Standards Development

Scope

Excluding Note 102, replace the fifth paragraph starting with “So far as is practicable…” with the following:

“This document deals with the reasonably foreseeable hazards of intended use and foreseeable misuse presented by motor-compressors used in appliances, which are encountered by all persons and domestic animals in and around the home or in and around the installation place.”

In the sixth paragraph starting with “This standard does not apply…”, replace the first list item with the following:

“—   motor-compressors designed exclusively for industrial purposes (EN 12693 or EN 60034‑1);”

Addition:

With European Amendment A11, EN IEC 60335‑2‑34:2023 is superseded.

This European Amendment A11 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses of the standards below:

— EN IEC 60335-1:2023[1] (Part 1)

— EN IEC 60335-2-34:2026 (Part 2)

For the purpose of this document, the term “appliance” includes the term “machine” where applicable.

Additional requirements for appliances with power driven moving parts intended for commercial are given in Annex ZE.

This document does not deal with any specific requirements on noise emitted from these appliances the generated noise is not considered to be a relevant hazard. Thus, the emission sound pressure level LpA is considered to be LpA ≤ 70 dB(A).

NOTE Z101 Noise measurement is not carried out on motor compressors but is performed as part of the end product.

This document contains requirements for appliances with radio function, remote communication, and remote operation. 

For the scope of this document, the term “radio appliance” is used with the same meaning of “radio equipment”.

For the scope of this document, the term “appliance” is used with the same meaning of “equipment”.

Secretary’s note: the above sentence has been modified in base of the RED HAS comment.