off position: stable position of a switching device in which the circuit controlled by the switch is disconnected from its supply or, for electronic disconnection, the circuit is de-energized.NOTE The off position does not imply an all-pole disconnection. With reference to the content in the NOTE, both all-pole disconnection and single-pole disconnection are a stable…
visibly glowing heating element: heating element that is partly or completely visible from the outside of the appliance and has a temperature of at least 650 °C when the appliance has been operated under normal operation at rated power input until steady conditions have been established. The heating element needs to be able to emit…
user maintenance: any maintenance operation stated in the instructions for use, or marked on the appliance, that the user is intended to perform. Allowed user-executed operations, the operation guideline was given in user manual, and it could be showed in enclosure of appliance. Since it is a allowed user-executed operation, then additional protective method should…
motor-operated appliance: appliance incorporating motors but without any heating elementNote 1 to entry: Magnetically driven appliances are considered to be motor-operated appliances. Household electrical appliances usually use heating elements or motors to complete their designed functions. The main functions are heating, such as heating food or air, and rotation or mechanical movement of products, such…
