IEC 60704-1:2021

IEC 60704-1:2021

March 2021
International standard Current

Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 1: General requirements

IEC 60704-1:2021 applies to electric appliances (including their accessories or components) for household and similar use, supplied from mains or from batteries.By "similar use" is understood the use in conditions similar to those found in households, for example in inns, coffee houses, tea rooms, hotels, barber or hairdresser shops, launderettes, etc., if not otherwise specified in the IEC 60704-2 series.This document does not apply to:? appliances, equipment, or machines designed exclusively for industrial or professional purposes;? appliances that are integrated parts of a building or its installations, such as equipment for air conditioning, heating and ventilating (except household fans, cooker hoods, free-standing heating appliances, dehumidifiers, air cleaners, and stand-alone water heaters), oil burners for central heating, pumps for water supply and for sewage systems;? separate motors or generators and? appliances exclusively for outdoor use.For determining and verifying noise emission values declared in product specifications, see IEC 60704-3:2019.This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition published in 2010. This edition constitutes a technical revision.It includes the following significant changes with respect to the previous edition:a) update of references (especially to ISO standards);b) revision of requirements on climatic conditions;c) revision of requirements on background noise level.

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March 2021

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73 p.

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IEC 60704-1:2021
Sumary
Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 1: General requirements

IEC 60704-1:2021 applies to electric appliances (including their accessories or components) for household and similar use, supplied from mains or from batteries.
By "similar use" is understood the use in conditions similar to those found in households, for example in inns, coffee houses, tea rooms, hotels, barber or hairdresser shops, launderettes, etc., if not otherwise specified in the IEC 60704-2 series.
This document does not apply to:
? appliances, equipment, or machines designed exclusively for industrial or professional purposes;
? appliances that are integrated parts of a building or its installations, such as equipment for air conditioning, heating and ventilating (except household fans, cooker hoods, free-standing heating appliances, dehumidifiers, air cleaners, and stand-alone water heaters), oil burners for central heating, pumps for water supply and for sewage systems;
? separate motors or generators and
? appliances exclusively for outdoor use.
For determining and verifying noise emission values declared in product specifications, see IEC 60704-3:2019.
This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition published in 2010. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
It includes the following significant changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) update of references (especially to ISO standards);
b) revision of requirements on climatic conditions;
c) revision of requirements on background noise level.
Replaced standards (1)
IEC 60704-1:2010
February 2010
International standard Cancelled
Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 1: General requirements

IEC 60704-1:2010 applies to electric appliances (including their accessories or components) for household and similar use, supplied from mains or from batteries. By similar use is understood to be the use in similar conditions as in households, for example in inns, coffee-houses, tea-rooms, hotels, barber or hairdresser shops, launderettes, etc., if not otherwise specified in part 2. The principal changes in this edition as compared to the previous edition are as follows: includes a description of an appropriate test enclosure for appliances to be built in.

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