IEC_60456-2010.pdf

IEC 60456Edition 5.0 2010-02INTERNATIONAL STANDARD Clothes washing machines for household use Methods for measuring the performance IEC 60456:2010(E)colourinsideLICENSED TO MECON LIMITED-RANCHI/BANGALORE,FOR INTERNAL USE AT THIS LOCATION ONLY,SUPPLIED BY BOOK SUPPLY BUREAU.THIS PUBLICATION IS COPYRIGHT PROTECTED Copyright 2010 IEC,Geneva,Switzerland All rights reserved.Unless otherwise specified,no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopying and microfilm,without permission in writing from either IEC or IECs member National Committee in the country of the requester.If you have any questions about IEC copyright or have an enquiry about obtaining additional rights to this publication,please contact the address below or your local IEC member National Committee for further information.IEC Central Office 3,rue de Varemb CH-1211 Geneva 20 Switzerland Email:inmailiec.ch Web:www.iec.ch About the IEC The International Electrotechnical Commission(IEC)is the leading global organization that prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical,electronic and related technologies.About IEC publications The technical content of IEC publications is kept under constant review by the IEC.Please make sure that you have the latest edition,a corrigenda or an amendment might have been published.?Catalogue of IEC publications:www.iec.ch/searchpub The IEC on-line Catalogue enables you to search by a variety of criteria(reference number,text,technical committee,).It also gives information on projects,withdrawn and replaced publications.?IEC Just Published:www.iec.ch/online_news/justpub Stay up to date on all new IEC publications.Just Published details twice a month all new publications released.Available on-line and also by email.?Electropedia:www.electropedia.org The worlds leading online dictionary of electronic and electrical terms containing more than 20 000 terms and definitions in English and French,with equivalent terms in additional languages.Also known as the International Electrotechnical Vocabulary online.?Customer Service Centre:www.iec.ch/webstore/custserv If you wish to give us your feedback on this publication or need further assistance,please visit the Customer Service Centre FAQ or contact us:Email:csciec.ch Tel.:+41 22 919 02 11 Fax:+41 22 919 03 00 LICENSED TO MECON LIMITED-RANCHI/BANGALORE,FOR INTERNAL USE AT THIS LOCATION ONLY,SUPPLIED BY BOOK SUPPLY BUREAU.IEC 60456Edition 5.0 2010-02INTERNATIONAL STANDARD Clothes washing machines for household use Methods for measuring the performance INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION XGICS 97.060 PRICE CODEISBN 2-8318-1079-2 Registered trademark of the International Electrotechnical Commission colourinsideLICENSED TO MECON LIMITED-RANCHI/BANGALORE,FOR INTERNAL USE AT THIS LOCATION ONLY,SUPPLIED BY BOOK SUPPLY BUREAU.2 60456 IEC:2010(E)CONTENTS FOREWORD.7 1 Scope.9 2 Normative references.9 3 Terms,definitions and symbols.10 3.1 Terms and definitions.10 3.2 Symbols.13 3.2.1 Symbols relating to Subclause 9.2 washing performance.13 3.2.2 Symbols relating to Sublause 9.3 water extraction(spinning).14 3.2.3 Symbols relating to Subclause 9.4 rinsing performance.14 3.2.4 Symbols relating to Subclause 9.5 energy,water and time.14 3.2.5 Symbols relating to Clause 10 wool shrinkage.14 3.2.6 Symbols relating to Annex G.15 3.2.7 Symbols relating to Annex I.15 3.2.8 Symbols relating to Annex L.15 4 Requirements.15 4.1 General.15 4.2 Rated capacity.16 4.3 Dimensions.16 5 Test conditions,materials,equipment and instrumentation.17 5.1 General.17 5.2 Ambient conditions.17 5.2.1 Electricity supply.17 5.2.2 Water supply.17 5.2.3 Ambient temperature and humidity.18 5.3 Test materials.19 5.3.1 General.19 5.3.2 Base loads.19 5.3.3 Stain test strips.19 5.3.4 Wool shrinkage specimens.20 5.3.5 Detergents.20 5.4 Equipment.20 5.4.1 General.20 5.4.2 Reference machine.21 5.4.3 Spectrophotometer.21 5.4.4 Equipment for conditioning the base load.22 5.4.5 Standard extractor.22 5.4.6 Iron for preparation of stain test strips after washing.23 5.4.7 Titration equipment.23 5.4.8 Other equipment.23 5.5 Instrumentation and accuracy.24 5.5.1 General.24 5.5.2 Instruments.24 5.5.3 Measurements.25 6 Preparation for testing.25 6.1 General.25 6.2 Test washing machine and reference machine preparation.25 LICENSED TO MECON LIMITED-RANCHI/BANGALORE,FOR INTERNAL USE AT THIS LOCATION ONLY,SUPPLIED BY BOOK SUPPLY BUREAU.60456 IEC:2010(E)3 6.2.1 Test washing machine.25 6.2.2 Reference machine.26 6.3 Detergent.26 6.3.1 General.26 6.3.2 Detergent dose.27 6.3.3 Mixing detergent.27 6.3.4 Detergent placement.27 6.4 Test loads.28 6.4.1 General.28 6.4.2 Pre-treatment of new base load items prior to use.30 6.4.3 Requirements regarding the age of base load items.30 6.4.4 Normalization of base load items before a new test series.31 6.4.5 Conditioning of base load items before a new test series.32 6.4.6 Test load composition.33