IEC 60456:1994

States and defines test methods of interest to the users for measuring the principal performance characteristics of household electric washing machines. This standard is concerned neither with safety nor with performance requirements. This standard is applicable to horizontal drum type electric clothes washing machines, to spin extractors and to washing and spinning machines for household use. It also applies to combinations of these machines with heated dryers; for the drying performance of these combined machines (called washer-dryers), the application of IEC 1121 is under consideration.

Describes standard methods for measuring the performance of clothes washing machines and spin extractors. This covers household use, and communal use in blocks of flats and in laundrettes. It includes appliances connected to cold and/or hot water, with or without heating. It also covers special appliances for both washing and drying textiles (called washer-dryers), agitator and impeller washing machines, and water extraction by centrifugal force. The standard uses specific textile test loads and a reference washing machine.