BS EN 61855:2003
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Household electrical hair care appliances. Methods of measuring the performance
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20-10-2022
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31-10-2022
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INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 List of measurements and tests
5 General conditions for measurements
5.1 General
5.2 Test room
5.3 Power supply
5.4 Steady conditions
5.5 Thermocouples
6 Measurements
6.1 Mass of the appliance
6.2 Length of the flexible cord
6.3 Power Input
6.4 Heating-up times
6.5 Temperatures
6.6 Air flow of hand-held hairdryers and hairstyling
appliances with warm air
6.7 Drying rate
6.8 Attachment of accessories
6.9 Drop test
7 Measurement of airborne acoustical noise
8 Features
8.1 Control settings
8.2 Accessories
8.3 Additional features
9 Instructions for use
Annex A (informative) Additional information
Annex B (informative) Test Cloth
Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international
publications with their corresponding European
publications
Bibliography
Applies to electrical appliances for household and similar use for drying and styling hair (including their accessories).
| Committee |
CPL/59
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 99/241758 DC (05/2003)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
26
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| Supersedes |
Applies to electrical appliances (including accessories) for household and similar use for drying and styling hair. Performance characteristics that are of interest to the user and specifies methods of measuring these characteristics are defined within this standard. The measuring procedures are developed for comparable tests. Requirements for performance are not specified within this standard. This standard does not cover hair care appliances with radiant heating, helmet-type dryers or cutting devices.
| Standards | Relationship |
| DIN EN 61855:2003-09 | Identical |
| I.S. EN 61855:2003 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 61855:2005 | Identical |
| NBN EN 61855 : 2003 | Identical |
| IEC 61855:2003 | Identical |
| NF EN 61855 : 2006 | Identical |
| EN 61855:2003 | Identical |
| EN 61254:1994 | Electric shavers for household use - Methods for measuring the performance |
| EN 60584-2:1993 | Thermocouples - Part 2: Tolerances |
| IEC TR 61592:2003 | Household electrical appliances - Guidelines for consumer panel testing |
| IEC 61254:1993 | Electric shavers for household use - Methods for measuring the performance |
| IEC 60335-2-23:2016 | Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-23: Particular requirements for appliances for skin or hair care |
| ISO 2267:1986 | Surface active agents Evaluation of certain effects of laundering Methods of preparation and use of unsoiled cotton control cloth |
| IEC 60704-2-9:2003 | Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 2-9: Particular requirements for electric hair care appliances |
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