BS EN IEC 63086-1:2020

What is BS EN IEC 63086‑1 about?  

BS EN IEC 63086 is a series on household and similar electrical air cleaning appliances. BS EN IEC 63086‑1 applies to electrically powered households and similar air cleaners intended for use on rated single-phase AC input voltage circuits not exceeding 250 V and DC input voltage circuits not exceeding 48 V. Battery-operated appliances are within BS EN IEC 63086‑1.  Dual-supply appliances, either main supplied or battery-operated, are regarded as battery-operated appliances when operated in the battery mode. 

Note 1: BS EN IEC 63086‑1 is not applicable to: 

• Appliances intended exclusively for industrial purposes 
• Appliances intended for use in medical treatment locations, such as surgical suites, laboratories, medical treatments rooms, etc. 
• Household range hoods or cooking fume extractors – see IEC 61591 

Who is BS EN IEC 63086‑1 for? 

BS EN IEC 63086‑1 on electrical air cleaning appliances is useful for: 

• Electrical appliance manufacturers 
• Design engineers 
• Home appliances distributers 

Why should you use BS EN IEC 63086‑1?  

BS EN IEC 63086‑1 discusses electrical air cleaners. Air cleaners are electrically powered household or similar appliances that employs one or multiple technologies to reduce one or more types of indoor air pollutants. 

BS EN IEC 63086‑1 recommends that each test shall be conducted in the test chamber without the influence of outside air, direct sunlight and other radiation effects. 

Using BS EN IEC 63086‑1 you can test electrical air cleaners that function on single-phase AC input voltage and DC input voltage. Tests described in BS EN IEC 63086‑1 guide you to measure the performance of air cleaners that remove contaminants from the air in a room to improve indoor air quality.