting surface or supporting surface . 22
Figure 8 – Compliance criteria of application of the gauge of Figure 6 . 23
Figure 9 – Gauge for verification of grooves, holes and reverse tapers . 24
Figure 10 – Sketch showing the direction of application of the gauge of Figure 9 . 24
Figure 11 – Apparatus for testing the cable anchorage . 27

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Figure 12 – Example of mounting block for boxes to be embedded in masonry (flush
type and semi-flush type) . 32
Figure 13 – Example of the fixing of the auxiliary device mounted on a specimen . 32
Figure 14 – Example of test apparatus for the test . 33
Figure 15 – Verification of fixing means for boxes and enclosures classified according
to 7.2.2.1 . 34
Figure 16 – Test of the force and measurement of the displacement . 36
Figure 17 – Volume measurement. 39
Figure 18 – Reference surfaces for boxes and enclosures . 43
Figure 19 – Test wall . 45
Figure 20 – Example of the protected volume . 47
Figure 21 – Apparatus for impact test at low temperature. 50
Figure 22 – Mounting block for flush-type boxes and enclosures in order to apply
blows on the rear surface . 52
Figure 23 – Sequence of blows for parts A, B, C, D, E, F and G . 55
Figure 24 – Test devices for load compression test for enclosures made of natural or
synthetic rubber or a mixture of both. . 58
Figure 25 – Rigid crossbar . 60
Figure 26 – Diagrammatic representation of the glow-wire test . 62
Figure A.1 – Examples of enclosures and parts thereof. 64

Table 1 – Classification of boxes and enclosures (1 of 2) . 12
Table 2 – Forces to be applied to lids, covers, cover-plates or actuating members
whose fixing is not dependent on screws . 19
Table 3 – Forces and torques to be applied to cable anchorages . 26
Table 4 – Tightening torques for the verification of the mechanical strength of screws . 30
Table 5 – Torque test values for cable glands . 38
Table 6 – Test voltage for electric strength test . 48
Table 7 – Determination of parts A, B, C, D E, F and G . 52
Table 8 – Height of fall for impact test . 53

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HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR FIXED ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS –

Part 1: General requirements

FOREWORD
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patent rights. IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
International Standard IEC 60670-1 has been prepared by subcommittee SC 23B: Plugs,
socket-outlets and switches, of IEC technical committee 23: Electrical accessories.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2002 and its
Amendment 1:2011. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition: Review of classification Table 1.

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The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
23B/1176/FDIS 23B/1184/RVD

Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
In this publication, the following print types are used:
In this standard, the following print types are used:
– requirements proper: in roman type;
– test specifications: in italic type;
– explanatory matter: in smaller roman type.

A list of all parts in the IEC 60670 series, published under the general title Boxes and
enclosures for electrical accessories for household and similar fixed electrical installations
can be found on the IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this 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.

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Part 1: General requirements



1 Scope
This part of IEC 60670 applies to boxes, enclosures and parts of enclosures (hereafter called
“boxes” and “enclosures”) for electrical accessories with a rated voltage not exceeding
1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c. intended for household or similar fixed electrical installations,
either indoors or outdoors.
Boxes and enclosures complying with this standard are suitable for use at ambient
temperatures not normally exceeding +40 °C, but their average over a period of 24 h does not
exceed +35 °C, with a lower limit of the ambient air temperature of −5 °C.
During the installation the temperature may be outside the above temperature range
according to the classification of the boxes and the enclosures.
This International Standard is intended to apply to boxes and enclosures for electrical
accessories within the scope of IEC technical committee 23.
This standard may be used as a reference document for other IEC technical committees and
subcommittees.
A box or an enclosure which is an integral part of an electrical accessory and provides
protection for that accessory against external influences (for example mechanical impact,
ingress of solid objects or water, etc.) is covered by the relevant standard for such an
accessory.
This standard does not apply to
– ceiling roses;
– luminaire supporting couplers;
– boxes, enclosures and parts of enclosures specifically designed to be used for cable
trunking and ducting systems complying with IEC 61084 and which are not intended to be
installed outside of these systems.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and
are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
1
IEC 60068-2-75:1997 , Environmental testing – Part 2-75: Tests – Test Eh: Hammer tests
___________
1
 First edition. This edition has been replaced in 2014 by IEC 60068-2-75:2014, Environmental testing – Part 2-
75: Tests – Test Eh: Hammer tests

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IEC 60112:2003, Method for the determination of the proof and the comparative tracking
indices of solid insulating materials
IEC 60423:2007, Conduit systems for cable management – Outside diameters of conduits for
electrical installations and threads for conduits and fittings
IEC 60529:1989, Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
IEC 60529:1989/AMD1:1999/AMD2:2013, Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP
Code)
2
IEC 60695-2-11:2000 , Fire hazard testing – Part 2-11: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods
– Glow-wire flammability test method for end-products
3
IEC 60695-10-2:2003 , Fire hazard testing – Part 10-2: Abnormal heat – Ball pressure test
IEC 60981:2004, Extra-heavy duty rigid steel conduits
IEC 61032:1997, Protection of persons and equipment by enclosures – Probes for verification
IEC 61140:2001, Protection against electric shock – Common aspects for installation and
equipment
IEC 61140:2001/AMD1:2004, Protection against electric shock – Common aspects for
installation and equipment
ISO/IEC Guide 51, Safety aspects – Guidelines for their inclusion in standards
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
enclosure
combination of parts, such as boxes, covers, cover-plates, lids, box extensions, accessories,
etc., providing after assembly and installation as in normal use, an appropriate protection
against external influences, and a defined protection against contact with enclosed live parts
from any accessible direction
Note 1 to entry: See Annex A.
3.2
box
part of an enclosure provided with means for fixing a cover, cover-plate, accessory, etc., and
intended to receive accessories (such as socket-outlets, switches, etc.)
3.3
box extension
part of an enclosure which is intended to extend a box for the purpos
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