Draft Details

This clause of Part 1 is replaced by the following.

This International Standard deals with the safety of electric room heaters for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances.

1DV D2  replace above paragraph with the following:

This International Standard deals with the safety of electric room heaters for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for cord-connected appliances and 600 V for other appliances.

NOTE 101 Examples of appliances that are within the scope of this standard are

–     convector heaters;

fan heaters;

–     heaters for use in greenhouses;

–     liquid-filled radiators;

–     panel heaters;

–     radiant heaters;

–     tubular heaters;

ceiling mounted heat lamp appliances;

–     cab heaters.

1DV.1 DE Add to the following preceding 4th dashed item of NOTE 101:

-         heaters for use in bathrooms, laundry areas and similar locations;

-         baseboard heaters

This standard also deals with the safety of electric heaters intended for the heating of driver and passenger compartments of motor vehicles when they are stationary, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V.

1DV.2 D2 Addition:

The requirements of this standard are based upon operation of a heater where it is manually placed by the user. The heater shall not be capable of moving autonomously or moving via remote control from the location in which it is manually placed by the user.

For extraction fans of ceiling mounted heat lamp appliances, IEC 60335-2-80 is applicable as far as is reasonable.

1DV.3 DR Add the following:

For extraction fans of ceiling mounted heat lamp appliances,  CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60335-2-80 or CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 113 is applicable as far as is reasonable.

Appliances not intended for normal household use but which nevertheless may be a source of danger to the public, such as appliances intended to be used by laymen in the shops, in light industry and on farms, are within the scope of this standard.

1DV.4 DR Modification to add to end of sentence: (US only)

if single-phase, their rated voltage does not exceed 250 V and their rated power input does not exceed 5.7kW.

As far as is practicable, this standard deals with the common hazards presented by appliances which are encountered by all persons in and around the home. However, in general, it does not take into account

persons (including children) whose

physical, sensory or mental capabilities; or

lack of experience and knowledge

prevents them from using the appliance safely without supervision or instruction;

children playing with the appliance.

NOTE 102 Attention is drawn to the fact that

–     for appliances intended to be used in moving vehicles or on board ships or aircraft, additional requirements may be necessary;

–     in many countries, additional requirements are specified by the national health authorities, the national authorities responsible for the protection of labour and similar authorities;

–     for appliances intended to be used in the presence of combustible dust, for example in barns or stables, additional requirements may be necessary.

NOTE 103 This standard does not apply to

–     appliances intended exclusively for industrial purposes;

–     appliances intended to be used where special conditions prevail, such as the presence of a corrosive or explosive atmosphere (dust, vapour or gas);

–     heaters that are built into air conditioners (IEC 60335-2-40);

–     clothes dryers and towel rails (IEC 60335-2-43);

–     heaters for saunas (IEC 60335-2-53);

–     thermal-storage room heaters (IEC 60335-2-61);

heating appliances for breeding and rearing animals (IEC 60335-2-71);

foot warmers and heating mats (IEC 60335-2-81);

flexible sheet heating elements for room heating (IEC 60335-2-96);

heated carpets;

–     central heating systems;

–     heating cables (IEC 60800);

heaters intended for the heating of caravans.

1DV.5 DR Modification to replace the third through tenth dashed items as follows:

– heaters that are built into air conditioners (UL 60335-2-40 and CSA 60355-2-40);

– clothes dryers and towel rails (UL 499 and CAN/CSA 60335-2-43);

– heaters for saunas (UL 875 and CSA C22.2 No. 164);

– thermal-storage room heaters (UL 2021) and CSA E60335-2-61);

– heating appliances for breeding and rearing animals (UL 499 and CSA C22.2 No. 102);

– foot warmers and heating mats (UL 130 and CSA C22.2 No. 15);

– flexible sheet heating elements for room heating (UL 1693);

– heated carpets;

– central heating systems;

– heating cables (UL 1673 and CSA C22.2 No. 130);

1DV.6 DR Addition of Note 104 following Note 103 (US only):

NOTE 104 This standard does not apply to

- Fixed and location-dedicated room heaters (UL 2021).

- Electric baseboard heating equipment (UL 1042)