EN IEC 60669-2-4:2025

Switches for household and similar fixed electrical installations - Part 2-4: Particular requirements - Isolating switches EN IEC 60669-2-4:2025

Publication date:   Dec 16, 2025

General information

60.60   Standard published   Oct 31, 2025

CENELEC

CLC/TC 23BX Switches, boxes and enclosures for household and similar purposes, plugs and socket outlet for D.C.

European Norm

29.120.40   Switches

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Scope

IEC 60669-2-4:2024 applies to manually operated general purpose isolating switches with a rated voltage not exceeding 440 V and a rated current not exceeding 125 A, intended for household and similar fixed electrical installations, either indoors or outdoors. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2004. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:

a) revision of the present edition with reference to the published IEC 60669-1:2017 Edition 4 with its amendments and references to clauses and tables;

b) introducing the values for isolating switches with ratings from 6 A to 13 A;

c) introducing a circuit motor load with a rated current not exceeding 10 A and a power factor not less than 0,6 in the scope;

d) modification of Table 1 and Table 5.

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PREVIOUSLY

PUBLISHED
EN 60669-2-4:2005

NOW

PUBLISHED
EN IEC 60669-2-4:2025
60.60 Standard published
Oct 31, 2025




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