Safety Requirements for Household and Similar Electrical Appliances - IEC 60335-1

1. IEC 60335-1:2010 + A1:2013 + A2:2016 covers the safety of household and similar electrical appliances. Single-phase appliances have a rated voltage not exceeding 250V, while other appliances have a rated voltage not exceeding 480V. Battery-powered equipment and other DC power supply equipment are within the scope of this standard. Equipment unsuitable for general household use but potentially hazardous to the public, such as appliances used by novices in stores, light industry, and farms, are also included. Examples of such appliances are catering equipment, commercial cleaning tools, and barbering tools.

Compared to the fourth edition, the main changes in this version are as follows:

a. Update the standard text to align with the outdated normative references of the version.

b. Modify functional safety requirements using programmable electronic circuits, including software verification requirements.

c. Updated Article 29, covering insulation requirements for high-frequency voltage withstand in switch-mode power supply circuits.

d. Updated Section 30.2 to further align the preselection options with the final product testing options.

e. Removed some comments and converted many other comments into standard text.

Please draw the attention of all national committees to the fact that equipment manufacturers and testing bodies may require a transition period after the publication of new, revised, or revised IEC publications to manufacture products in accordance with new requirements and equip their new products, or revise tests. The committee recommends that the content of this publication be implemented nationwide no later than 12 months or no later than 36 months from the date of publication. This copy includes corrections from July 2010, April 2011, January 2014, and April 2014.

1. Other related standards to IEC 60335:

　　（1）IEC 60335-2-2/AMD2: 2016

This standard is for residential vacuum cleaner safety regulations, which includes additional test requirements for dust and debris vacuuming, III class structural water suction head labeling, handle mechanical strength testing, and airway blockage testing.

　　（2）IEC 60335-2-7/AMD2: 2016

This standard is for household washing machine safety regulations. The manual must provide detailed instructions on the specific use location of the washing machine, increase the mechanical strength evaluation requirements for front-loading washing machines, and revise Appendix BB, Section 22.101.

　　（3）IEC 60335-2-9: /AMD2: 2016

This standard pertains to safety regulations for domestic bread toasters, grills, and similar electrical appliances. Toasters are not required to meet the full-polarity disconnect switch gap requirements. It stipulates that all products must undergo surface temperature testing. The revision of the normal temperature rise testing method for induction cookers, grills, bread machines, popcorn makers, dehydrators, and other products has been updated.

　　（4）IEC 60335-2-13: /AMD1: 2016

This standard is for electrical appliance safety regulations, specifically for frying pans, and it adds requirements for the handle strength test of frying pans.

　　（5）IEC 60335-2-14: 2016

This standard is for the safety regulations of household kitchen mechanical and electrical appliances. It adds testing requirements for noodle machines with kneading function. It revises the definition of normal operating mode. It revises the normal temperature rise testing methods (11.7.1 standard load, standard test cycle time; 11.7.2 instruction manual load, standard test cycle time; 11.7.3 rated power, standard specified test time). It revises the mechanical protection requirements for feeding screw or screw rotation.

　　（6）IEC 60335-2-15: /AMD1: 2016

This standard is for the safety regulations of domestic liquid heaters, with the scope of the product extended to include multiple functions. The definition of the normal operating mode of coffee machines has been revised, and the instruction manual requirements have been updated: additional warning statements for embedded use, glass ceramics, and children's use are included. The introduction covers the testing methods for the power and current of automatic coffee machines, revising the normal temperature rise testing methods, adding waterproof testing, revising abnormal testing conditions for electric kettles, abnormal coverage testing for products with thermal insulation panels, abnormal testing for coffee pots with decorative door panels, abnormal testing for automatic coffee machines, revising pressure testing, and requirements for the structure of the frothing or hot water nozzle.

　　（7）IEC 60335-2-23: 2016

This standard is for safety regulations of electrical appliances for skin and hair care. It adds warning instructions for use in bathrooms and similar areas, enhances warnings for straighteners and curling irons, states that the surface temperature of removable hair curlers does not require evaluation, changes the drop test method for handheld products, requires the grip position on handle design to be clearly visible, and mandates that hair dryers must have a protective grill to prevent hair from being吸入, and fixed air-drying handsets require a non-resettable protector.

　　（8）IEC 60335-2-29: 2016

This standard is a safety regulation for household battery chargers. The charger drop test has been slightly revised based on IEC 60068-2-31. The standard for charger power cords suitable for low-temperature environments is IEC 60245-57. It includes a testing and evaluation method for non-safe low-voltage chargers (output below 120V). Outdoor-use chargers must be classified as PX4 and pollution category 3.

　　（9）IEC 60335-2-31/A1: 2016

This standard is for the safety regulations of household range hoods. It includes additional requirements for lamp labeling, manuals, structure, and testing. If used with no more than 4 burners, this must be stated in the manual.

　　（10）IEC 60335-2-68/A1: 2016

This standard is for the safety regulations of commercial spray devices.

15.2 Add exemption clauses. Remove 20.101, remove the 60245 IEC 87 power cord usage terms, and modify Appendices B and S.

　　（11）EN 60335-2-3: 2016

This standard is the safety regulation for household steam irons. It is revised based on IEC 60335-2-3:2012 and has a delayed implementation date of October 5, 2018. Products requiring a high-temperature warning label if applicable. The instruction manual now includes a risk warning for children under 8 years old. It specifies detailed requirements for the electrical surface temperature. The stability test angle has been modified to 15 degrees. The power cord length must be over 1.9 meters.

　　（12）EN 60335-2-8/A1: 2016

This standard is for household razors and hair clippers safety regulations. It is based on the revision of IEC 60335-2-8/A1: 2015. The delayed implementation date is December 2, 2018. The main revision is that the power cord length requirement does not apply to the charging stand.

　　（13）EN 60335-2-14/A12: 2016

This standard is the safety regulation for household kitchen mechanical and electrical appliances. This version supplements and revises EN 60335-2-14/A11:2012, with a delayed implementation date of December 14, 2018. Requirement 22.40 stipulates that switches must be easily distinguishable from other operating components.

　　（14）EN 60335-2-15: 2016

This standard is the safety regulation for domestic liquid heaters, based on IEC revisions and has a delayed implementation date of October 12, 2018.

　　（15）EN 60335-2-25/A2: 2016

This standard is a safety regulation for household microwave ovens, based on IEC 60335-2-25: 2010/A2:2015, with a delayed enforcement date of December 28, 2018.