Safety Testing of Household Appliances
Household appliances or Domestic appliances are devices used in our daily lives like cooking, cleaning, Food preservation, etc. Electrical safety testing is carried out to eliminate the risks of electrical shocks to users when using their products. Safety Testing of the household appliance is done under Internal standards IEC 60335-1, EN 60335-1 & IS 302 part 1.
About IEC 60335-1, EN 60335-1 & IS 302 part1
This International Standard deals with the safety of electrical appliances for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances.
Example of Household Appliances and their relative standards:-
|
S.No |
Appliance |
Standard |
|
1. |
Fans |
IEC 60335-2-80 |
|
2. |
Air Conditioners |
IEC 60335-2-88 |
|
3. |
Freezers |
IEC 60335-2-24 |
|
4. |
Room Heaters |
IEC 60335-2-30 |
|
5. |
Mixer Juicers |
IEC 60335-2-64 |
|
6. |
Ovens |
IEC 60335-2-36 |
|
7. |
Refrigerators |
IEC 60335-2-34 |
|
8. |
Water Heaters |
IEC 60335-2-35 |
|
9. |
Washing Machines etc. |
IEC 60335-2-7 |
List
of Test as per standard IEC 60335-1
- Marking and instructions
- Protection against access to live parts
- Power input and current
- Heating
- Leakage current
- Electric strength
- Transient overvoltages
- Moisture resistance
- Stability and mechanical hazards
- Mechanical strength
- Provision for earthing
- Clearances, creepage distances and solid insulation
- Resistance to heat and fire
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