IEC 62552 -1 2013 Household refrigerating appliances

This document (EN 62552:2013) consists of the text of IEC 2552:2007 + corrigendum 2008 prepared by IEC/TC 59 "Performance of household and similar electrical appliances", together with the common modifications prepared by CLC/TC 59X"Performance of household and similar electrical appliances".

The following dates are fixed:

• latest date by which this document has to be implemented

at national level by publication of an identicalnational standard or by endorsement (dop) 2013-10-22

• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with this document have to be withdrawn (dow) 2015-10-22

This document supersedes EN 153:2006 and EN ISO 15502:2005 + AC:2007.

EN 62552:2013 includes the following significant technical changes with respect to EN 153:2006 and EN ISO 15502:2005:

– new compartment: zero star;

– new compartment: wine storage, combined with requirements for vibration, temperature fluctuation and humidity;

– new compartment: pantry;

– new compartment: multi-use;

– new compartment: through-the-door-devices;

– requirements for circumvention.

EN ISO 15502:2005 + AC:2007, Household refrigerating appliances– Characteristics and test methods, is based on ISO 15502:2005 and its corrigendum Cor 1:2007; this International Standard, prepared by

subcommittee 5: Testing and rating of household refrigeration appliances of ISO technical committee 86, Refrigeration and air-conditioning, was transferred to the IEC subsequent to IEC SMB decision 127/11.

ISO 15502:2005 and its corrigendum are superseded by IEC 62552:2007.

EN 153:2006, Methods of measuring the energy consumption of electric mains operated household refrigerators, frozen food storage cabinets, food freezers and their combinations, together with associated characteristics, was prepared by CEN/TC 44, Household refrigerating appliances and commercial refrigeration equipment.

Clauses, subclauses, notes, tables, figures and annexes which are additional to those in IEC 62552:2007 are prefixed “Z”.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association.

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