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BS 6686-2.4(1991) : 1991

Superseded

Superseded

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METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF AIRBORNE ACOUSTICAL NOISE EMITTED BY HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS - WASHING MACHINES AND SPIN EXTRACTORS

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

15-05-1995

Superseded by

BS EN 60704-2-4:2012

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-1991

Committees responsible
National foreword
Methods
Introduction
1. Scope and object
2. References
3. Terms and definitions
4. Measurement methods and acoustical environments
5. Instrumentation
6. Operation and location of appliances under test
7. Measurement of noise levels
8. Calculation of sound pressure and sound power
     levels
9. Information to be recorded
10. Information to be reported
Appendix
A. Guidelines for the design of simple test rooms
     with essentially free-field conditions
AA. Guidelines for the determination of equivalent
     continuous A-weighted sound power levels
Figure
101. Test enclosure for front loading appliances
     designed for building-in

Gives a method to assess the airborne noise of household appliances. Applies to single unit electric washing machines for household and similar use, and to spin extractors.

Committee
LEL/94
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
20
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
IEC 60704-2-4:2011 Identical

ISO 7211-2:1984 Textiles — Woven fabrics — Construction — Methods of analysis — Part 2: Determination of number of threads per unit length
IEC 60456:2010 Clothes washing machines for household use - Methods for measuring the performance
BS 4196-4:1981 Sound power levels of noise sources Engineering methods for determination of sound power levels for sources in free-field conditions over a reflecting plane
IEC 60704-1:2010 Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 1: General requirements
ISO 3932:1976 Textiles — Woven fabrics — Measurement of width of pieces
ISO 3055:1985 Kitchen equipment — Coordinating sizes
ISO 3933:1976 Textiles — Woven fabrics — Measurement of length of pieces
ISO 3801:1977 Textiles — Woven fabrics — Determination of mass per unit length and mass per unit area
BS 6686-1:1986 Methods for determination of airborne acoustical noise emitted by household and similar electrical appliances General requirements for testing
IEC 60804:2000 Integrating-averaging sound level meters

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