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IEC 60436:2025 applies to electric dishwashers for household and similar use that are supplied with hot and/or cold water. The object of this document is to state and define the principal performance characteristics of electric dishwashers for household and similar use and to describe the standard methods of measuring these characteristics. This document is concerned neither with safety nor with minimum performance requirements.
This fifth edition cancels and replaces the fourth edition published in 2015, and Amendment 1:2020. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) Implementation of a new reference machine, which better reflects modern dishwasher energy and water saving technologies. Its ability to function as a reference machine for the cleaning assessment was assessed in a Round Robin Test.
b) Implementation of the new reference detergent type E, which better reflects market detergents formulations. It includes upgraded enzymes and a lower content of silicates to reduce the alkalinity which simplifies the world wide transportation by avoiding dangerous goods labelling and therefore improves the usage all over the world.
c) Implementation of an alignment factor for the cleaning performance assessment as proposed in a scientific study done by an university to align test results of the previous version to the new version of this document with the new reference system described above.
d) Introduction of replacements and alternatives for the pan and knives as the production of the current ones was stopped.
e) Improvement of the room temperature control by a temperature measurement inside the dishwasher directly prior to the start of the test programme.
f) Update of the weight of different load items and the specified ranges to anneal the requirements in the document to the actual weight of the items.
g) Introduction of an updated method to assess low power modes providing a step-by-step measurement description and including new modes, e.g. network standby which are of increased importance for dishwasher offering additional services via internet connection. Additionally, reactions to different interactions with the appliance can be assessed in a better way and learnings of Round Robin Test are included.
h) Inclusion of additional method for dishwasher testing which allows the assessment of variations of dishwasher units from one model.
i) New requirements for the loading and handling instructions for tests institutes.
j) Implementation of testing methodology for multi-compartment dishwashers.
k) Improvement of ballast soil preparation process in Annex V.

IEC 60704-2-3:2025 applies to single unit electric dishwashers for household and similar use, with or without automatic programme control, for cold and/or warm water supply, for detachable or permanent connection to water supply or sewage systems, intended for placing on the floor against a wall, for building-in or placing under a counter, a kitchen worktop or under a sink, for wall-mounting or on a counter. This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition published in 2017. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) alignment to IEC 60704-1:2021,
b) change of the position of the test sample in the test enclosure (aligned to IEC 60704 1:2021),
c) detergent changed (aligned to IEC 60436:2025).
This International Standard is intended to be used in conjunction with the fourth edition of IEC 60704-1:2021.

This part of IEC 60350 defines methods for measuring the performance of electric hobs (3.2)
for household use.
Appliances covered by this document can be built-in or designed to be placed on a work surface.
The hob (3.2) can be part of a cooking range (3.1) and it can have an integrated cooking fume
extractor, i.e. a hob with down-draft system (3.23).
This document defines the main performance characteristics of hobs (3.2) which are of interest
to the user and specifies methods for measuring these characteristics.
This document does not specify a classification or ranking for performance.
NOTE 1 Some of the tests which are specified in this document are not considered to be reproducible since the
results can vary between laboratories. They are therefore intended for comparative testing purposes only.
NOTE 2 This document does not deal with safety requirements (IEC 60335-2-6 [1] and IEC 60335-2-9 [2]).
NOTE 3 This document is also applicable for portable appliances with similar functionality.

This document provides a measurement method to assess the reliability of washing machines for household use. This document defines the functional analysis, limiting events/states, environmental conditions and test conditions of washing machines. It also elaborates on the level of confidence on the measurement results.
NOTE 1   The method is based on EN 45552 (General method for the assessment of the durability of energy-related products) and takes into account EN 45554 (General methods for the assessment of the ability to repair, reuse and upgrade energy-related products).
This document provides information about the interrelations of reliability, repairability and upgradeability with consideration towards a durability assessment for washing machines for household use.
This document provides input/results about the investigation on the assessment of repairability and upgradeability for washing machines for household use.
This document is not intended to be used to assess the reliability of:
-   washing machines, intended for commercial or industrial use;
-   washer-dryers.
NOTE 2   A testing method for washing machines unable to provide heated washing programmes have a low market relevance and will be considered in a future edition of this standard.
This document does not address the ability of washing machines to be reused.
Product functions related to the safety of washing machines are out of the scope of this document.
NOTE 3   EN 60335-2-7 addresses safety requirements for household appliances. It includes aging tests that are relevant to safety.
This document is intended to be used for the validation of a reliability declaration.

IEC 60704-2-11:2025 applies to electrically-operated food preparation appliances, either in the form of separate machines with a single function or in the form of multi-purpose machines with appropriate tools or attachments for several functions. These machines are intended for placing on counters, tables, work tops or sinks, for built-in, or for hand-held use, supplied from mains or from batteries and able to ensure the functions described in IEC 60619:1993, Clause 4 and IEC 60619:1993/AMD1:1995, Clause 4.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 1998. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) definition of various kind of food preparation appliances added;
b) revision of the test conditions;
c) coffee mills and coffee grinders are removed from the scope.
This Part 2-11 is intended to be used in conjunction with the fourth edition of IEC 60704-1:2021, Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 1: General requirements.

This part of IEC 62885 is applicable for measurements of the performance of mains-operated and cordless wet hard floor cleaning appliances for household or similar use. In the case of appliances with combined functionality, this document only addresses the wet cleaning functionality. The purpose of this document is to specify essential performance characteristics of wet hard floor cleaning appliances that are of interest to users and to describe methods for measuring these characteristics.
NOTE 1 Owing to the influence of environmental conditions, variations in time, origin of test materials and proficiency of the operator, most of the described test methods give more reliable results when applied to comparative testing of a number of appliances at the same time, in the same laboratory and by the same operator.
NOTE 2 This document is not intended for cleaning appliances according to IEC 60335-2-79 and robotic wet hard floor cleaning appliances. For safety requirements, reference is made to IEC 60335-1, IEC 60335-2-2, IEC 60335-2-10, and IEC 60335-2-54. A recommendation on information for the consumer at the point of sale is given in Annex B.

This document defines methodologies to measure the energy consumption and productivity of coffee machines based on their characteristics.
This document applies to professional and commercial coffee machines used, for example, in kitchens and food preparation areas in restaurants, canteens, hotels, coffee shops, breakfast rooms.
This document does not apply to:
-   household appliances;
-   machines that use only coffee pods or coffee capsules;
-   machines powered by non-electrical energy (i.e. gas);
-   vending machines for hot beverages;
-   milk refrigerators integrated or not into traditional machines;
-   accessory equipment provided together with the machine (e.g. cup warmer, milk refrigerator) physically separated from the machine.

IEC 60704-2-4:2025 applies to single unit electrical washing machines and the washing and spinning function of combined appliances for household and similar use and to spin extractors for household and similar use.
For washer-dryers, see IEC 60704-2-16:2019.
Requirements for the declaration of noise emission values are not within the scope of this standard.
For determining and verifying noise emission values declared in product specifications, see IEC 60704-3:2019.
This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition published in 2011. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) alignment to IEC 60704-1:2021;
b) alignment to Edition 6 of IEC 60456:2024, especially regarding test programme and detergent;
c) considering multi-compartment washing machines;
d) considering wall-mounted washing machines;
e) definition of the drum speed measurement;
f) adapting parts for standard test load and test programme.
This document is intended to be used in conjunction with the fourth edition of IEC 60704-1:2021.

This document applies to electric forced convection ovens, steam cookers and combination ovens for professional use.
These appliances are used in professional kitchens, such as restaurants, canteens, hospitals and in businesses such as butcher shops.
NOTE 1   These appliances are designed for one or more of the following cooking methods: blanching, frying, steaming, proofing, roasting, toasting, au gratin, sous vide cooking, etc
This document does not apply to:
-   appliances that exclusively perform rethermalizing processes;
NOTE 2   Rethermalizing process is used for maintaining the temperature of hot food and for the warming of pre-cooked food (e.g. hot cupboard).
-   pizza ovens;
-   bakery ovens;
-   static ovens;
-   pressure steam ovens;
-   appliances designed exclusively for industrial purposes.
The purpose is to define the principal performance characteristics of electric forced convection ovens, steam cookers and combination ovens for professional use and to describe the standard methods for measuring these characteristics.
This document does not deal with safety, food quality and or minimum performance requirements.

These particular requirements apply to single unit electric tumble dryers for household and similar  use intended for placing on the floor against a wall, for building-in or placing under a counter, a kitchen worktop  or under a sink, for wall-mounting or on a counter.
This standard is also applicable for gas-fired electric tumble dryers

Scope unchanged, see EN61121:2013

IEC 60705:2024 applies to microwave ovens for household and similar use, it also applies to microwave ovens with grills and combination microwave ovens.
This document defines the main performance characteristics of these appliances, which are of interest to the user, and it specifies methods for measuring these characteristics.
The manufacturer defines the primary cooking function of the appliance, microwave function or thermal heat. The primary cooking function will be measured with an existing method according to energy consumption.
If the primary cooking function is declared as a microwave function, IEC 60705 will be applied for energy consumption measurement. If the primary cooking function is declared as a thermal heat, IEC 60350-1 will be applied for energy consumption measurement. If the manufacturer does not declare the primary function, the performance of the microwave function and thermal heat is measured as far as it is possible.
There is currently no measurement method for the energy consumption for grilling and steam functions.
This document does not deal with safety requirements (see IEC 60335-2-25 [1] ).
This document does not apply to appliances incorporating thermal heat, steam function or hot steam function only. These appliances are covered by IEC 60350-1.
This fifth edition cancels and replaces the fourth edition published in 2010, Amendment 1: 2014 and Amendment 2: 2018. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) thematically ordered new sequence of the clauses;
b) updated normative references;
c) introduced a new definition for microwave generator to open the standard for microwave ovens with one or more magnetrons or solid-state components;
d) aligned with IEC 60350-1:2023 regarding the definitions and references;
e) aligned preparation of water load for Clause 8 and Clause 10;
f) removed the definitions for set to off mode and set to standby mode ;
g) added new definitions regarding low power modes;
h) aligned the low power mode measurement, Clause 11, to IEC 60350-1:2023;
i) revised square tank tests to one new 12.2;
j) revised the dishes used for Clause 12, Clause 13 and Clause 14 and removal of Annex B;
k) removed A.3.3;
l) removed Annex F for measuring the energy consumption of the cooling down period;
m) former Annex E will be substituted by a supporting document located on the IEC's website.

IEC 60704-2-10:2024 applies to ranges, ovens, steam ovens, grills and microwave ovens for household and similar use. This document does not apply to hobs. This document does not apply to appliances or parts of appliances that use gas energy.
Requirements for the declaration of noise emission values are not within the scope of this document. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2011. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) alignment with the fourth edition of IEC 60704-1:2021;
b) alignment with IEC 60350-1:2023 regarding the definitions and settings;
c) introduction of the measurement of the steam function;
d) revision of settings and test parameters.
This document is intended to be used in conjunction with IEC 60704-1:2021, Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 1: General requirements.

See scope or EN 50597:2018

IEC 60704-2-9:2024 is available as IEC 60704-2-9:2024 RLV which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.

IEC 60704-2-9:2024 applies to electric hand-held hairdryers for household and similar use supplied from mains, which operate with a flow of air. These particular requirements can also be applied to analogous electrically operated devices such as hairstyling appliances, which produce the airflow by a fan. Helmet-type hairdryers are excluded from this document. This document does not apply to hair care appliances with radiant heating. For determining and verifying noise emission values declared in product specifications, see IEC 60704-3. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2003. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) Alignment with IEC 60704-1:2021.
This part 2-9 is intended to be used in conjunction with the fourth edition of IEC 60704-1:2021: Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 1: General requirements.

This part of EN 62552 specifies the essential characteristics of household and similar
refrigerating appliances cooled by internal natural convection or forced air circulation, and
establishes test methods for checking these characteristics.
For the purposes of declaration, the tests defined in this part of IEC 62552 are considered to
be type tests to assess the fundamental design and operation of a refrigerating appliance.
This part of IEC 62552 does not define requirements for production sampling or conformity
assessment or certification.
This part of IEC 62552 does not define a regime for verification testing as this varies by
region and country. When verification of the performance of a refrigerating appliance of a
given type in relation to this standard is necessary, it is preferable, wherever practicable, that
all the tests specified be applied to a single unit. The tests can also be made individually for
the study of a particular characteristic.

This part of EN 62552 specifies the essential characteristics of household and similar
refrigerating appliances cooled by internal natural convection or forced air circulation, and
establishes test methods for checking these characteristics.
This part of EN 62552 describes the methods for the determination of performance
requirements. Although there is some commonality in the set-ups for different tests (and so it
may be an advantage to apply them all to one sample), these are separate tests to evaluate
specific characteristics of the sample being tested. This part of IEC 62552 does not specify a
procedure to generalise the results from sample test results to a prediction of the
characteristics of the whole population from which that sample was selected.

This part of EN 62552 specifies the essential characteristics of household and similar
refrigerating appliances cooled by internal natural convection or forced air circulation, and
establishes test methods for checking these characteristics.
This part of EN 62552 describes the methods for the determination of energy consumption
characteristics and defines how these can be assembled to estimate energy consumption
under different usage and climate conditions. This part of EN 62552 also defines the
determination of volume.

IEC 63086-2-1:2024 specifies test methods for measuring the performance of electrically powered household and similar air cleaners intended for the reduction of particulate pollutants.

IEC 60704-2-2:2023 is available as IEC 60704-2-2:2023 RLV which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.

IEC 60704-2-2:2023 applies to electric fan heaters, designed for placing on the floor, table or counter, etc., or for mounting. This document does not apply to:
- electric storage room heaters;
- room humidifiers;
- room dehumidifiers;
- air cleaners;
- heaters designed exclusively for industrial purposes.
For determining and verifying noise emission values declared in product specifications, refer to IEC 60704-3:2019. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2009. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
- alignment with the latest edition of IEC 60704-1:2021,
- addition of several ISO standards,
- revision of built-in-conditions,
- addition of requirements on climatic conditions and on background noise.
This part 2-2 is intended to be used in conjunction with the fourth edition of IEC 60704-1:2021, Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 1: General requirements.
This part 2-2 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses in IEC 60704-1:2021.

This Technical Report applies to panel testing of household electrical appliances within the
scope of IEC technical committee 59: Performance of household electrical appliances.
NOTE The provisions in this Standard can also be used to evaluate other kind of products.

IEC 60704-2-13:2023 applies to cooking fume extractors for household and similar use intended for filtering the air of a room or for exhausting the air out of a room, including their accessories and their component parts. It also applies to cooking fume extractors where the fan is mounted separately from the appliance inside or outside of the room where the appliance is located, but controlled by the appliance when the fan is defined in the technical documentation. This document deals also with down-draft systems that are arranged beside, behind or under the cooking appliance.
Measurements carried out in accordance with this document determine the noise emission into the room, from which cooking fumes are extracted. Noise emission to the outside (e.g. through air ducts) are not considered.
This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition published in 2016. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) alignment with IEC 61591:2023;
b) change of title, scope and definitions 3.103 and 3.104: this document deals with cooking fume extractors (this covers range hoods and down-draft systems);
c) exhaust pipe of down-draft systems specified;
d) built-in range hoods in recirculation mode with an air outlet device specified;
e) alignment with IEC 60704-1:2021.
This document is to be used in conjunction with IEC 60704-1:2021.

Scope unchanged, see EN62512:2020

This document describes a method which determines the electrical parameters for compatibility of cookware and induction hobs for household use. Cookware is an integral part of the cooking system; electrical parameters can affect the cooking process regarding the required power setting, speed of heating up, sufficient power for different cooking processes etc.
For determining the compatibility of a cookware to an induction cooking zone and cooking area, a measurement device and a measurement procedure is specified in this document. It allows measuring the resistivity and/or impedance of the cookware under test (CUT) in a repeatable and reproducible way. The measured electric properties indicate the compatibility characteristics of a cookware on an induction cooking zones and cooking area.
For determination the compatibility of an induction cooking zone or cooking area with a cookware, this document describes the measurement how to determine the power generated by the cooking zone under test (ZUT) in combination with the selected cookware.
NOTE 1   For definitions of induction hob, induction cooking zone and cooking area EN 60350-2 is relevant.
Further performance characteristics of hobs which are of interest to the user, like energy consumption, heating up time or heat distribution are not addressed. This document does not deal with safety requirements.
NOTE 2   Further performance characteristics for hobs are covered in EN 60350-2.
NOTE 3   Further performance characteristics for cookware are covered in EN 12983-1 and EN 12983-2.
NOTE 4   Safety requirements are covered in IEC 60335-2-6 and IEC 60335-2-9.
Appliances covered by this document can be built-in or portable induction hobs. The hob can also be a part of a cooking range.

IEC 61591:2023 applies to cooking fume extractors incorporating a fan for the recirculation or extraction mode situated in a household kitchen. It can also be used for cooking fume extractors where the fan is mounted separately from the appliance, but controlled by the appliance when the fan is defined in the technical documentation (e.g. name plate data) and instructions for installation. This document deals also with down-draft systems arranged beside, behind or under the cooking appliance. This document defines the main performance characteristics of these appliances, which are of interest to the user, and specifies methods for measuring these characteristics. This document does not specify a classification or ranking for performance. This document does not deal with safety requirements that are in accordance with IEC 60335-1 and IEC 60335-2-31. Cooking fume extractors without fans operated by a central ventilation system are covered in EN 13141-3. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2019. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) new definition of working point, see 3.19;
b) new definition for lowest setting and automatic setting, see 3.17 and 3.18;
c) revised requirements for installation and positioning, see 6.2;
d) added a normative reference ISO 5801 for the specification of the pressure compensation chamber, see Clause 10;
e) separate clauses for determining the volumetric airflow and fluid dynamic efficiency, see Clauses 10 and 11;
f) new approach for determining the fluid dynamic efficiency ("9-point calculation");
g) new definitions, new clause and new Annex B regarding the measurement of low-power modes;
h) new Annex A: assumption for the parameter b.

IEC 60350-1:2023 is available as IEC 60350-1:2023 RLV which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.

IEC 60350-1:2023 specifies methods for measuring the performance of electric cooking ranges, ovens, steam ovens, and grills for household use. This document is also applicable to portable appliances with similar functionalities that were previously covered by the withdrawn IEC 61817. The ovens covered by this document can be with or without microwave function. Manufacturers are expected to define the primary cooking function of the appliance – microwave function or thermal heat. The primary cooking function is measured with an existing method according to energy consumption. If the primary cooking function is declared in the instruction manual as a microwave function, IEC 60705 is applied for energy consumption measurement. If the primary cooking function is declared as a thermal heat, then IEC 60350-1 is applied for energy consumption measurement. If the primary function is not declared by the manufacturer, the performance of the microwave function and thermal heat is measured as far as it is possible. For measurement of energy consumption and time for heating a load (see Clause 8), this document is furthermore not applicable to:
- microwave combination function;
- ovens with reciprocating trays or turntable;
- small cavity ovens (see 3.16);
- ovens without adjustable temperature control;
- heating functions and eco functions other than defined in this document;
- appliances with only solo steam function.
This document does not apply to microwave ovens (IEC 60705). This document defines the main performance characteristics of these appliances that are of interest to the user and specifies methods for measuring these characteristics.
This document does not specify a classification or ranking for performance. This document does not deal with safety requirements (IEC 60335-2-6 and IEC 60335-2-9). Appliances covered by this document can be built-in or for placing on a working surface or the floor. There is no measurement method for the energy consumption for grilling and steam functions available. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2016 and Interpretation Sheet 1:2021. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) new definitions for heating function, eco function and definitions relevant for low power mode considerations are amended in Clause 3;
b) order of clauses is changed;
c) revision of 5.3;
d) update of 6.2 in order to improve the reliability of volume measurement;
e) removal of 6.7, Level of shelf;
f) revision of Clause 7 concerning the accuracy of eco functions with residual heat use;
g) revision of Clause 8 in order to improve the reliability of the method for measuring the energy consumption, especially regarding anti-circumvention;
h) unique energy consumption measurement for all heating functions and eco functions with an indication of the energy consumption for a temperature increase of 165 K (compared to 155 K currently for forced air circulation function, for example), which results in higher energy consumption values compared to the previous edition;
i) Ry replaced by L* in Clause 9 and reference to IEC TS 63350;
j) cook

This Standard specifies methods for measuring the performance of electric storage water heaters to produce domestic potable or non-potable hot water for household and similar use.
The object is to state and define the principal performance characteristics of electric storage water heaters and to describe the test methods for measuring these characteristics.
NOTE 1 This standard does not apply to;
- storage water heaters that use electricity as a secondary source of heating the water;
- storage water heaters that do not use a tank to storage hot water;
- electric storage water heaters that do not meet the minimum (or maximum) output performance of the smallest (or biggest) load profile, as defined in Table 4.
- water-heaters without thermal insulation
NOTE 2 This standard does not specify safety requirements. For safety requirements see IEC 60335-1 in conjunction with IEC 60335-2-21.

This document specifies the application of relevant transport protocols for Home and Wide Area Networks as well as cloud connectivity; in this case, SPINE (Smart Premises Interoperable Neutral-Message Exchange), SPINE-IoT, and SHIP (Smart Home IP).
This document is part of the EN 50631 series, which defines the information exchange between Smart Appliances and management systems in homes and buildings including energy management.

This document defines data models for Interoperable Connected Household Appliances. The data models are derived from a logical decomposition of use cases into functional blocks that themselves were realized by abstract actions on the data model itself.
This document is part of the EN 50631 series, which defines the information exchange between Smart Appliances and management systems in homes and buildings including energy management.

This document maps the generic use case functions and data models defined in EN 50631-1:2023 to specific languages; in this case, SPINE and SPINE-IoT.
This document is part of the EN 50631 series, which defines the information exchange between Smart Appliances and management systems in homes and buildings including energy management.

This document maps the generic use cases, use case functions, and generic data definitions to categories of appliances (e.g. washer, dishwasher, water heater, HVAC devices) as well as any necessary appliance-specific details and deviations.
This document is part of the EN 50631 series, which defines the information exchange between Smart Appliances and management systems in homes and buildings including energy management.

This part of IEC 62885 is applicable to dry-cleaning robots for household use or under conditions similar to those in households.
The purpose of this document is to specify the essential performance characteristics of dry-cleaning robots that are of interest to
users and to describe methods for measuring these characteristics.
Due to nature of the way this product operates in the home, comparisons with other types of surface cleaning appliances (e.g.
dry vacuum cleaners) should not be made unless otherwise indicated. The cleaning performance methods, in particular, should
only be used to make comparisons with other dry-cleaning robots and not with manually operated vacuum cleaner products.
This document is concerned neither with safety requirements nor with performance requirements.

This part of IEC 63237 provides a method of standardizing the descriptions of household electrical appliances.
The aims of this standard are
- to define a common language for customers and suppliers through the publication of classes, represented by properties and their attributes;
- enable electronic data exchange by machines (including information technology systems, see M2M communication);
- to optimize workflows between customers and suppliers as well as in processes such as engineering, development and purchasing within their own organizations;
- to offer also a dictionary to legislators and
- to reduce transaction costs.
The standard describes household electrical appliances using properties and makes the associated properties available in the IEC Common Data Dictionary (IEC CDD).
Furthermore, this document provides rules, methods and the generic data structure for product specific classification standards and on how to produce a reference dictionary based on IEC 61360 Series. This in turn creates a descriptive basis of company internal and external descriptions of household electrical appliances based on structured classes and lists of properties.
NOTE The terms "class", "properties" and "attributes" are defined in Clause 3 following the established definitions in IEC and ISO documents.

This International Standard specifies test methods to measure the performance of electrically operated spray seats for household and similar use.
This standard applies to spray seats including tank-type spray seats, instantaneous-type spray seats and combination-type spray seats.
This document does not apply to the electrically operated spray seats that are intended for medical and/or assistive functions
NOTE: This International Standard does not specify acoustical noise requirements for electrical spray seats. Acoustical noise measurements are specified in IEC 60704-1 and IEC 60704-2-x.

Scope is unchanged (see EN 60436:2020)

IEC 61855:2022 applies to electrical appliances for household and similar use for drying and styling hair (including their accessories).
This document defines the main performance characteristics that are of interest to the user and specifies methods of measuring these characteristics.
Appliances to which this document applies include:
– Hair dryers;
– Hair curlers;
– Hair straighteners.
This document does not specify the requirements for performance.
This document does not deal with safety requirements (IEC 60335-2-23).
This document does not apply to electric hair clippers or trimmers.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2003. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) the definitions of hair dryers, hair curlers and hair straighteners are updated;
b) the measurement of temperature profile of the outlet air of hair dryers is added;
c) the measurement of temperature profile of the whole work area of hair curlers is added;
d) the measurement of temperature profile of the heating plate of hair straighteners is added;
e) the measurement method for air flow of hair dryers is introduced;
f) the measurement method for anion emission concentration of anion hair dryers is introduced;
g) the measurement method for tension of hair straighteners is introduced;
h) the service life test for hair dryers, hair curlers and hair straighteners is introduced.

This International Standard is applicable for measurements of the performance of dry vacuum cleaners for household use in or under conditions similar to those in households.
The purpose of this standard is to specify essential performance characteristics of dry vacuum cleaners being of interest to the users and to describe methods for measuring these characteristics.

This document provides a method for the evaluation of the rinsing effectiveness of household clothes washing machines, washer dryers and commercial washing machines. The amount of residual linear alkylbenzene sulfonate surfactant (LAS) extracted from the unstained test swatches of the strips used in the washing performance test is determined. This is accomplished by measuring the ultraviolet (UV) light absorbance at the wavelength particular to LAS, a key ingredient of the detergent.
Assuming a fixed linear relationship between LAS amount and quantity of detergent mixture and using a concentration versus absorbance curve developed as part of this procedure, the absorbance values are then converted into detergent concentrations, which together with the test solution mass data, yields detergent quantities. This assumption is done, because in the frame of this test it is not possible to determine the exact amount of LAS involved, even in the concentration curves, but only the amount of detergent used.
On the textiles, this linear relationship is not given, but it is nevertheless used to express the amount of LAS as determined by UV light absorbance measurements in terms of a detergent amount.

This document summarises the observations on the EN 4555X series of standards in view to applying them to household and similar electrical appliances Scope
This document assesses the applicability of the EN 45552 – EN 45559 to household and similar electrical appliances that are in the scope of ecodesign (2009/125/EC).
Note: EN 45552, EN 45553, EN 45554, EN 45555, EN 45556, EN 45557, EN 45558 and EN 45559 are referred to as EN 4555X series of standards to increase readability.
This document will highlight where further work on metrics and measurement methodologies is necessary or may be needed for household and similar electrical appliances beyond each of the EN 4555X standards listed in Clause 5.