AS/NZS 3172:1996

1 - AS/NZS 3172:1996 APPROVAL AND TEST SPECIFICATION-ELECTRIC COOKING APPLIANCES FOR HOUSEHOLD USE
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - 1 SCOPE
6 - 2 APPLICATION
6 - 2.1 General requirements of AS 3100
6 - 2.2 Specific requirements of this Standard
6 - 2.3 Requirements of other Standards
6 - 3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
7 - 4 DEFINITIONS
7 - 4.1 Electric cooking appliance
7 - 4.2 Deep fryer
7 - 4.3 Fixed appliance
7 - 4.4 Griller
7 - 4.5 Griller hotplate
7 - 4.6 Heating element
7 - 4.7 Heating unit
8 - 4.8 Hotplate
8 - 4.9 Hot zone
8 - 4.10 Induction hob element
8 - 4.11 Oven
8 - 4.12 Portable appliance
8 - 4.13 Range
8 - 4.14 Rotisserie
8 - 4.15 Smooth-top cooking surface
8 - 4.16 Warming plate
8 - 4.17 Portable oven
8 - 4.18 Portable cooker
8 - 5 MEANS OF CONNECTION
8 - 5.1 Connecting facilities
9 - 5.2 Marking of terminals
9 - 6 FLEXIBLE CORD AND CONNECTING PLUG
9 - 6.1 General
9 - 6.2 Cord anchorage
9 - 6.3 Warning notice
9 - 7 EARTHING
9 - 7.1 Parts to be earthed
9 - 7.2 Earthing conductors within the appliance
10 - 7.3 Earthing connections
10 - 7.3.1 Material
10 - 7.3.2 Connections in a hot zone
11 - 7.3.3 Spring and plug-in earth contacts
11 - 8 SHELVES IN AN OVEN WITH A CAPACITY GREATER THAN 20 L
12 - 9 GUARDING OF ELEMENTS, LIVE PARTS, LAMPS AND CONTROLS
12 - 9.1 Above glass-sheathed elements
12 - 9.2 Below glass-sheathed elements
12 - 9.3 Side and bottom elements
12 - 9.4 Material for guards
13 - 9.5 Wire-mesh guards
13 - 9.6 Fixing of guards
13 - 9.7 Metal enclosures
13 - 9.8 Insulated live parts
13 - 9.9 Protection of lamps and associated parts
13 - 9.10 Glass or ceramic materials
13 - 9.10.1 General
13 - 9.10.2 Glass or ceramic enclosed units
14 - 9.10.3 Glass or ceramic material not enclosing live parts
14 - 9.11 Protection of controls
14 - 10 VESSELS SUBJECT TO IMMERSION IN WATER
14 - 11 EQUIPMENT WIRING
14 - 12 SWITCHES
14 - 12.1 Marking
14 - 12.2 Where required
15 - 12.3 Identification
15 - 12.4 Limitation on use of Category 1, 2 and 3 switches
15 - 12.5 Protection from spillage
15 - 13 TEMPERATURE-REGULATING DEVICES
15 - 14 OVERHEATING PROTECTIVE DEVICES
15 - 14.1 General
15 - 14.2 Manually reset device
15 - 14.3 Fusible plug
15 - 15 PROTECTION
15 - 15.1 Socket-outlets
15 - 15.2 Protective devices
16 - 15.3 Conditions
16 - 15.4 Location
17 - 16 MARKING
17 - 16.1 Required marking
17 - 16.2 Grouping of marks
17 - 16.3 Built-in ranges and ovens-warning notice
17 - 16.4 Cooking appliances with glass tops and halogen-lamp heating units-warning instruction
17 - 16.5 Induction hob element-warning notice
17 - 16.6 Instructions for installation of built-in appliances
17 - 16.7 Built-in hotplate units (cooking hobs)
18 - 16.8 Instructions for fixed ranges
18 - 17 LOADING OF APPLIANCE
18 - 18 TESTS
18 - 18.1 General
18 - 18.2 Insulation resistance test
19 - 18.3 Test of earthing connection
20 - 18.4 Cord anchorage test
20 - 18.5 Loading
20 - 18.6 Temperatures during normal operation
21 - 18.7 Fire risk test
21 - 18.7.1 Appliances tested in surroundings
21 - 18.7.2 Other appliances
21 - 18.7.3 Trays and reflectors
21 - 18.8 Leakage current test
21 - 18.9 Spillage test
21 - 18.9.1 General
21 - 18.9.2 Test for appliances incorporating hotplates
22 - 18.9.3 Test for appliances that use liquids for cooking
22 - 18.10 Test of overheating protective device
22 - 18.11 Abnormal operation test
22 - 18.11.1 General
22 - 18.11.2 Test method for portable appliances
23 - 18.11.3 Test method for ovens
23 - 18.11.4 Test results
23 - 18.11.5 Test method for induction hob elements
24 - 18.11.6 Additional test for heated-air fan-forced portable cooking appliances with substantially non-metallic enclosures
24 - 18.11.7 Test method for grillers
24 - 18.12 Test of glass or ceramic material
24 - 18.12.1 Application of tests
25 - 18.12.2 Impact test
25 - 18.12.3 Thermal shock and water ingress test
25 - 18.12.4 Dispersion of fragments test
25 - 18.13 Test of stability
25 - 18.13.1 Application of test
25 - 18.13.2 Test procedure
26 - 18.13.3 Requirement
26 - 18.14 Resistance to heat, fire and tracking
26 - 18.15 Test for d.c. component
26 - 18.16 Test of oven shelves
29 - APPENDIX A - MAXIMUM NORMAL LOAD CONDITIONS
29 - A1 GENERAL
29 - A2 TEMPERATURE OBSERVATION
29 - A3 RANGES (INCLUDING INDEPENDENT BUILT-IN OVEN AND HOTPLATE UNITS)
30 - A3.2 Operation of hotplates (including griller hotplates) and induction hob elements
30 - A3.3 Operation of oven
31 - A3.4 Duration of test
31 - A3.5 Operation of auxiliaries
31 - A3.6 General purpose outlets
31 - A3.7 Interlocked circuits
31 - A3.8 Separate test of grillers and rotisseries
32 - A3.9 Separate test on hotplates (including griller hotplates)
32 - A4 GRILLER HOTPLATES AND PORTABLE HOTPLATES
32 - A4.1 Surroundings
32 - A4.2 Operation
32 - A5 DEEP FRYERS
32 - A6 FRYPANS
32 - A7 ROTISSERIE COOKERS
32 - A8 CAKE MAKERS
33 - A9 CONTACT TYPE GRIDDLE AND TOASTING PLATES, WAFFLE IRONS AND THE LIKE
33 - A9.1 Separation of items
33 - A9.2 Test requirements
33 - A10 HOTPLATES (EXCLUDING GRILLER HOTPLATES)
33 - A11 PLATE AND FOOD WARMERS
33 - A12 PORTABLE COOKERS AND OVENS
33 - A13 OTHER APPLIANCES
34 - APPENDIX B - REQUIREMENTS FROM THE 1993 EDITION

Specifies essential safety requirements for approval and test purposes. It is to be read in conjunction with AS 3100.

This Standard applies to electric cooking appliances, as defined in Clause 4.1, which are designed for connection to low voltage supply.It applies to electric cooking appliances such as electric ranges, ovens, cooking tables, hotplate hob units, grill boiler units, deep fryers, frypans, rotisserie cookers, cake makers, contact type griddle and toasting plates, waffle irons, some steam pressure cookers, plate and food warmers and grillers.This Standard does not apply to the following:(a) Electric bread toasters within the scope of AS 3101 (NZS/AS 3101).(b) Electric portable immersion heaters within the scope of AS 3104.(c) Electric jugs within the scope of AS 3106.(d) Appliances for heating liquids within the scope of AS 3313/NZS 6315.For the purpose of this Standard, an electric cooking appliance for household use is referred to as an appliance.NOTE: An appliance in the form of a container incorporating a sheathed element with provision for earthing the sheath is within the scope of this Standard even though it may have a non-metallic body and may resemble an electric jug.

First published in Australian in part as AS C102-1937.
AS C105 first published in Australia in 1937.
AS C102 redated 1938.
Redated 1939.
AS C105 redated 1938.
Redated 1939.
Second edition AS C102-1940.
Second edition AS C105-1940.
AS C102 redated 1947.
AS C105 redated 1947.
Redated 1948.
Redated 1950.
Redated 1952.
Third edition AS C102-1949.
AS C146 first published in Australia in 1949.
Second edition 1954.
AS C102-1949, AS C105-1952 and AS C146-1954 revised, amalgamated and redesignated AS C172-1963.
Revised and redesignated AS 3172-1976.
Second edition 1980.
Third edition 1984.
Fourth edition 1986.
Fifth edition 1990.
First published in New Zealand as NZS/AS 3172:1990.
Jointly revised and designated AS/NZS 3172:1993.
Seventh edition 1996.