What is BS EN 60704-3 - Determining and verifying declared noise emission values about?
BS EN 60704-3 discuss airborne acoustical noise. BS EN 60704-3 describes procedures for determining and verifying the declared values of the noise emitted by household and similar appliances.
Note1: BS EN 60704-3 applies to all categories of household and similar electrical appliances covered by IEC 60704-1 and all parts of IEC 60704-2, which include requirements for special categories of appliances.
Note2: BS EN 60704-3 applies to appliances being produced in quantity, such as in batches, series, or lots, which are manufactured to the same technical specification and characterized by the same declared value of noise emission.
Who is BS EN 60704-3 - Determining and verifying declared noise emission values for?
BS EN 60704-3 on the procedure for determining and verifying declared noise emission value is useful for:
- Manufacturers of household and similar electrical appliances
- Quality control laboratories
- Maintenance personnel
Why should you use BS EN 60704-3 - Determining and verifying declared noise emission values?
BS EN 60704-3 provides procedures for determining and verifying the declared values of the noise emitted by household and similar appliances, a comprehensive and correct declaration of noise emission is extremely helpful to enable the potential buyer to make an excellent choice between appliances of the same category (serving for the same purpose) of different makes or for different models.
To ensure a correct declaration of noise emission values, BS EN 60704-3 describes a simple method for verifying declared values and provides information for determining the noise emission values which help to reduce airborne acoustical noise and manufacture household and similar electrical appliances with low noise.

