GB 4706.12-2006: Safety of household and similar electrical appliances -- Particular requirements for storage water heaters

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Scope

This chapter of GB 4706.1-1998 is replaced by the following:
This part of GB 4706 relates to the safety of storage water heaters whose
single-phase appliances have a rated voltage not exceeding 250 V, and other
appliances whose rated voltage does not exceed 480 V for domestic and similar
purposes.
Appliances that are not intended for general household use but still pose a
danger to the public, such as appliances intended for use by persons without
knowledge of electricity in shops, light industries, and farms are also within the
scope of this part.
As a practical matter, this part deals with general hazards that arise from
appliances that can be encountered by everyone in the home and surrounding
environment.
This part generally does not consider the following situations:
- Appliances used by children, old, young, sick, and weak without care;
- Children playing with appliances.
Note 1: Attention is drawn to the following:
- Additional requirements may be required for appliances intended for use on
plateaus;
- Additional requirements may be required for appliances intended for use on a
vehicle, ship or aircraft;
- Additional requirements may be required for appliances intended for use in tropical
countries;
- Additional requirements have been developed by health, labor protection, water
and similar authorities in many countries;
- In many countries there are also installation regulations for appliances connected
to water.
Note 2: This part does not apply to:
- Appliances for boiling water (IEC 60335-2-15);
- Fast-heating water heater (IEC 60335-2-35);
- Commercial electric hot water boilers and liquid heaters (IEC 60335-2-63);
- Commercial vending machines (IEC 60335-2-75);
- Appliances intended for industrial use;
- Equipment intended for use in special places, such as places with corrosive and
explosive gases (dust, steam or gas).
Note 3: Category I water heaters that provide emergency protection when the
grounding system is abnormal shall meet the requirements of Appendix AA.

Basic Data

Standard ID	GB 4706.12-2006 (GB4706.12-2006)
Description (Translated English)	Safety of household and similar electrical appliances -- Particular requirements for storage water heaters
Sector / Industry	National Standard
Classification of Chinese Standard	Y63
Classification of International Standard	97.100
Word Count Estimation	20,237
Date of Issue	2006-08-30
Date of Implementation	2007-07-01
Older Standard (superseded by this standard)	GB 4706.12-1995
Quoted Standard	ISO 9223: 1992
Adopted Standard	IEC 60335-2-21-1997, MOD
Regulation (derived from)	China Announcement of Newly Approved National Standards No. 9, 2006 (No. 96 overall)
Issuing agency(ies)	General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China, Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China
Summary	This Chinese standard relates to single-phase appliances rated voltage not exceeding 250V, other appliances rated voltage not exceeding 480V household and similar use hot water temperature below the boiling temperature of the storage-type water heater safety.