IEC 60436:2015

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION (to amendment 2)
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 List of measurements
5 General conditions for measurements
6 Cleaning performance
7 Drying performance
8 Energy consumption, water consumption and time
9 Airborne acoustical noise
Annex A (normative) - Place settings and serving pieces
        (non-AHAM style load)
Annex B (normative) - AHAM style load
Annex C (informative) - Illustration of soil distribution
Annex D (normative) - Test materials for laboratories
Annex E (normative) - Description of the reference machine
        [Type 1]
Annex F (informative) - Addresses of suppliers
Annex G (normative) - Microwave oven and through-circulation
        thermal cabinet
Annex H (informative) - Guidelines for assessing cleaning
        performance
Annex I (normative) - Test enclosure for built-in dishwasher
Annex J (informative) - Flow chart - test sequence for
        IEC 60436
Annex K (normative) - Shade chart
Annex L (informative) - Test report format
Annex M (informative) - Adjusting water consumption in the
        reference dishwasher
Annex N (normative) - Description of the reference machine
        [Type 2]
Annex O (normative) - Additional aspects of the energy
        consumption of dishwashers [based on
        59D/343/CDV]
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IEC 60436:2015 applies to electric dishwashers for household and similar use that are supplied with hot and/or cold water. The object is to state and define the principal performance characteristics of electric dishwashers for household and similar use and to describe the standard methods of measuring these characteristics. This standard is concerned neither with safety nor with minimum performance requirements. This edition constitutes a technical revision and includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) Addition of a specification of the reference dishwasher G1222, addition of the microwave oven 752C, inclusion of standby/low power modes and updated cutlery and tableware items.
b) Combined cleaning and drying: combining the cleaning and drying performance evaluations into one test, along with the energy and water consumption evaluation, prevents an opportunity for circumvention if tests were performed separately. A dishwasher can detect whether soil is present (cleaning evaluation) or not (drying evaluation) and adjust the cycle to favour performance; combining the tests addresses this.
c) New dish load items: new dish load items were incorporated which reflect consumer use. New items are: stainless pots, coffee mugs, melamine plastic items, and glass bowl. The new load items provide different shapes which challenge a dishwasher water spray patterns and provide additional surfaces for soil removal assessment.
d) Detergent: a new detergent "D" is specified which mirrors current tablet formulations available on the market. Detergent type D is phosphate free, with percarbonate instead of perborate bleach and more active enzymes.
e) Repeatability and reproducibility improvements.
f) Addition of annexes for the evaluation of soil sensing programmes, rinsing performance, dishwasher filtration and of an annex on the inlet water temperature influence on energy consumption.
The contents of the corrigendum of September 2020 have been included in this copy.