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Household Appliances

[ Last Updated 29 June 2007 ]

Any household (or similar) appliances on this list will require completion of a Supplier Declaration of Conformity:

Declared Article Definition
Blanket

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is for the application of heat to a bed;

(b) is flexible;

(c) has a fabric enclosure; and

(d) has a projected surface area exceeding 0.6 m2;

and includes—

(e) any associated power supply or controller.

Bread Toaster

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is a household type; and

(b) is for toasting bread or similar foods.

Clothes Dryer

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is a household type; and

(b) is for drying textile material.

Cooking Appliance: Portable Type

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is a household type;

(b) is for cooking or warming food by electrical energy; and

(c) is portable.

Dishwashing Machine

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is a household type; and

(b) is for washing of eating and cooking utensils.

Fan

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is a household type;

(b) has a primary function of moving air in its vicinity;

(c) is self contained;

and includes—

(d) any associated ancillary equipment.

*Fence Energiser (*From 1 Feb 07)

An electrical appliance which regulates and controls the supply of electrical energy to an electric fence.

Flexible Heating Pad

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is for application of heat to parts of the human body;

(b) is in the form of a flexible pad; and

(c) has a projected area not exceeding 0.6 m2.

Hair Care Appliance

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is a household type or a commercial hand-held type; and

(b) is for drying, styling or the caring of human hair.

*Hedge Clipper  (*From 1Feb 07)

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is for trimming hedges; and

(b) is hand held.

Immersion Heater

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is a household type;

(b) is for heating liquid in which it may be immersed; and

(c) is self contained;

and includes—

(d) aquarium type immersion heaters.

Insect Electrocutor

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is a household type; and

(b) kills insects by the application of electrical energy.

Iron

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is a household type;

(b) is for smoothing or pressing fabric by the application of heat or steam; and

(c) is hand held except for any separate steam generator;

and includes—

(d) any associated equipment.

Kitchen Machine

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is a household type; and

(b) is for the preparation of food by mechanical means; or

(c) is for opening cans; or

(d) is for sharpening of knives.

Lawn Care Appliance

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is a household type; and

(b) is for cutting grass or lawn.

Liquid Heating Appliance

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is a household type;

(b) is portable;

(c) has a capacity not exceeding 10L; and

(d) heats liquid for—

(i) humidifying room air; or

(ii) use in, or as, a hot beverage; or

(iii) cooking.

Massage Appliance

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is a household type;

(b) is for massaging the human body;

(c) is portable; and

(d) is self contained.

Microwave Oven

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is a household type; and

(b) applies heat to food, liquid or other substances in a chamber by means of high frequency electromagnetic radiation.

Range

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is a household type;

(b) is for cooking food using heat produced by electrical energy; and

(c) is stationary.

Range Hood

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is a household type;

(b) collects and /or filters air; and

(c) is for installation above a cooking appliance.

Razor / Hair Clipper

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is a household type; and

(b) shaves, cuts or trims human hair.

Refrigerator / Freezer

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is a household type; and

(b) cools and stores food.

Room Heater

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is a household type; and

(b) is for heating, by electrical energy, the atmosphere for comfort purposes 

including—

(c) a fitting intended to provide a combination of illumination and heating or ventilation, or both, and having a combined rating up to and including 1.5 kW;

 but does not include—

(d) an air-conditioning appliance;

(e) a heating system that is intended to heat the atmosphere of a room primarily by raising the temperature of any floor, wall, or ceiling area; or

(f) an under-carpet heating system.

*Sewing Machine (*From 1 Feb 07)

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is a household type; and

(b) is for stitching fabric or other material.

Soldering Iron

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is for the application or removal of solder; and

(b) is hand held;

and includes—

(c) any integral or associated power supply or controller;

but does not include—

(d) a soldering iron promoted exclusively to industry.

Swimming Pool or Spa Equipment

An electrical appliance or device –

(a)  that is a transportable spa pool, transportable spa bath;

(b)  that is for circulating air or water in a conventional bath;  or

(c) that is for use in the operation or cleaning of a swimming pool, non-transportable spa pool or non-transportable spa-bath

 but does not include –

 (d) an appliance or device exclusively promoted for commercial use; or

(e) a heat pump  

*Theraputic Lamp (*From 1 Feb 07)

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is a household type; and

(b) produces ultraviolet or infra-red radiation for personal, therapeutic or cosmetic purposes; and

(c) is portable.

Vacuum Cleaner

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is a household type;

(b) is portable; and

(c) removes dust, dirt or moisture and the like from floor coverings by suction; or

(d) removes garden refuse from lawns or paths and the like by suction.

Washing Machine

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is a household type; and

(b) is intended for washing clothes and other textile materials.

Water Bed Heater

An electrical appliance which—

(a) is for installation under a water bed envelope; and

(b) heats water contained in that envelope;

and includes—

(c) any associated control device.

Water Heater

An electrical appliance which—

(a) (i) is for heating and storage of water for bathing, washing, or similar purposes;

(ii) incorporates a heating element;

(iii) is unvented; and

(iv) has a storage capacity not less than 4.5 L nor more than 680L;

or

(b) (i) is for heating water;

(ii) is of the instantaneous type; and

(iii) incorporates live parts in contact with water.

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