EN 50084:1992

This European Standard specifies requirements for the connection of washing machines, dishwashers and tumbler dryers to the water mains having a water pressure not exceeding 1 MPa (lO bar), for household, commercial and similar purposes. NOTE 1: The connection may be temporary or permanent. NOTE 2: Commercial and similar purposes includes the installation of appliances in shops and communal flats, for the use by staff or residents; it does not include dry cleaning, launderettes, medical, industrial, catering and transport use. NOTE 3: The purpose of these requirements is to prevent: - backsiphonage of non-potable water into the potable water mains, even under fault conditions; - a failure in the connection of the appliance to the water mains, which may result in flooding.