HD 264 S2:1984

Safety of household and similar electrical appliances - Part 2: Particular requirements for appliances for heating liquids

Scope

This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows: This standard applies to water boilers, including kettles and the like, having a rated capacity not exceeding 10 L and to coffee makers, milk heaters, feeding-bottle heaters, pressure cookers, cooking pans, wash boilers, livestock feed boilers, sterilizers and glue pots with water jacket - Fixed water boilers are within the scope of this standard - 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 shops, in light industry and on farms are also within the scope of this standard - This standard does not take into account the special hazards which exist in nurseries and other places where there are young children or aged or infirm persons without supervision; in such cases, additional requirements may be necessary - This standard does not apply to: - Appliances intended to be used in locations where special conditions prevail, such as the presence of a corrosive or explosive atmospheres (dust, vapour or gas) - Appliances for high-frequency heating - Appliances of the electrode type - Dray or steam pressure sterilizers - Portable immersion heaters - Frying pans and deep fat fryers, which are covered by a separate Part 2 - Storage water heaters which are also covered by a separate Part 2 - Instantaneous water heaters, which are covered by another separate Part 2 - Appliances for medical purposes - Appliances designed exclusively for commercial catering or industrial purposes - Until an IEC standard for appliances for heating liquids for commercial catering purposes is issued, this standard may form a guide to suitable requirements and tests for such appliances - For appliances intended to be used in vehicles or on board ships or aircraft, additional requirements may be necessary

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