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Edition 1.1
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Indian Standard
SAFETY OF HOUSEHOLD AND
SIMILAR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
PART 2 PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS
ICS 97.080
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FOREWORD
This Indian Standard (Part 2/Section 2) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the
draft finalized by the Electrical Appliances Sectional Committee had been approved by the
Electrotechnical Division Council.
This Indian Standard covers the general and safety requirements of vacuum cleaners and water
suction cleaning appliances. This standard does not cover the performance requirements, which
will be covered under a separate standard at a later date.
This standard is to be read is conjunction with IS 302-1 (1979) ‘Safety of household and similar
electrical appliances: Part 1 General requirements’. For the sake of convenience, the clauses of this
standard correspond to those of IS 302-1 (1979), instead of reproducing full text of each clause,
clauses of IS 302-1 (1979) which are applicable (which means that relevant provisions of the clause
apply) or not applicable and the sub-clauses or portions thereof which are not applicable are
indicated as under:
a) In case of a clause where it is applicable or not applicable, the wording used is ‘This clause of
IS 302-1 (1979) is applicable/not applicable.
b) In case of sub-clause or part thereof ‘Not applicable’.
Wherever a sub-clause of IS 302-1 (1979) is to be replaced by a new text, it has been indicated as
under:
‘Replacement — followed by the new text’.
Any addition to the existing provisions of a sub-clause of IS 302-1 (1979) has been indicated as
under:
‘Addition — followed by the text of the additional matter’.
Clauses/tables which are additional to those of IS 302-1 (1979) are numbered starting from 101
and additional subclauses are numbered with the main clauses number followed by 101, 102 etc.
for example, 7.101.
Should however, any deviation exist between IS 302-1 (1979) and this standard, the provisions of
the latter shall apply.
While preparing this standard, assistance has been derived from the following publications issued
by the International Electrotechnical Commission:
IEC Pub 335-1 (1976) ‘Safety of household and similar electrical appliances: Part 1 General
requirements’ and
IEC Pub 335-2-2 (1993) ‘Safety of household and similar electrical appliances: Part 2 Particular
requirements for vacuum cleaners and water suction cleaning appliances’.
The Indian Standard which are necessary adjuncts to this standard are given in Annex AA.
This edition 1.1 incorporates Amendment No. 1 (May 2002). Side bar indicates modification of the
text as the result of incorporation of the amendment.
For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with,
the final value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test, shall be rounded off in
accordance with IS 2 : 1960 ‘Rules for rounding off numerical values ( revised )’. The number of
significant places retained in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified
value in this standard.
IS 302-2-2 (1997)
Indian Standard
SAFETY OF HOUSEHOLD AND
SIMILAR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
PART 2 PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS
Section 2 Vacuum Cleaners and Water Suction Cleaning Appliances
1 SCOPE 2 TERMINOLOGY
This clause of IS 302-1 (1979) is applicable 2.1 This clause of IS 302-1 (1979) is applicable
except as follows: except as follows:
1.1 Replacement 2.4 Addition
NOTE — For appliances incorporating a booster setting
This standard deals with the safety of electric the rated power input corresponds to the operation of
vacuum cleaners and water suction cleaning the appliance when the booster setting is not activated.
appliances for household and similar purposes, 2.29 Replacement
including vacuum cleaners for animal
grooming, their rated voltage being not more Normal operation — The appliance is supplied
than 250 V. at rated voltage and operated continuously
with the air inlet adjusted to give a power input
This standard also applies to motorized Pm after 20 s. Three min later a final
cleaning heads and current-carrying hoses adjustment of the air inlet is made, if
associated with a particular vacuum cleaner. necessary.
Appliances not intended for normal household Pm is calculated from the following formula:
use but which nevertheless may be a source of Pm = 0.5 ( Pf + Pi )
danger to the public such as appliances
intended to be used by laymen in shops and where
other premises for normal housekeeping Pf is the power input in watts, after a min of
purposes are within the scope of this standard. operation with the air inlet unobstructed.
NOTES Any device which ensures a flow of air to
1 Examples are appliances intended to be used for
cool the motor in the event of a blockage of
normal housekeeping purposes in hotels, offices, the main air inlet is allowed to operate;
schools, hospitals and similar premises. Pi is the power input in watts, after a further
So far as is practicable, this standard deals with the 20 s of operation with the air inlet
common hazards presented by appliances which are blocked. Any device which ensures a flow
encountered by all persons in and around the home.
of air to cool the motor in the event of a
This standard does not in general take into account: blockage of the main air inlet is rendered
— The use of appliances by young children or infirm inoperative
persons without supervision;
— Playing with the appliance by young children.
If the appliance is marked with a rated voltage
range, it is supplied at the mean value of the
2 Attention is drawn to the fact that:
range if the difference between the limits of the
— For appliances intended to be used in vehicles or range does not exceed 10 percent of the mean
on board ships or aircraft, additional
requirements may be necessary.
value. If the difference exceeds 10 percent the
supply voltage is the upper value of the range.
3 This standard does not apply to:
— Appliances incorporating heating elements; The measurements are made with the
— Centrally-sited vacuum cleaners;
appliance fitted with a clean dust bag and
filter, any water collection container being
— Appliances designed exclusively for industrial
purposes;
empty. If the appliance is intended for use only
with a hose, detachable nozzles and tubes are
— Appliances intended to be used in locations where
special conditions prevail, such as the presence of
removed and the hose is laid out straight. If the
a corrosive or explosive atmosphere (dust, vapour appliance is provided with a hose as an
or gas). accessory, it is operated without the hose.
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After each of these tests, the appliance shall Appliances incorporating series motors are
withstand the electric strength test of 16.4. supplied at 1.3 times rated voltage and
However, for water suction cleaning appliances, operated for 30 s with the air inlet blocked,
the test voltage is: brushes and similar devices being removed.
— 1 000 V for basic insulation. After this test, the safety of the appliance shall
not have been impaired, in particular windings
— 2 750 V for supplementary insulation.
and connections shall not have worked loose.
— 3 750 V for reinforced insulation.
19.101 Water suction cleaning appliances, the
Inspection shall show that there is no trace of container of which is provided with a valve or
liquid on insulation which could result in a other protective device, are subjected to the test
reduction of creepage distances and clearances with the nozzle placed in a container as
below the values specified in 29.1. specified in 15.3 but with the valve or
protective device held open or otherwise
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rendered inoperative.
ELECTRIC STRENGTH (AFTER
HUMIDITY TREATMENT) NOTE — If the appliance incorporates more than one
protective device, these are rendered inoperative in
This clause of IS 302-1 (1979) is applicable turn.
except as follows:
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16.4 Addition HAZARDS
Current-carrying hoses, except for their This clause of IS 302-1 (1979) is applicable
electrical connections, are immersed for 1 h in except as follows:
water containing approximately 1 percent
NaCl, at a temperature of 27°C ± 5°C. While 20.1 Addition
the hose is still immersed, a voltage of 2 000 V
is applied for 5 min between each conductor Covers, lids and accessories are placed in the
and all the others connected together. A voltage most unfavourable positions.
of 3 750 V is then applied for a 1 min between For the purpose of this test any spillage of
all the conductors and the water. liquid is ignored.
17 OVERLOAD PROTECTION 20.2 Not Applicable
This clause of IS 302-1 (1979) is applicable.
21 MECHANICAL STRENGTH
18 ENDURANCE
This clause of IS 302-1 (1979) is applicable
This clause of IS 302-1 (1979) is not applicable. except as follows:
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conductors and metal foil applied to the outside the arm is in the horizontal position the mass is
of the hose, the test voltage however being supported and there is no tension on the hose.
2 500 V. NOTES
21.102 Current-carrying hoses shall be 1 It may be necessary to reposition the mass during the
resistant to abrasion. test.
Compliance is checked by the following test. The mass slides against an inclined plate so that the
maximum deflection of the hose is 3°.
One end of the hose is attached to the
connecting rod of the crank mechanism shown The arm is raised and lowered by means of a crank
which rotates at a speed of 10 rev/min ± 1 rev/min.
in Fig. 101. The crank rotates at 30 rev/min
which results in the end of the hose moving The test is carried out for 2 500 revolutions of the crank
horizontally backwards and towards over a after which the fixed end of the hose is turned through
90° and the test continued for a further 2 500
distance of 300 mm. revolutions. The test is repeated in each of the other two
The hose is supported by a rotating smooth 90° positions.
roller over which a belt of abrasive cloth moves 2 If the hose ruptures before 10 000 revolutions of the
at a speed of 0.1 m/min. The abrasive is crank, the test is terminated.
corundum grit size P 100 as specified in After the test, the hose shall withstand the electric
IS 11986 : 1987. strength test of 16.4.
A m ass of 1 kg is susp end ed from th e other en d 21.104 Current-carrying hoses shall be
of the hose w h ich is guid ed to avoid rotation . In resistance to torsion.
th e low est p osition, the m ass h as a m axim um
d istance of 600 m m from th e centre of th e roller. Compliance is checked by the following test.
The test is carried out for 100 revolutions of the One end of the hose is held in a horizontal
crank. position with the remainder of the hose freely
After the test, basic insulation shall not be suspended. The end is rotated in cycles, each
exposed and the electric strength test of 16.4 is cycle consisting of five turns in one direction
carried out between the conductor and metal and five turns in the opposite direction, at a
foil applied to the outside of the hose, the rate of 10 turns per min.
voltage however being 1 250 V.
The test is carried out for 2 000 cycles.
21.103 Current-carrying hoses shall be
resistance to flexing. After the test, the hose shall withstand the
Compliance is checked by the following test. electric strength test of 16.4 and shall not be
damaged to such an extent that compliance
The end of the hose intended to be connected to with this standard is impaired.
the motorized cleaning head is attached to the
pivoting arm of the test equipment shown in 22 CONSTRUCTION
Fig. 102. The distance between the pivot axis of
the arm and the point where the hose enters This clause of IS 302-1 (1979) is applicable
the rigid part is 300 mm ± 5 mm. The arm can except as follows:
be raised from the horizontal position by an
angle of 40° ± 1°. A mass of 5 kg is suspended 22.21 Addition
from the other end of the hose or from a F or w ater suction cleaning appliances, com pliance
convenient point along the hose so that when
FIG. 101 APPARATUS FOR TESTING THE ABRASION RESISTANCE OF CURRENT — CARRYING HOSES
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FIG. 102 APPARATUS FOR TESTING THE RESISTANCE TO FLEXING OF CURRENT — CARRYING HOSES
with the requirement concerning protection Fig. 103 and the ends are ties together over a
against deposition of dirt has been adequately length of 25 mm.
checked by the test of 15.3. The hose is then placed for 2 h in a cabinet
Vacuum cleaners shall be constructed so that having a temperature of – 15°C ± 2°C.
the internal parts of the motors and electrical Immediately after the hose is removed from the
connections are not subjected to deposition of cabinet it is flexed three times, as shown in
dust to the passage of air. Fig. 104, at a rate of one flexing per second.
NOTE — This requirement is met if the air passes The test is carried out three times.
through the dust bag before it passes through the motor.
There shall be no cracks or breaks in the hose
22.101 Additional subclauses and it shall withstand the electric strength test
The appliances shall be fitted with a switch to of 16.4.
control the motor for water suction cleaning NOTE — Any discolouration is neglected.
appliances, the switch shall provide all-pole
disconnection. 23 INTERNAL WIRING
22.102 Water suction cleaning appliances shall This clause of IS 302-1 (1979) is applicable.
not be provided with motorized cleaning heads.
Compliance is checked by inspection.
22.103 Current-carrying hoses shall be
resistant to cold conditions.
Compliance is checked by the following test.
A 600 mm length of hose is bent as shown in
FIG 103 CONFIGURATION OF THE HOSE FOR THE FIG. 104 FLEXING POSITIONS FOR THE HOSE
FREEZING TREATMENT AFTER REMOVAL FROM THE FREEZING CABINET
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ANNEX A
TABLES OF TYPE TEST
ANNEX B
SAMPLING PROCEDURE FOR ACCEPTANCE TESTS
ANNEX C
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
ANNEX D
MEASUREMENT OF TEMPERATURE WITH THERMOMETERS
ANNEX E
ALTERNATIVE TESTS FOR PROTECTED MOTOR UNITS
ANNEX F
IMPACT TEST APPARATUS
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ANNEX G
THERMAL CONTROLS AND OVERLOAD RELEASES
ANNEX H
MEASUREMENT OF CREEPAGE DISTANCES AND CLEARANCES
ANNEX J
TEST FOR FIRE RESISTING PROPERTIES
ANNEX K
BNF JET TEST FOR DETERMINATION OF THICKNESS OF COPPER AND NICKEL
PLATING
ANNEX L
APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENT OF THICKNESS OF CHROMIUM ON NICKEL, STEEL
AND COPPER
ANNEX AA
( Foreword )
LIST OF REFERRED INDIAN STANDARDS
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