What is BS EN 62552-1 about?
BS EN 62552-1 discusses about Household refrigerating appliances. BS EN 62552-1 specifies the essential characteristics of the household and similar refrigerating appliances cooled by internal natural convection or forced air circulation and establishes test methods for checking these characteristics.
For the purposes of declaration, the tests defined in BS EN 62552-1 are considered to be type tests to assess the fundamental design and operation of a refrigerating appliance.
Note1:BS EN 62552-1 does not define requirements for product sampling or conformity assessment or certification.
Note2: BS EN 62552-1 does not define a regime for verification testing as this varies by region and country. When verification of the performance of a refrigerating appliance of a given type in relation to BS EN 62552-1 is necessary. BS EN 62552-1 is preferable, wherever practicable, that all the tests specified to be applied to a single unit. The tests can also be done individually for the study of a particular characteristic.
Who is BS EN 62552-1 for?
BS EN 62552-1 on household refrigerating appliances is useful for:
- Refrigerating appliances manufacturers and suppliers
- Quality control laboratories
- End users
Why should you use BS EN 62552-1?
The basic idea behind refrigeration is to slow down the activity of bacteria so that it takes longer for the bacteria to spoil the food.
BS EN 62552-1 provides tests, characteristics for the refrigerating appliances to assess the fundamental design and operation of a refrigerating appliance that helps you to manufacture refrigerating appliances with safety and quality by considering consumers' requirements.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 62552-1:2020 supersedes BS EN 62552:2013, which is withdrawn.
BS EN 62552-1:2020 includes some technical changes with respect to BS EN 62552:2013. These include:
- Location of sensor has been modified completely
- Test report has been modified completely
- Final test report was added