GB/T 4706.19-2024 Safety of household and similar electrical appliances - Part 19 : Particular requirements for appliances for heating liquids
1 Scope
This clause of GB/T 4706.1-2024 is replaced by the following.
This standard deals with the safety of electrical appliances for heating liquids for household and similar purposes,
This standard applies to the electrical appliances for heating liquids for household and similar purposes with the rated voltage being not more than 250 V.
Note 101: Some appliances may be used for heating food.
Note 102: Examples of appliances that are within the scope of this standard are
– coffee-makers;
– cooking pans;
– egg boilers;
– feeding-bottle heaters;
– kettles and other appliances for boiling water, having a rated capacity not exceeding 10 L;
– milk heaters;
– pressure cookers having a rated cooking pressure not exceeding 140 kPa and a rated capacity not exceeding 10 L;
– rice cookers;
– slow cookers;
– steam cookers;
– soy milk makers;
– tea maker;
– wash boilers;
– yoghurt makers.
Appliances can have more than one function.
Appliances intended for normal household and similar use and that may also be used by laymen in shops, in light industry and on farms, are within the scope of this standard.
Note 103: Examples of such appliances are
– glue pots with a water jacket;
– livestock feed boilers;
– sterilizers.
If the appliance is intended to be used professionally to process food for commercial consumption, the appliance is not considered to be for household and similar use only.
This standard deals with the common hazards presented by appliances that are encountered by all persons in and around the home. However, in general, 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.
Note 104: Attention is drawn to the fact that
– for appliances intended to be used in vehicles or on board ships or aircraft, additional requirements may be necessary;
– additional requirements may be specified by the national health authorities concerned.
Note 105: This standard does not apply to
– frying pans and deep fat fryers (GB/T 4706.56);
– storage water heaters (GB/T 4706.12);
– instantaneous water heaters (GB/T 4706.11);
– surface-cleaning appliances employing liquids or steam (GB/T 4706.61);
– portable immersion heaters (GB/T 4706.77);
– commercial dispensing appliances and vending machines (GB/T 4706.72);
– appliances for medical purposes [GB 9706(all parts)];
– appliances intended exclusively for industrial purposes;
– appliances intended to be used in locations where special conditions prevail, such as the presence of a corrosive or explosive atmosphere (dust, vapour or gas);
– appliances for high-frequency heating;
– pressure sterilizers;
– humidifiers for household and similar use (GB/T 4706.48).
Note 106: The requirements for pressure vessels are applied to pressure cookers.
2 Normative references
This clause of GB/T 4706.1-2024 is applicable.
3 Terms and definitions
This clause of GB/T 4706.1-2024 is applicable except as follows.
3.1.9 Replacement:
normal operation
operation of the appliance under the following conditions
3.1.9.101 Kettles, thermal pots, urns and other appliances for boiling water, coffee-makers, cooking pans, glue pots, milk heaters, slow cookers, sterilizers, wash boilers and yoghurt makers are operated with their container filled with the rated capacity of water, any lid being closed. The quantity of water in slow cookers is maintained above 50 % of their rated capacity.
Coffee makers are operated in accordance with their instructions with the water container filled to its rated capacity and bean container, if any, filled with coffee beans. The warming plate and all other energy consuming functions, if any, are switched on.
Appliances with a heated surface intended to keep the liquid warm are operated with or without the container, whichever is the more unfavourable.
3.1.9.102 Egg boilers and steam cookers are operated with their containers filled with the maximum quantity of water specified in the instructions.
3.1.9.103 Feeding-bottle heaters are operated with a bottle of heat-resistant glass, round or hexagonal in shape, having a mass between 190 g and 200 g and a capacity of approximately 225 ml, unless a particular bottle is specified, in which case that bottle is used. The bottle is filled to approximately its rated capacity of water or 200 ml, whichever is less, and is placed in the feeding-bottle heater. The heater is filled with water to the level specified in the instructions or, in the absence of instructions, to the maximum level.
3.1.9.104 Livestock feed boilers are operated with the lid closed, the container being filled with half its rated capacity of water.
3.1.9.105 Pressure cookers are operated in accordance with the instructions but with the container filled with water to a depth of 25 mm.
3.1.9.106 Rice cookers are operated with the rice container filled with water to the level of maximum rated capacity. Water is added to maintain the level during boiling.
When operated in the keep-warm mode, the rice cooker is operated with the rice container empty.
3.1.9.107 Soy milk makers are operated with the container filled with soy beans in accordance with the instructions and water to the rated capacity.
3.101
rated capacity
capacity assigned to the appliance by the manufacturer
3.102
rated cooking pressure
pressure assigned to the appliance by the manufacturer
3.103
espresso coffee-maker
coffee-maker in which water is heated and forced through the ground coffee by steam pressure or by means of a pump
Note: Espresso coffee-makers may have an outlet for supplying steam or hot water.
3.104
feeding-bottle heater
appliance for heating prepared baby food in a feeding-bottle to a predetermined temperature, heat being transferred by means of water
Note: Feeding-bottle heaters may have a control to set the temperature or time to a predetermined level.
3.105
pressure regulator
control that maintains the pressure at a particular value during normal use
3.106
pressure-relief device
control that limits the pressure under abnormal operating conditions
3.107
cordless kettle
kettle incorporating a heating element and which is connected to the supply only when placed on its associated stand
3.108
steam cooker
appliance in which food is heated by steam generated at atmospheric pressure
3.109
rice cooker
appliance for cooking rice that is placed in a detachable container, the container being placed within the appliance when cooking
Note 1: Rice cookers may have a keep warm function.
Note 2 : Rice cookers may cook food other than rice.
3.110
induction rice cooker
rice cooker that heats the rice container by means of eddy currents
Note: The eddy currents are induced in the rice container or lid or rice container and lid by the electromagnetic field of a coil.
3.111
cordless appliance
appliance incorporating a heating element and which is connected to the supply only when placed on its associated stand
3.112
dynamic pressure cooker
pressure cooker which reduces the pressure by a dynamic action of an elastic part
3.113
soy milk maker
appliance with heating, pulverising and agitating functions that are intended to make soy milk
