Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-30: Particular requirements for room heaters

IEC 60335-2-30:2009+A1:2016+A2:2021 Deals with the safety of electric room heaters for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances. Examples of appliances that are included are:

- convection heaters;

- fan heaters;

- heaters for greenhouses;

- liquid-filled radiators;

- panel heaters;

- radiant heaters;

- tubular heaters;

- ceiling mounted heat lamp appliances.

The principal changes in this edition as compared with the fourth edition of IEC 60335-2-30 are as follows:

- some additional instructions are introduced for heaters without a built-in thermostat,

- or those installed in the floor or in a bathroom (7.12 and 7.12.1);

- a spillage test is introduced for appliances having a grille and - that are built into the floor (15.2).

The attention of National Committees is drawn to the fact that equipment manufacturers and testing organizations may need a transitional period following publication of a new, amended or revised IEC publication in which to make products in accordance with the new requirements and to equip themselves for conducting new or revised tests. It is the recommen