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BS EN 60335-2-21 : 2003

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HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES - SAFETY - PART 2-21: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR STORAGE WATER HEATERS
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2003

INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 General requirement
5 General conditions for the tests
6 Classification
7 Marking and instructions
8 Protection against access to live parts
9 Starting of motor-operated appliances
10 Power input and current
11 Heating
13 Leakage current and electric strength at operating
   temperature
14 Transient overvoltages
15 Moisture resistance
16 Leakage current and electric strength
17 Overload protection of transformers and associated
   circuits
18 Endurance
19 Abnormal operation
20 Stability and mechanical hazards
21 Mechanical strength
22 Construction
23 Internal wiring
24 Components
25 Supply connection and external flexible cords
26 Terminals for external conductors
27 Provision for earthing
28 Screws and connections
29 Clearances, creepage distances and solid insulation
30 Resistance to heat and fire
31 Resistance to rusting
32 Radiation, toxicity and similar hazards
Annexes
Annex A (informative) - Routine tests
Annex ZA (normative) - Special national conditions
Annex ZB (informative) - A-deviations
Bibliography

Describes the safety of electric storage water heaters for household and similar purposes and intended for heating water below boiling temperature, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances.

Committee
CPL/61/7
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 3456-102.21(1988), 87/23537 DC and 92/23492 DC Supersedes 01/206089 DC, 91/32072 DC, 98/202993 DC To be read in conjunction with BS EN 60335-1 and BS 3456-201(1990) (01/2003) Supersedes 03/306913 DC. (05/2005) 2003 Edition Re-Issued in April 2009 & incorporates AMD 2 2008. Supersedes 07/30172308 DC. (04/2009)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
26
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

BS 6700:1997 Specification for design, installation, testing and maintenance of services supplying water for domestic use within buildings and their curtilages
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ISO 13732-1:2006 Ergonomics of the thermal environment — Methods for the assessment of human responses to contact with surfaces — Part 1: Hot surfaces
IEC 60335-2-35:2012+AMD1:2016 CSV Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-35:Particular requirements for instantaneous water heaters
IEC 60335-2-15:2012+AMD1:2016 CSV Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-15:Particular requirements for appliances for heating liquids
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