This clause of Part 1 is replaced by the following.
This part of IEC 60335 deals with the safety of electric water-bed heaters and their associated control units, for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V, including direct current (DC) supplied appliances.
Appliances not intended for normal household use, but that nevertheless can be a source of danger to the public, such as appliances intended to be used in hotels, 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.
NOTE: Attention is drawn to the fact that
for appliances intended to be used in vehicles or on board ships or in aircraft, additional requirements can be necessary;
in many countries, additional requirements are specified by the national health authorities, the national authorities responsible for the protection of labour, the national water supply authorities and similar authorities.
This standard does not apply to appliances
for medical purposes (IEC 60601 series);
intended for immersion in water during use.
With European amendment A11, EN IEC 60335‑2‑66:2003 is superseded.
This European amendment A11 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses of the standards below:
EN IEC 60335‑1:2023+A11:2023+A12:20261 (Part 1)
EN IEC 60335‑2‑66:2026 (Part 2)
EN IEC 60335-2-66:2026
EN IEC 60335-2-66:2026/A11:2026
Modified from:IEC 60335-2-66:2025