BS EN IEC 60704-2-18:2022

This standard BS EN IEC 60704-2-18:2022 Household and similar electrical appliances. Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise is classified in these ICS categories:

• 97.100.10 Electric heaters
• 17.140.20 Noise emitted by machines and equipment

IEC 60704-2-18:2022 applies to single-unit electric water heaters for household and similar use intended for placing on the floor against a wall, for building-in or placing under a counter, a kitchen worktop or under a sink, for wall-mounting or on a counter. This document does not apply to: – combustion water heaters; – water kettles; – heat pump water heaters; – conventional electric storage water heaters as defined in IEC 60335-2-21:2012, Clause 1; – instantaneous electric water heaters without any noise-producing components such as motors and pumps. This document is intended to be used in conjunction with IEC 60704‑1:2021.