SIST EN IEC 60335-2-81:2023/A2:2023

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-81: Particular requirements for foot warmers and heating mats (IEC 60335-2-81:2015/A2:2020)

This European Standard deals with the safety of electric foot warmers and heating mats for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V.

Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-81: Besondere Anforderungen an Fußwärmer und Heizmatten (IEC 60335-2-81:2015/A2:2020)

Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-81: Exigences particulières pour les chancelières et les carpettes chauffantes électriques (IEC 60335-2-81:2015/A2:2020)

Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-81. del: Posebne zahteve za grelnike nog in grelna pregrinjala (IEC 60335-2-81:2015/A2:2020) - Dopolnilo A2

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 29-May-2023
• ICS: 13.120 - Domestic safety
• ICS: 97.100.10 - Electric heaters
• Technical Committee: VGA - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 24-May-2023
• Due Date: 29-Jul-2023
• Completion Date: 30-May-2023
• 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
• Mandate: M/511 - Mandate to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI relating to harmonised standards in the field of the Low Voltage Directive
• Ref Project: EN IEC 60335-2-81:2023/A2:2023 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-81: Particular requirements for foot warmers and heating mats

Relations

• Amends: SIST EN IEC 60335-2-81:2023 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety -- Part 2-81: Particular requirements for foot warmers and heating mats (IEC 60335-2-81:2015)
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2021

Overview

EN IEC 60335-2-81:2023/A2:2023 is the CENELEC/CLC-adopted amendment to the safety standard for electric foot warmers and heating mats intended for household and similar use. The standard covers appliances with a rated voltage up to 250 V and provides particular safety requirements and test procedures to reduce risks such as electric shock, overheating, fire and moisture-related faults. This amendment (A2) updates the IEC 60335-2-81 base publication and was approved for European implementation in 2023.

Key topics and technical requirements

The amendment introduces and clarifies several practical safety and test provisions. Key technical topics include:

• Scope and application
  • Safety requirements specific to foot warmers and heating mats for domestic and similar purposes (≤ 250 V).
• Moisture resistance
  • New subclause specifying test orientation for foot warmers (base in contact with support) and that appliance inlets are covered during moisture testing.
• Components and connectors
  • Alignment with IEC 60320-1 requirements for appliance couplers, with exceptions for references to connector sheets in IEC 60320-3.
• Resistance to heat and fire
  • Revised test for connectors made of resilient plastic: a pressure test in a heating cabinet at 100 °C ± 2 °C using a jaw/apparatus configuration. Test details included:
    • Specimen clamped between steel jaws (cylindrical face radius 25 mm, width 15 mm, length 50 mm; corners radius 2.5 mm)
    • Force applied: 20 N
    • Duration: 1 hour
    • Acceptance: no damage according to the standard’s criteria.
• Normative references
  • Amendment updates references to IEC 60320-1 and adds IEC 60320-3 for standard sheets and gauges.

Applications and who uses this standard

EN IEC 60335-2-81:2023/A2:2023 is used by:

• Manufacturers and product designers of foot warmers and heating mats to design compliant, safe products.
• Testing and certification laboratories for conduction of conformity and safety tests specified by the standard.
• Regulatory bodies and conformity assessors applying European safety requirements and national adoption timelines.
• Procurement and quality teams specifying compliant products for consumer safety.

Practical value: applying these requirements helps prevent overheating, electrical faults, and fire risks, and supports CE marking and market access across CENELEC member countries.

Related standards

• IEC 60335-1 (General requirements for household and similar electrical appliances) - read in conjunction with this Part 2-81.
• IEC 60320-1 and IEC 60320-3 (Appliance couplers and standard sheets/gauges) - referenced for connector requirements.

Keywords: EN IEC 60335-2-81:2023/A2:2023, foot warmers safety, heating mats standard, household electrical appliances safety, moisture resistance test, IEC 60320 connectors, pressure test.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2023
Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-81. del: Posebne zahteve
za grelnike nog in grelna pregrinjala (IEC 60335-2-81:2015/A2:2020) - Dopolnilo A2
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-81: Particular requirements
for foot warmers and heating mats (IEC 60335-2-81:2015/A2:2020)
Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-81:
Besondere Anforderungen an Fußwärmer und Heizmatten (IEC 60335-2-
81:2015/A2:2020)
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-81: Exigences
particulières pour les chancelières et les carpettes chauffantes électriques (IEC 60335-2-
81:2015/A2:2020)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 60335-2-81:2023/A2:2023
ICS:
13.120 Varnost na domu Domestic safety
97.100.10 Električni grelniki Electric heaters
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 60335-2-81:2023/A2

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM May 2023
ICS 13.120; 97.100.10
English Version
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-81:
Particular requirements for foot warmers and heating mats
(IEC 60335-2-81:2015/A2:2020)
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und
Partie 2-81: Exigences particulières pour les chancelières et ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-81: Besondere Anforderungen an
les carpettes chauffantes électriques Fußwärmer und Heizmatten
(IEC 60335-2-81:2015/A2:2020) (IEC 60335-2-81:2015/A2:2020)
This amendment A2 modifies the European Standard EN IEC 60335-2-81:2023; it was approved by CENELEC on 2023-03-01. 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 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.
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Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

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European foreword
This document (EN IEC 60335-2-81:2023/A2:2023) consists of the text of IEC 60335-2-81:2015/A2:2020
prepared by IEC/TC 61 “Safety of household and similar electrical appliances”.
The following dates are fixed
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) 2024-03-01
implemented at national level by publication of an
identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting (dow) 2026-03-01
with this document have to be withdrawn
This document is read in conjunction with EN IEC 60335-2-81:2023, and EN
IEC 60335-2-81:2023/A1:2023.
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The text of the International Standard IEC 60335-2-81:2015/A2:2020 was approved by CEN-CENELEC
as a European Standard
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