National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN IEC 60704‑2‑1:2026. It is identical to IEC 60704‑2‑1:2026. It supersedes BS EN IEC 60704‑2‑1:2020, which will be withdrawn on 31 August 2029.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee CPL/59/6, Floor treatment appliances.

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its committee manager.

Contractual and legal considerations

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This publication is not intended to constitute a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 August 2026.

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2026-07-16. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

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European foreword

The text of document 59F/567/FDIS, future edition 5 of IEC 60704‑2‑1, prepared by SC 59F "Surface cleaning appliances" of IEC/TC 59 "Performance of household and similar electrical appliances" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN IEC 60704‑2‑1:2026.

The following dates are fixed:

This document supersedes EN IEC 60704‑2‑1:2020 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document is read in conjunction with EN IEC 60704‑1:2021.

Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CENELEC website.

Endorsement notice

The text of the International Standard IEC 60704‑2‑1:2026 was approved by CENELEC as a European Standard without any modification.

In the official version, for Bibliography, the following note has to be added for the standard indicated:

FOREWORD

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IEC 60704-2-1 has been prepared by subcommittee 59F: Surface cleaning appliances, of IEC technical committee 59: Performance of household and similar electrical appliances. It is an International Standard.

This fifth edition cancels and replaces the fourth edition published in 2020. This edition constitutes a technical revision.

This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:

alignment with IEC 60704‑1:2021;
addressing consumer relevant testing aspects;
robustness of standards and closing potential loopholes
enlarged scope to include noise measurement on docking stations.

The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:

Full information on the voting for its approval can be found in the report on voting indicated in the above table.

The language used for the development of this International Standard is English.

This document was drafted in accordance with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2, and developed in accordance with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1 and ISO/IEC Directives, IEC Supplement, available at www.iec.ch/members_experts/refdocs. The main document types developed by IEC are described in greater detail at www.iec.ch/publications.

This document is intended to be used in conjunction with IEC 60704‑1:2021, Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 1: General requirements.

The relevant text of IEC 60704‑1:2021 as amended by this document establishes the test code for dry vacuum cleaners.

This document supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses in IEC 60704‑1:2021. When a particular subclause of IEC 60704‑1:2021 is not mentioned in this document, that subclause is applicable as far as reasonable. Where this standard states "addition", "modification" or "replacement", the relevant requirements, test specifications or explanatory matter in Part 1 should be adapted accordingly.

Subclauses, tables, and figures that are additional to those in IEC 60704‑1:2021 are numbered starting from 101. Additional annexes are lettered AA, BB, etc.

Unless notes are in a new subclause or involve notes in IEC 60704‑1:2021, they are numbered starting from 101, including those in a replaced clause or subclause.

In this standard, the following print types are used:

terms defined in Clause 3: bold type.

A list of all the parts in the IEC 60704 series, published under the general title Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise, can be found on the IEC website.

The committee has decided that the contents of this document will remain unchanged until the stability date indicated on the IEC website under webstore.iec.ch in the data related to the specific document. At this date, the document will be

reconfirmed,
withdrawn, or
revised.

INTRODUCTION

The measuring conditions specified in this document provide for sufficient accuracy in determining the noise emitted and comparing the results of measurements taken by different laboratories, whilst simulating as far as possible the practical use of dry vacuum cleaners.

It is recommended to consider the determination of noise levels as part of a comprehensive testing procedure covering many aspects of properties and performance of household vacuum cleaners.

NOTE As stated in the introduction to IEC 60704‑1, this test code is concerned with airborne noise only.

1 Scope

Addition:

This document specifies the determination of airborne acoustical noise of mains operated and cordless dry vacuum cleaners including their accessories and docking stations for household use or under conditions similar to those in households.

For wet and dry vacuum cleaners, the dry cleaning function applies. The wet cleaning function is measured in accordance with IEC 60704‑2‑20.

NOTE 101 Particular requirements for floor cleaning robots are specified in IEC 60704‑2‑171.

This document describes the determination of the noise emission of dry vacuum cleaners under normal operating conditions on carpet and hard floor in accordance with IEC 62885‑2:—, 4.62.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Measurement methods and acoustical environments

4.2 Direct method

4.3 Comparison method

4.4 Acoustical environment

4.5 Measurement uncertainties

5 Instrumentation

5.1 Instrumentation for measuring acoustical data

6 Operation and location of appliances under test

6.1 Equipping and pre-conditioning of appliances

6.2 Supply of electric energy and of water or gas

6.4 Loading and operating of appliances during tests

6.5 Location and mounting of appliances

7 Measurement of sound pressure levels

7.1.2 to 7.1.4

7.1.6 and 7.1.7

7.4 Measurements

8 Calculation of sound pressure and sound power levels

8.1.101 Final result

10 Information to be reported

10.3 Test conditions for the appliance

10.4.12

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