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I.S. EN 60456:2016

Superseded

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A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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CLOTHES WASHING MACHINES FOR HOUSEHOLD USE - METHODS FOR MEASURING THE PERFORMANCE

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Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

06-02-2021

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2016

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National Foreword
European foreword
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and symbols
4 Requirements
5 Test conditions, materials, equipment and instrumentation
6 Preparation for testing
7 Performance measurements - general requirements
8 Tests for performance
9 Assessment of performance
10 Shrinkage during the wool wash programme
11 Data to be reported
Bibliography
Annex A (normative) - Specification of stain test strips with
        standardized soiling
Annex B (normative) - Reference detergent A*
Annex C (normative) - Specifications for base loads
Annex D (normative) - Reference machine specification
Annex E (normative) - Reference machine programme definitions
Annex F (informative) - Reference programmes and examples
        of comparable washing machine programmes
Annex G (normative) - The bone-dry method
        of conditioning
Annex H (normative) - Folding and loading the test load
Annex I (normative) - Calculation of weighted average age
        of the cotton base load
Annex J (normative) - Loading a large standard extractor
        (rinsing performance)
Annex K (informative) - Laboratory internal testing guide
Annex L (normative) - Measurement of energy consumption
        in low power modes of washing machines
Annex M (normative) - Testing procedure for manual washing
        machines
Annex N (normative) - Procedure to determine test load size
        where rated capacity is not declared
Annex O (informative) - Additional evaluation of washing
        performance
Annex P (informative) - Testing deviations to reduce costs
        and their limitations
Annex Q (informative) - Uncertainty of measurements in
        IEC 60456
Annex R (informative) - Environmental aspects of washing
        machine use determined in IEC 60456
Annex S (normative) - Test report - data to be reported
Annex T (normative) - Wool shrinkage specimens
Annex U (informative) - Sources of materials and supplies
Bibliography
Annex ZA (normative) - Test procedure for a combined
         test sequence of cotton 40 degree C and cotton
         60 degree C with full load and partial load
Annex ZB (normative) - Tolerances and control procedures
Annex ZC (normative) - Normative references to
         international publications with their
         corresponding European publications
Annex ZZA (informative) - Relationship between this
          European Standard and the energy labelling
          Requirements of Commission Delegated Regulation
          (EU) No 1061/2010 aimed to be covered
Annex ZZB (informative) - Relationship between this
          European Standard and the ecodesign requirements
          of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1015/2010
          aimed to be covered

Describes methods for measuring the performance of Clothes washing machines for household use, with or without heating devices utilising cold and/or hot water supply.

DevelopmentNote
For CENELEC adoptions of IEC publications, please check www.iec.ch to be sure that you have any corrigenda that may apply. (01/2017)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
230
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
BS EN 60456:2016 Identical
NF EN 60456 : 2005 AMD 11 2006 Identical
EN 60456:2016 Identical
SN EN 60456 : 2016 Identical
NBN EN 60456 : 2016 Identical
DIN EN 60456 : 2017 Identical
UNE-EN 60456:2016 Identical

IEC GUIDE 109:2012 Environmental aspects - Inclusion in electrotechnical product standards
ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
ISO 7211-2:1984 Textiles — Woven fabrics — Construction — Methods of analysis — Part 2: Determination of number of threads per unit length
ISO 5725-1:1994 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results — Part 1: General principles and definitions
IEC 61121:2012 Tumble dryers for household use - Methods for measuring the performance
ISO/IEC Guide 58:1993 Calibration and testing laboratory accreditation systems General requirements for operation and recognition
EN ISO 3759:2011 Textiles - Preparation, marking and measuring of fabric specimens and garments in tests for determination of dimensional change (ISO 3759:2011)
EN ISO 80000-1:2013 Quantities and units - Part 1: General (ISO 80000-1:2009 + Cor 1:2011)
IEC 62053-21:2003+AMD1:2016 CSV Electricity metering equipment (a.c.) - Particular requirements - Part 21: Static meters for active energy (classes 1 and 2)
EN 60704-2-4:2012 Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 2-4: Particular requirements for washing machines and spin extractors
IEC 60704-1:2010 Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 1: General requirements
EN ISO 2060:1995 Textiles - Yarn from packages - Determination of linear density (mass per unit length) by the skein method (ISO 2060:1994)
IEC 60704-2-4:2011 Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 2-4: Particular requirements for washing machines and spin extractors
ISO/IEC Guide 43-1:1997 Proficiency testing by interlaboratory comparisons Part 1: Development and operation of proficiency testing schemes
IEC 60734:2012 Household electrical appliances - Performance - Water for testing
IEC TR 61923:1997 Household electrical appliances - Method of measuring performance - Assessment of repeatability and reproducibility
ISO/TR 22971:2005 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results Practical guidance for the use of ISO 5725-2:1994 in designing, implementing and statistically analysing interlaboratory repeatability and reproducibility results
IEC 60335-2-7:2008+AMD1:2011+AMD2:2016 CSV Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-7:Particular requirements for washing machines
EN 50564:2011 Electrical and electronic household and office equipment - Measurement of low power consumption
IEC 62301:2011 Household electrical appliances - Measurement of standby power
ISO 4319:1977 Surface active agents — Detergents for washing fabrics — Guide for comparative testing of performance
ISO 5725-3:1994 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results — Part 3: Intermediate measures of the precision of a standard measurement method
IEC TR 61592:2003 Household electrical appliances - Guidelines for consumer panel testing
ISO 5725-6:1994 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results — Part 6: Use in practice of accuracy values
ISO 5725-4:1994 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results Part 4: Basic methods for the determination of the trueness of a standard measurement method
IEC PAS 62473:2007 Clothes washing machines for household use - Methods for measuring the mechanical action in household washing machines
ISO 3759:2011 Textiles — Preparation, marking and measuring of fabric specimens and garments in tests for determination of dimensional change
EN 60704-3:2006 Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 3: Procedure for determining and verifying declared noise emission values
ISO 31-0:1992 Quantities and units Part 0: General principles
EN 50229 : 2015 COR 2016 ELECTRIC CLOTHES WASHER-DRYERS FOR HOUSEHOLD USE - METHODS OF MEASURING THE PERFORMANCE
ISO 3801:1977 Textiles — Woven fabrics — Determination of mass per unit length and mass per unit area
EN 60734:2012 Household electrical appliances - Performance - Water for testing
ISO 2060:1994 Textiles — Yarn from packages — Determination of linear density (mass per unit length) by the skein method
ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units — Part 1: General
ISO 5725-2:1994 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results Part 2: Basic method for the determination of repeatability and reproducibility of a standard measurement method
DIN 53923:1978-01 Testing of textiles; determination of water absorption of textile fabrics
IEC TR 62617:2015 Home laundry appliances - Uncertainty reporting of measurements
ISO/CIE 10526:1999 CIE standard illuminants for colorimetry
ISO 2061:2015 Textiles Determination of twist in yarns Direct counting method
EN 60335-2-7:2010/A11:2013 HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES - SAFETY - PART 2-7: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR WASHING MACHINES
ISO/IEC Guide 46:2017 Comparative testing of consumer products and related services General principles
EN 60704-1:2010/A11:2012 HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES - TEST CODE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF AIRBORNE NOISE - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (IEC 60704-1:2010)
EN 12127:1997 Textiles - Fabrics - Determination of mass per unit area using small samples
ISO/IEC Guide 43-2:1997 Proficiency testing by interlaboratory comparisons Part 2: Selection and use of proficiency testing schemes by laboratory accreditation bodies
EN ISO 2061:2015 Textiles - Determination of twist in yarns - Direct counting method (ISO 2061:2015)
ISO 5725-5:1998 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results — Part 5: Alternative methods for the determination of the precision of a standard measurement method
ISO/IEC Guide 98-3:2008 Uncertainty of measurement — Part 3: Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM:1995)

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