EN IEC 60704-2-20:2026

Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 2-20: Particular requirements for wet hard floor cleaning appliances EN IEC 60704-2-20:2026

Publication date:   Jun 11, 2026

Scope

IEC 60704-2-20:2026 specifies the determination of airborne acoustical noise of mains operated and cordless wet hard floor cleaning appliances for household or similar use. In the case of appliances with combined functionality, this document only addresses the wet cleaning functionality. This document does not apply to wet hard floor cleaning appliances for industrial or professional purposes and robotic wet hard floor cleaning appliances. This document is not intended for cleaning appliances according to IEC 60335-2-79, IEC 60704-2-1, IEC 60704-2-17. This document describes the determination of the noise emission of wet hard floor cleaners under normal operating conditions on hard floor in accordance with 4.6 of IEC/ASTM 62885-6:2023. For determining and verifying noise emission values declared in product specifications, see IEC 60704-3. This document is intended to be used in conjunction with IEC 60704 1:2021, Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 1: General requirements.