1 Scope

This clause of Part 1 is replaced by the following.

This part of IEC 60335 deals with the safety of electric vaporizers for household and similar use, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V including direct current (DC) supplied appliances and battery-operated appliances.

Examples of appliances that are within the scope of this standard are:

• air fresheners;

• insect repellers.

They can be plugged directly into a socket-outlet or connected to the supply mains by means of a flexible cord and plug.

Appliances not intended for normal household use but which nevertheless can be a source of danger to the public, such as appliances intended to be used by laypersons in shops, in light industry and on farms, are within the scope of this standard.

This document deals with the reasonably foreseeable hazards of intended use presented by appliances that are encountered by all persons and domestic animals in and around the home.

This standard does not apply to

• appliances intended exclusively for industrial purposes;

• appliances intended to be used in locations where special conditions prevail, such as the presence of corrosive or explosive atmosphere (dust, vapour or gas);

• appliances for heating liquids (IEC 60335‑2‑15);

• insect killers (IEC 60335‑2‑59);

• fabric steamers (IEC 60335‑2‑85);

• humidifiers (IEC 60335‑2‑98);

• generation of directly inhalable aerosols (EN IEC 60335‑2‑120).

With European amendment A11, EN 60335‑2‑101:2002+A1:2008+A2:2014 is superseded.

This European amendment A11 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses of the standards below:

• EN IEC 60335‑1:2023+A11:2023+A12:2026 1 (Part 1)

• EN IEC 60335‑2‑101:2026 (Part 2)