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BS EN 60311 : 2003

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

ELECTRIC IRONS FOR HOUSEHOLD OR SIMILAR USE - METHODS FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2003

£260.00
Excluding VAT
Summarise this standard

1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Measurements for various types of irons
5 General conditions for measurements
6 General requirements
7 Temperature measurements
8 Assessment of the spray function
9 Measurements concerning steaming operation
10 Assessment of smoothing
11 Measurement of input power and energy consumption
12 Assessment of sole-plate
13 Measurement of thermostatic stability
14 Determination of total steaming time for hard water
15 Instruction for use
16 Information at the point of sale
Annex A (informative) - Measurement of steaming time,
        steaming rate and water leakage rate for pressurized
        steam irons or instantaneous steam irons
Annex B (normative) - Ironing board
Annex C (normative) - Cotton cloth
Annex D (informative) - Classification of electric irons
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to international
         publications with their corresponding European
         publications

Describes the principal performance characteristics of electric irons for household or similar use which are of interest to the user and to describe the standard methods for measuring these characteristics.

Committee
CPL/59
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 94/202608 DC, 97/201422 DC, BS 3999-7(1992) and 99/241754 DC (11/2003) Supersedes 03/320009 DC (05/2006) 2003 Edition Re-Issued in January 2010 & incorporates AMD 2 2009. Supersedes 06/30144819 DC. (01/2010)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
58
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
NF EN 60311 : 2006 AMD 2 2015 Identical
IEC 60311:2016 Identical
I.S. EN 60311:2003 Identical
NBN EN 60311 : 2005 AMD 2 2009 Identical
EN 60311:2003 Equivalent
UNE-EN 60311:2004 Identical
DIN EN 60311:2010-05 Identical

£260.00
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