Household Appliances Laboratory

The Household Appliances Laboratory provides specialized testing and evaluation services for various household electrical appliances, with the aim of assessing their safety, performance, and energy consumption in accordance with applicable standards.

Household Appliance Safety Testing

A wide range of household appliances are tested and evaluated in the safety testing section. Depending on the type of appliance and applicable standard, these tests assess factors such as protection against electric shock, insulation resistance, dielectric strength, leakage current, temperature rise, abnormal operation, mechanical strength, stability, and other safety requirements.
The main categories of appliances covered by the testing services include:

• All electrical kitchen appliances, including electric mixers, meat grinders, blenders, and similar equipment
• Refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers
  Washing machines
• Vacuum cleaners
• Various electric heaters and heating appliances
• Grills, broilers, and cooking equipment
• Personal care appliances such as hair dryers and hair straighteners
• Hair clippers
• Household irons
• Electric liquid heaters and similar equipment
• Other household appliances subject to applicable standards

IPX Testing of Household Appliances

The laboratory is also equipped to perform ingress protection (IPX) tests for household appliances and electrical equipment. These tests evaluate the product’s resistance to water ingress according to its claimed protection rating.

Energy Label Testing

Another laboratory service is energy-label testing and the assessment of household appliance energy consumption. These tests measure and evaluate parameters related to energy consumption, power consumption, and appliance performance in accordance with the applicable standard for each product.

These tests include:

• Refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers
• Vacuum cleaners
• Washing machines
• Electric heaters