International Electrotechnical Commission

Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety – Part 2-79: Particular requirements for high pressure cleaners and steam cleaners - Edition 3.0
 N 60335-2-79

Annotation

This clause of Part 1 is replaced by the following.

This International Standard deals with the safety of high-pressure cleaners without traction drive, intended for household and commercial indoor or outdoor use, having a rated pressure not less than 2,5 MPa and not exceeding 35 MPa.

It also applies to steam cleaners and those parts of hot water high pressure cleaners incorporating a steam stage which have a capacity not exceeding 100 l, a rated pressure not exceeding 2,5 MPa and a product of capacity and rated pressure not exceeding 5 MPa·l.

They are not equipped with a traction drive. The following power systems of the drive for the high pressure pump are covered:

– mains powered motors up to a rated voltage of 250 V for single-phase machines and 480 V for other machines,

– battery powered motors,

– internal combustion engines,

– hydraulic or pneumatic motors.

This standard does not apply to

– high pressure water jet machines having a rated pressure exceeding 35 MPa;

NOTE 101 In Europe, those machines are covered by EN 1829-1.

– steam cleaners intended for domestic use (IEC 60335-2-54);

– hand-held and transportable motor-operated electric tools (IEC 60745 series, IEC 61029 series);