
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-51: Particular requirements for stationary circulation pumps for heating and service water installations
STANDARD published on 14.12.2023
Designation standards: IEC 60335-2-51-ed.5.0
Publication date standards: 14.12.2023
The number of pages: 30
Approximate weight : 90 g (0.20 lbs)
Country: International technical standard
Category: Technical standards IEC
IEC 60335-2-51:2023 deals with the safety of electric stationary circulation pumps for house-hold and similar purposes intended for use in heating systems or in service water sys-tems, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances including direct current (DC) supplied appliances. The hydraulic and electrical parts of the pump can be in the same enclosure, so that the water flows through the motor and serves as a coolant, or they can be separated. 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 by laymen in shops, in light industry and on farms, are within the scope of this standard. As far as is practicable, this standard deals with the common hazards presented by ap-pliances that are encountered by all persons in and around the home. However, in gen-eral, it does not take into account: - persons (including children) whose physical, sensory or mental capabilities; or lack of experience and knowledge prevents them from using the appliance safely without supervision or instruction; - children playing with the appliance. Attention is drawn to the fact that - for appliances intended to be used in vehicles or on-board ships or aircraft, additional requirements can be necessary; - in many countries additional requirements are specified by the national health authori-ties, the national authorities responsible for the protection of labour and similar au-thorities. This standard does not apply to - pumps for circulating liquids other than water; - pumps, other than circulation pumps (IEC 60335-2-41); - circulation pumps intended exclusively for industrial purposes; - circulation pumps intended to be used in locations where special conditions prevail, such as the presence of a corrosive or explosive atmosphere (dust, vapour, or gas). This fifth edition cancels and replaces the fourth edition published in 2019. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the pre-vious edition: a) the text has been aligned with IEC 60335-1:2020; b) some notes have been converted to normative text (Clause 1); c) the use of separate connectors to ease the installation and establish the supply con-nection has been introduced (7.12.1, 22.102, 24.1.5, 24.1.101, 25.3); d) clarifications related to remote operation (22.40, 22.49, 22.51). This part 2 is to be used in conjunction with the latest edition of IEC 60335-1 and its amendments unless that edition precludes it; in that case, the latest edition that does not preclude it is used. It was established on the basis of the sixth edition (2020) of that standard. LIEC 60335-2-51:2023 traite de la securite des pompes de circulation fixes electriques a usage domestique et analogue, destinees a etre utilisees dans des installations de chauffage ou de distribution deau, dont la tension assignee est inferieure ou egale a 250 V pour les appareils monophases et a 480 V pour les autres appareils, y compris les appareils alimentes en courant continu. Les parties hydrauliques et electriques de la pompe peuvent etre situees dans la meme enveloppe, de sorte que leau secoule a travers le moteur et serve de liquide de refroidissement, ou elles peuvent etre separees. Les appareils non destines a un usage domestique normal, mais qui peuvent neanmoins constituer une source de danger pour le public, tels que les appareils destines a etre utilises par des usagers non avertis dans des magasins, chez des artisans et dans des fermes, sont compris dans le domaine dapplication de la presente norme. Dans la mesure du possible, la presente norme traite des dangers courants que presentent les appareils et auxquels sont exposes tous les individus situes a linterieur et autour de lhabitation. Cependant, elle ne tient en general pas compte: - des personnes (y compris des enfants) dont les capacites physiques, sensorielles ou mentales; ou le manque dexperience et de connaissance les empechent dutiliser lappareil en toute securite sans surveillance ou instruction; - des enfants qui jouent avec lappareil. Lattention est attiree sur le fait que: - pour les appareils destines a etre utilises dans des vehicules ou a bord de navires ou davions, des exigences supplementaires peuvent etre necessaires; - dans de nombreux pays, des exigences supplementaires sont specifiees par les organismes nationaux de la sante, par les organismes nationaux responsables de la protection des travailleurs et par des organismes similaires. La presente norme ne sapplique pas: - aux pompes destinees a la circulation de liquides autres que leau; - aux pompes autres que les pompes de circulation (IEC 60335-2-41); - aux pompes de circulation destinees exclusivement a des usages industriels; - aux pompes de circulation destinees a etre utilisees dans des locaux qui presentent des conditions particulieres, telles que la presence dune atmosphere corrosive ou explosive (poussiere, vapeur ou gaz). Cette cinquieme edition annule et remplace la quatrieme edition parue en 2019. Cette edition constitue une revision technique. Cette edition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport a ledition precedente: a) le texte a ete aligne sur lIEC 60335-1:2020; b) certaines notes ont ete converties en texte normatif (Article 1); c) lemploi de connecteurs distincts a ete ajoute afin de faciliter linstallation et deffectuer le raccordement au reseau (7.12.1, 22.102, 24.1.5, 24.1.101, 25.3); d) lemploi de la commande a distance a ete clarifie (22.40, 22.49, 22.51). La presente partie 2 doit etre utilisee conjointement avec la derniere edition de lIEC 60335-1 et ses amendements sauf si cette edition lexclut. Dans ce cas, la derniere edition qui nexclut pas la presente partie 2 est utilisee. Elle a ete etablie sur la base de la sixieme edition (2020) de cette norme.