scope:

This European Standard deals with the safety of gas, oil and solid-fuel burning appliances having electrical connections, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances.

This standard covers the electrical safety and some other safety aspects of these appliances. All safety aspects of these appliances, including those relevant to the noise emitted, are only covered when the appliance also complies with the relevant product standard for the fuel-burning appliance.

If the appliance incorporates electric heating sources, it also has to comply with the relevant Part 2 of EN 60335.

Additional requirements for appliances and machines with moving parts and intended for commercial use are given in Annex ZE.

NOTE Z1 Examples of appliance for household environment are appliances for typical housekeeping functions used in the household environment and appliances for typical housekeeping functions used by non-expert users:

- in shops, offices and other similar working environments,

- in farm houses,

- by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments,

- in bed and breakfast type environments.

NOTE Z2 Household environment includes the dwelling and its associated buildings, the garden, etc.

This standard has to be applied in conjunction with the relevant standards for appliances and for control devices. Examples are listed in Annexes ZAA and ZBB.