What is BS EN 60335-2-5 - Safety requirements for dishwashers about?
BS EN 60335-2-5 is a European standard that discusses safety requirements for dishwashers. BS EN 60335-2-5 deals with the safety of electric dishwashers for household and similar purposes that are intended for washing and rinsing dishes, cutlery, and other utensils, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances.
Appliances intended to be used by laymen in shops and other premises for normal housekeeping purposes, are within the scope of BS EN 60335-2-5.
Note 1: Examples of appliances for household environment are appliances for typical housekeeping functions used in the household environment that may also be used by non-expert users for typical housekeeping functions:
- In shops and other similar working environments
- In farmhouses
- By clients in hotels, motels, and other residential type environments
- In bed and breakfast type environments
Note 2: BS EN 60335-2-5 does not take into account children playing with appliances and their use by young children.
Note 3: BS EN 60335-2-5 does not apply to
- Commercial electric dishwashing machines (EN 60335‑2‑58),
- Appliances intended for industrial purposes,
- Appliances intended to be used in locations where special conditions prevail, such as the presence of a corrosive or explosive atmosphere (dust, vapour, or gas)
Who is BS EN 60335-2-5 - Safety requirements for dishwashers for?
BS EN 60335-2-5 on the safety requirements for dishwashers is useful for:
- Manufacturers and suppliers of dishwashers
- Product development teams/innovation teams
- Quality control personnel
Why should you use BS EN 60335-2-5 - Safety requirements for dishwashers?
Dishwashers are very particular to their requirements. These are necessary to be maintained with safety as it comes in regular contact with the human body. BS EN 60335-2-5 recognizes the internationally accepted level of protection against hazards such as electrical, mechanical, thermal, fire and radiation of appliances.
BS EN 60335-2-5 also covers abnormal situations that can be expected in practice and takes into account the way in which electromagnetic phenomena can affect the safe operation of appliances. BS EN 60335-2-5 modifies or supplements the general requirements of BS EN 60335-2-5 to make them more specific to dishwashers.
Overall, the guidelines of BS EN 60335-2-5 enable you to manufacture dishwashers with enhanced quality and safety.
What is changed since the last update?
BS EN 60335-2-5:2015 supersedes EN 60335-2-5:2003.
BS EN 60335-2-5:2015 includes some technical changes with respect to EN 60335-2-5:2003.
These include:
- Added requirements to 22.104 to address switch issues
- Converted notes to normative text (3.1.9, 7.12, 10.1, 10.2, 15.101, 22.6, 22.103, AA.1, AA.2, Annex BB – Clause 4)
- Deleted notes (19.101, 22.6, 23.101, AA.2)
