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EN 50640:2018

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Household and similar electric appliances - Methods for measuring the performance of clothes washing machines intended for commercial use

Published date

20-07-2018

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This European Standard deals with the performance of clothes washing machines intended to be used by trained users e.g. in hotels, hospitals, factories, in light industry and on farms. It also covers washing machines declared for commercial use in public areas and operated by lay persons e.g. in launderettes, apartment houses and communal laundry rooms. The clothes washing machines can be utilizing cold and/or hot water supply and without heating or with heating devices for electricity, steam or gas. This European Standard covers top, front and side loaded clothes washing machines with horizontal or vertical axis and with one or more wash compartments. It also deals with appliances for both washing and drying textiles (washer-dryers) with respect to their washing related functions and to separate spin extractors related to their dewatering capabilities.NOTE 1Performance of tumble dryers declared for commercial use is assessed in EN 50594.NOTE 2The object is to state and define the principal performance characteristics of clothes washing machines declared for commercial use and to describe the test methods for measuring these characteristics.NOTE 3This European Standard does not apply to continuous batch washing machines (e.g. tunnel washers) or washing machines only possible to operate with automatic loading and unloading.NOTE 4This European Standard does not specify safety requirements for clothes washing machines declared for commercial use. Safety requirements are specified in EN 50571 and the EN ISO 10472- series.

Committee
CLC/TC 59X
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
European Committee for Standards - Electrical
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
UNE-EN 50640:2019 Identical
BS EN 50640:2018 Identical
OVE EN 50640: 2019 07 01 Identical
SS-EN 50640 : 2019 Identical
NEN-EN 50640 : 2018 en Identical
NF EN 50640 : 2018 Identical
SN EN 50640 : 2018 Identical
PN-EN 50640:2018-09 Identical

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