NEN-EN 50640 : 2018 en

This European Standard deals with the performance of clothes washing machines intended to be 148 used by trained users e.g. in hotels, hospitals, factories, in light industry and on farms. It also covers 149 washing machines declared for commercial use in public areas and operated by lay persons e.g. in 150 launderettes, apartment houses and communal laundry rooms. The clothes washing machines can
151 be utilizing cold and/or hot water supply and without heating or with heating devices for electricity,
152 steam or gas. This European standard covers top, front and side loaded clothes washing machines 153 with horizontal or vertical axis and with one or more wash compartments. It also deals with appliances 154 for both washing and drying textiles (washer-dryers) with respect to their washing related functions 155 and to separate spin extractors related to their dewatering capabilities.
156 NOTE 1 Performance of tumble dryers declared for commercial use is assessed in prEN 50594:2017.
157 NOTE 2 The object is to state and define the principal performance characteristics of clothes washing ma158
chines declared for commercial use and to describe the test methods for measuring these characteristics.
159 NOTE 3 This European standard does not apply to continuous batch washing machines (e.g. tunnel wash160
ers) or washing machines only possible to operate with automatic loading and unloading. 161 NOTE 4 This European standard does not specify safety requirements for clothes washing machines de162 clared for commercial use. Safety requirements are specified in EN 50571 and the EN ISO 10472- series.