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Electric appliances connected to the water mains — Avoidance of backsiphonage and failure of hose-sets

BS EN 61770:2009Incorporating corrigendum March 2011

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National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 61770:2009, incorporating

which will be withdrawn on 1 May 2012.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical CommitteeCPL/61, Safety of household and similar electrical appliances, to Subcommittee CPL/61/14, Home laundry and dishwashers.

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

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

© BSI 2011

ISBN 978 0 580 75735 8

ICS 91.140.60; 97.040.40; 97.060

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 July 2009

BRITISH STANDARDBS EN 61770:2009

corrigendum March 2011. It is identical to IEC 61770:2008. It supersedes BS EN 61770:1999+A2:2006,

Amendments corrigenda issued since publication

Date Text affected

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30 June 2011 Incorporation of CENELEC corrigendum 2011: Addition of Annex ZB

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 61770 NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM May 2009

CENELEC European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization

Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung

Central Secretariat: Avenue Marnix 17, B - 1000 Brussels

© 2009 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.

Ref. No. EN 61770:2009 E

ICS 91.140.60; 97.030 Supersedes EN 61770:1999 + A1:2004 + A2:2006

English version

Electric appliances connected to the water mains - Avoidance of backsiphonage and failure of hose-sets

(IEC 61770:2008) Appareils électriques raccordés au réseau d'alimentation en eau - Exigences pour éviter le retour d'eau par siphonnage et la défaillance des ensembles de raccordement (CEI 61770:2008)

Elektrische Geräte zum Anschluss an die Wasserversorgungsanlage - Vermeidung von Rücksaugung und des Versagens von Schlauchsätzen (IEC 61770:2008)

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2009-04-22. 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 Central Secretariat 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 Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions. CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Incorporating corrigendum March 2011

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