prEN IEC 60335-2-73:2026

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2026
Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-73. del: Posebne zahteve
za pritrjene potopne grelnike
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-73: Particular requirements
for fixed immersion heaters
Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-73:
Besondere Anforderungen für ortsfeste Heizeinsätze
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-73: Règles particulières
pour les thermoplongeurs installés à poste fixe
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN IEC 60335-2-73:2026
ICS:
13.120 Varnost na domu Domestic safety
91.140.65 Oprema za ogrevanje vode Water heating equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD DRAFT
prEN IEC 60335-2-73
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
August 2026
ICS 91.140.65 Will supersede EN 60335-2-73:2003; EN 60335-2-
73:2003/A1:2006; EN 60335-2-73:2003/A2:2009; EN
60335-2-73:2003/A11:2021
English Version
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-73:
Particular requirements for fixed immersion heaters
(IEC 60335-2-73:2024)
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und
Partie 2-73: Règles particulières pour les thermoplongeurs ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-73: Besondere Anforderungen für
installés à poste fixe ortsfeste Heizeinsätze
(IEC 60335-2-73:2024) (IEC 60335-2-73:2024)
This draft European Standard is submitted to CENELEC members for enquiry.
Deadline for CENELEC: 2026-11-06.

The text of this draft consists of the text of IEC 60335-2-73:2024.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which
stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft European Standard was established by CENELEC in three official versions (English, French, German).
A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to
the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to
provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
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© 2026 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Project: 80416 Ref. No. prEN IEC 60335-2-73:2026 E

European foreword
This document (prEN IEC 60335-2-73:2026) consists of the text of document IEC 60335-2-73:2024,
prepared by IEC/TC 61 "Safety of household and similar electrical appliances".
This document is currently submitted to the Enquiry.
The following dates are proposed:
• latest date by which the existence of this document (doa) dav + 6 months
has to be announced at national level
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) dav + 12 months
implemented at national level by publication of an
identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) dav + 36 months
conflicting with this document have to be withdrawn (to be confirmed or
modified when voting)
This document will supersede EN 60335-2-73:2003 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
This document is read in conjunction with prEN IEC 60335-2-73:2026/prAA:2026.

IEC 60335-2-73 ®
Edition 3.0 2024-03
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety –
Part 2-73: Particular requirements for fixed immersion heaters

Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues – Sécurité –
Partie 2-73: Règles particulières pour les thermoplongeurs installés à poste fixe
IEC 60335-2-73:2024-03(en-fr)
IEC 60335-2-73 ®
Edition 3.0 2024-03
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety –

Part 2-73: Particular requirements for fixed immersion heaters

Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues – Sécurité –

Partie 2-73: Règles particulières pour les thermoplongeurs installés à poste fixe

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 91.140.65  ISBN 978-2-8322-8459-9

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 General requirement . 8
5 General conditions for the tests . 8
6 Classification . 8
7 Marking and instructions . 9
8 Protection against access to live parts . 9
9 Starting of motor-operated appliances . 9
10 Power input and current . 9
11 Heating . 9
12 Charging of metal-ion batteries . 10
13 Leakage current and electric strength at operating temperature . 10
14 Transient overvoltages . 10
15 Moisture resistance . 10
16 Leakage current and electric strength . 11
17 Overload protection of transformers and associated circuits . 11
18 Endurance . 11
19 Abnormal operation . 11
20 Stability and mechanical hazards . 11
21 Mechanical strength . 11
22 Construction . 11
23 Internal wiring . 12
24 Components . 12
25 Supply connection and external flexible cords . 12
26 Terminals for external conductors . 12
27 Provision for earthing . 12
28 Screws and connections . 12
29 Clearances, creepage distances and solid insulation . 12
30 Resistance to heat and fire . 12
31 Resistance to rusting . 13
32 Radiation, toxicity and similar hazards . 13
Annexes . 14
Bibliography . 15

Figure 101 – Probe for measuring surface temperatures . 13

Table 101 – Maximum temperature rises for specified external accessible surfaces
under normal operating conditions . 10

IEC 60335-2-73:2024 © IEC 2024 – 3 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES –
SAFETY –
Part 2-73: Particular requirements for fixed immersion heaters

FOREWORD
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IEC 60335-2-73 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 61: Safety of household and
similar electrical appliances. It is an International Standard.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2002, Amendment 1:
2006 and Amendment 2: 2009. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) the text has been aligned with IEC 60335-1:2020;
b) some notes have been converted to normative text (Clause 1, 19.2);
c) addition of external accessible surface temperatures (Clause 11).

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The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
61/6954/CDV 61/7055A/RVC
Full information on the voting for its approval can be found in the report on voting indicated in
the above table.
The language used for the development of this International Standard is English.
This document was drafted in accordance with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2, and developed in
accordance with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1 and ISO/IEC Directives, IEC Supplement, available
at www.iec.ch/members_experts/refdocs. The main document types developed by IEC are
described in greater detail at www.iec.ch/publications.
A list of all parts of the IEC 60335 series, under the general title: Household and similar
electrical appliances – Safety, can be found on the IEC website.
This part 2 is to be used in conjunction with the latest edition of IEC 60335-1 and its
amendments unless that edition precludes it; in that case, the latest edition that does not
preclude it is used. It was established on the basis of the sixth edition (2020) of that standard.
NOTE 1 When "Part 1" is mentioned in this standard, it refers to IEC 60335-1.
This part 2 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses in IEC 60335-1, so as to convert
that publication into the IEC standard: Particular requirements for fixed immersion heaters.
When a particular subclause of Part 1 is not mentioned in this part 2, that subclause applies as
far as is reasonable. When this standard s
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