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FOREWORD 5

INTRODUCTION 8

1 Sco e 9

2 Normative ref eren es 9

3 Terms, def i ition an s mb ls 9

4 Perorman e req irements an tests covered in this stan ard 9

4.1 General 9

4.2 Storage test 9

4.3 Co l n cap city test 10 4.4 Fre zin ca acity test 10 4 5 Automatic ice-makin ca acity test 1

0 4.6 Other tests 10 4.7 Test s mmary 10 5 General test con ition 12 6 Storage test 1

2 6.1 Objective 12 6.2 Pre aration of ref igeratin a pl an e 12 6.3 Air temp rature sen or location an test an M-p c age lo din 13 Unf rozen comp rtments (ex e t c i comp rtment an wine storage 6.3.1 comp rtment 13 Chi comp rtments 13 6.3.2 Frozen comp rtments/section 14 6.3.3 6.4 Test proced re 2

Overview 2

6.4.1 Detais 21

6.4.2 Compl an e criteria 2

6.4.3 6.5 Storage temp rature 2

6.6 Data to b recorded 2

7 Co l n ca acity test 2

7.1 Objective 2

7.2 Set-up proced re 2

Ambient temp rature 2

7.2.1 In tal ation 2

7.2.2 Adju tment of comp rtments 2

7.2.3 Ar an ement of s elves 2

7.2.4 7.3 Test proced re 2

General 2

7.3.1 Positionin of the lo d in the fes f ood comp rtment 2

7.3.2 M-p c ages 2

7.3.3 7.4 Data to b recorded 2

8 Fre zin ca acity test 2

8.1 Objective 2

8.2 Method overview 2

8.3 Set-up proced re 2

Ambient temp rature 2

8.3.1

Pre aration of the refigeratin a pl an e 2

8.3.2 L adin of efigeratin a pl an e 2

8.3.3 8.4 Test proced re 3

Startin con ition 3

8.4.1 Set in of control devices 3

8.4.2 Fre zin of the l g t lo d 3

8.4.3 Intermediate test data to b recorded 31

8.4.4 8.5 Criteria to ac ieve a four star comp rtment rating 31

8.6 Data to b recorded 31

9 Automatic ice-makin ca acity test 3

9.1 Objective 3

9.2 Proced re 3

Ambient an water temp ratures 3

9.2.1 Pre aration of ref rigeratin a pl an e 3

9.2.2 Test proced res 3

9.2.3 9.3 Data to b recorded 3

An ex A (normative) Pul -down test 3

A.1 General 3

A.2 Method overview 3

A.3 Set-up proced re 3

Test ro m ambient temp rature 3

A.3.1 In tal ation 3

A.3.2 Dis on ection of devices 3

A.3.3 User adju ta le fe tures 3

A.3.4 Internal comp nents 3

A.3.5 Determination of comp rtment temp rature 3

A.3.6 A.4 Test proced re 3

General 3

A.4.1 He t so k 3

A.4.2 Pul down 3

A.4.3 A.5 Test en -p int 3

A.6 Data to b recorded 3

An ex B (normative) Wine storage a pl an es an comp rtments; storage test 3

B.1 Objective 3

B.2 Storage temp rature req irements 3

B.3 Me s rement of comp rtment temp rature 3

B.4 Pre aration of ref igeratin a pl an e 3

B.5 Me s rements 3

General 3

B.5.1 Con ition f or demon tration of compl an e 3

B.5.2 B.6 Data to b recorded 3

An ex C (normative) Temp rature rise test 41

C.1 Objective 41

C.2 Proced re 41

Ambient temp rature 41

C.2.1 Pre aration of ref rigeratin a pl an e 41

C.2.2 Op ration of the refigeratin a pl an e 41

C.2.3 C.3 Test p riod an me s rements 41

C.4 Temp rature rise time 41

C.5 Data to b recorded 41

An ex D (normative) Water va our con en ation test 4

D.1 Objective 4

D.2 Proced re 4

Ambient temp rature 4

D.2.1 Relative h midity 4

D.2.2 Pre aration of ref rigeratin a pl an e 4

D.2.3 Op ration of the refigeratin a pl an e 4

D.2.4 Test p riod 4

D.2.5 D.3 Observation 4

D.4 Data to b recorded 4

Fig re 1 – L cation of p c ages in f ozen comp rtment, s owin cle ran es 16 Fig re 2 – L cation of test p c ages an M-p c ages, in f ozen comp rtment 18 Fig re 3 – Storage test seq en e 2

Fig re 4 – Fi in of a s elf with test p c ages an M-p c ages for co l n ca acity test 2

Fig re D.1 – Con en ation codes 4

Ta le 1 – Test s mmary 1

Ta le 2 – Comp rtment temp ratures 1

Ta le 3 – Chi comp rtment storage lo d 13 Ta le 4 – Req irements for p riod S an E 21

Ta le A.1 – Pul-down temp ratures f or comp rtments 3

Ta le D.1 – Humidity con ersion 4

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International Stan ard IEC 6 5 2-2 has b en pre ared by s bcommit e 5 M: Perf orman e

of electrical hou ehold an simi ar co l n an f re zin a pl an es, of IEC tec nical

commit e 5 : Per orman e of hou ehold an simiar electrical ap lan es

IEC 6 5 2-1, IEC 6 5 2-2 an IEC 62 5 -3 can el an re lace the first edition of IEC 6 5 2

publ s ed in 2 0 IEC 6 5 2-1, IEC 6 5 2-2 an IEC 6 5 2-3 together con titute a tec nical

revision an in lu e the fol owin sig ificant tec nical c an es with resp ct to

IEC 6 5 2:2 0 :

a) Al p rts of the stan ard have b en largely rewrit en an updated to co e with new testin

req irements, new prod ct con g ration , the ad ent of electronic prod ct controls an

computer b sed test- o m data colection an proces in eq ipment

b) In Part 1 there are some c anges to test ro m eq ipment sp cification an the setup for

testin to provide ad itional flexibi ty esp cial y when testin multiple a pl an es in a

sin le test ro m

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c) For more ef ficient analy is an to b ter c aracterise the key prod ct c aracteristic

u der dif ferent o eratin con ition , the test data fom man of the energ tests in Part 3

is now spl t into comp nents (s c as ste d state o eration an def rost an recovery)

The a pro c to determination of energ con umption has b en completely revised, with

man internal c ec s now in lu ed to en ure that data complyin with the req irements of

the stan ard is as ac urate as p s ible an of hig q al ty

d) Part 3 of the stan ard now provides a method to q antify e c of the relevant energ

comp nents an a pro c es on how these can b combined to estimate energ u der

diff erent con ition on the exp ctation that diff erent region wi select comp nents an

weig tin s that are most a pl ca le when set in b th their local p rf orman e an energ

ef ficien y criteria whi e u in a sin le set of glo al test me s rements

e) For energ con umption me s rements in Part 3, no thermal mas ( est p c ages) is

in lu ed in an comp rtment an comp rtment temp ratures are b sed on the average of

air temp rature sen ors (comp red to the temp rature in the warmest test p c age)

There are also sig ificant dif feren es in the p sition of temp rature sen ors in u f ozen

comp rtments

f) The energ con umption test in Part 3 now has two sp cified ambient temp ratures (16°C

an 3 °C)

g) Whi e, in Part 2 ( his p rt test p c ages are sti u ed f or the storage test to confirm

p rorman e in dif ferent o eratin con ition , in Part 1 they have b en stan ardised to

one size (10 mm × 10 mm × 5 mm) to simply lo din an red ce test varia i ty A

cle ran e of at le st 15 mm is now sp cif ied b twe n test p c ages an the comp rtment

l ner

h) A lo d proces in energ eff i ien y test has b en ad ed in Part 3

i) A tan -typ ice makin energ eff i ien y test has b en ad ed in Part 3

j) A cooln ca acity test has b en ad ed in Part 2 ( his p rt

k) A pul -down test has b en ad ed in Part 2 ( his p rt

l) Shelf are an storage volume me s rement method are no lon er in lu ed In Part 3

the volume me s rement has b en revised to b the total internal volume with only

comp nents neces ary f or the satisfactory o eration of the ref igeration s stem

con idered as b in in place

m) Tests (b th p rf orman e (Part 2 – this p rt an energ (Part 3) have b en ad ed for

wine storage a pl an es

The fol owin print typ s are u ed in this international stan ard:

– req irements: in roman typ ;

– test varia les: in italc type;

– notes: in smal roma ty e

– word in bold are defined in IEC 6 5 2-1:2 15

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This publ cation has b en draf ted in ac ordan e with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2

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IEC 6 5 2 is spl t into 3 p rts as fol ows:

• Part 1: Sco e, definition , in trumentation, test ro m an set up of ref rigeratin prod cts;

• Part 2: General p rorman e req irements f or ref rig rating ap l a c s an method for

testin them ( his p rt ;

• Part 3: Energy con umption an volume determination

Interntio l Eletr ote nicl Com isio

HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERA TING A PPLIANCES –

Part 2: Performance requirements

This p rt of IEC 6 5 2 sp cifies the es ential c aracteristic of hou ehold refrigerating

appl a c s co led by internal natural con ection or forced air circ lation, an sp cifies test

method for c ec in the c aracteristic

This p rt of IEC 6 5 2 des rib s the method f or the determination of p rf orman e

req irements Althou h there is some commonal ty in the set-ups f or dif ferent tests (an so it

may b an ad antage to a ply them al to one sample), these are se arate tests to evaluate

sp cific c aracteristic of the sample b in tested This p rt of IEC 6 5 2 do s not sp cify a

proced re to general se the res lts fom sample test res lts to a prediction of the

c aracteristic of the whole p pulation f rom whic that sample was selected

The f ol owin doc ments, in whole or in p rt, are normatively referen ed in this doc ment an

are in isp n a le f or its a pl cation For dated referen es, only the edition cited a ples For

u dated ref eren es, the latest edition of the referen ed doc ment (in lu in an

amen ments) a pl es

IEC 6 5 2-1:2 15, Ho se old refigeratin a plian es – Ch ra teristics a d test met hods –

P art 1: Ge eral re uireme ts

IEC 6 5 2-3:2 15, Ho se old refigeratin a plian es – Ch ra teristics a d test met hods –

P art 3: Energ c nsumption a d volume

3 Terms, def initions and symbols

For the purp ses of this doc ment, the terms, definition an s mb ls given in

IEC 6 5 2-1:2 15 a ply

4 Perf ormanc requirements and tests covered in this standard

This stan ard sets out tests to as es the p rf orman e of hou ehold an simi ar ref rigerating

appl a c s Whie this stan ard do s not req ire these tests to b p rf ormed, when they are

p rormed, they s al b car ied out as sp cified

4.2 Stora e te t

The storage test is u ed to esta l s whether the refrigeratin appl a c is ca a le of

maintainin s ita le internal stora e temperature in a ran e of ambient con ition defined

u der the clmate clas es f or whic it is rate See Clau e 6

4.3 Cool ng c pa ity te t

The cool ng c pa ity test is u ed to me s re the lo d proces in ca a i ty of fre h f ood

compartme ts by determinin the time to pul down a sp cified test lo d f om ambient to a

sp cified temp rature Se Clau e 7

4.4 Fre zin c pa ity te t

The fre zing c pa ity test is u ed to me s re the lo d proces in ca a i ty of f roze

compartme ts by determinin the time to pul down a sp cified test lo d f om ambient to a

sp cified temp rature This test is req ired to esta l s whether a froze compartme t also

q al fies f or a f our-star p rf orman e ratin Se Clau e 8

4.5 Automatic ic -ma ing c pa ity te t

The ic -ma ing c pa ity test is u ed to determine the q antity of new ice c b s that can b

prod ced over a sp cif ied p riod of time Se Clau e 9

4.6 Oth r te ts

Other tests that may not b req ired to b p rf ormed are fou d in the an exes

These tests are

a) Pul-down test (An ex A): This test is u ed to me s re the reserve ref igeratin ca acity

of a refrigeratin appl a c

b) Wine storage test (An ex B): This test is u ed to c ec compl an e with the req irements

of Part 2 at a pro riate ambie t temperature f or the variou cl mate clas es

c) Temp rature rise test (An ex C): This test is u ed to determine the time taken for the

temp rature to rise in the warmest test p c age f rom –18ºC to – ºC af ter the p wer is

dis on ected It is a plca le to refrigerating appl a c s with one or more thre -star or

f our-star compartme ts

d) Water va our con en ation test (An ex D): This test is u ed to determine the extent of

water con en ation on the external s race of the refrig rating appl a c u der

sp cified ambient con ition

4.7 Te t s mmary

Ta le 1 provides a s mmary of the tests to b p rormed

req irements

NOT 3 Win stora e te t p rameters are s e ifie in An e B

Table 2 – Compartme t temperature

Th s p rs ripts ata h d to th s mb l T c re p n to th thre -star a d f our-star, two-star or o e-star

compartment temp rature

b

Durin a def rost an re o ery perio , th s storage temperature of rost f re ref rigeratin ap lanc s are

p rmite to ris b n more th n 3 K

NOT For d f i itio s of s mb ls, s e 3.7 in IEC 6 5 2- :2 15

5 General test conditions

Unles otherwise noted, test ro m set-up an in trumentation s al b as sp cified in An ex A

The purp se of this test is to c ec that the refrigeratin appl a c is ca a le of maintainin

sp cified internal temp ratures at diff erent ambie t temperature

Un er the con ition sp cified in this clau e (Clau e 6) an at the ambie t temperature f or

the a pro riate cl mate clas es as sp cified in A.3.2.3 of IEC 6 5 2-1:2 15, the refrigerating

appl a c s al b ca a le of maintainin , simultane u ly, the req ired compartme t

temperature (within the p rmit ed temp rature deviation d rin the defrost a d recov ry

period) as given in Ta le 2

To me t these test req irements, there s al b , for e c ambie t temperature, at le st one

control setin at whic al compartme ts me t the sp cified internal temp ratures The

control(s) however, may b adju ted f or testin at dif ferent ambients

NOT Be a s th f roz n compartment lo din is larg ly th s me a th t f or th f re zin c pa ity te t, th re

ma b a a v nta e in d in th s te ts c n e utiv ly

6.2 Preparation of ref rigerating appl a c

The test ro m ambient s al b as sp cified in A.3.2.3 of IEC 6 5 2-1:2 15

The refrigerating appl a c s al b in tal ed in the test ro m in ac ordan e with An ex B of

IEC 6 5 2-1:2 15

Refrigeratin appl a c s with anti-con en ation he ter(s) whic are p rmanently on d rin

normal us s al b tested with the he ter(s) o eratin

Anti-con en ation he ters whic can b man al y control ed by the u er s al b switc ed on

an , if adju ta le, they s al b set at their maximum he tin rate

Anti-con en ation he ters whic are automatical y control ed s al b al owed to o erate

normal y

The empty refrigerating appl a c s ould b set up an o erated u ti it has re c ed

eq i brium at or close to the temp ratures sp cified in Ta le 2

An automatic icemaker s al b con g red so that no new ice is made d rin the test, but

s al otherwise remain o erational However, con ection to a water s p ly may b omit ed if it

can b demon trated that the a sen e or presen e of a con ection to a water s p ly would

make no diff eren e to the res lts of this test

6.3 Air temperature s nsor loc tion a d te t a d M-pa k ge loa ing

Unfroze compartme ts (ex ept c i l compartme t a d wine stora e

s sp n ed so that their largest s rf ace is horizontal They may b p sitioned directly on the

f lo r of the compartme t/drawer but s al alway b at le st 15 mm away f om al wal s an

cei n s an f rom the other p c ages of the test lo d

In these compartme ts, M-p c ages s al b placed in diagonal y o p site corners

In the case of a compartme t with sp cial s bdivision (s elv s, etc.) whic are p rt of the

desig , if the dimen ion are to smal to alow the horizontal p sitionin of the M-p c ages,

it is p rmis ible to p sition them vertical y

If the dimen ion are to smal to ac ommodate an M-p c age (for example in do r s elv s),

a sp cial s p ort s al b u ed to p sition the M-p c age next to the s elf an as close as

p s ible to the do r l ner

The temp rature of the c i compartme t is the in tantane u temp rature of an M

-p c age in that compartme t The temp ratures an con ition sp cif ied in Ta le 2 s al

a ply

6.3.2.2 Chi l compartme t stora e loa

The compartme t s al b lo ded with the n mb r of p c ages sp cif ied in Ta le 3

There s al alway b at le st two M-p c ages an test p c ages may b re laced by M

-p c ages

Table 3 – Chi compartme t stora e loa

Volume, V,of chi compartment

V ≥ 8 10

Froze compartme ts/s ction

6.3.3

6.3.3.1 Ge eral

Temp ratures s al b me s red in M-p c ages, whic are distributed throu hout the lo d of

test p c ages as sp cif ied in the test p c age placement (6.3.3.3) They s al b placed as

sp cified in 6.3.3.4

The temp rature of e c section, or compartme t, is the maximum temp rature of an M

-p c age in that section or compartme t The temp ratures an con ition sp cif ied in

Ta le 2 s al a ply

6.3.3.2 Pa k ge

Al p c ages ( est p c ages an M-p c ages) s al b as sp cif ied in An ex C of

IEC 6 5 2-1:2 15

The p c ages s al have previou ly b en brou ht to the a proximate compartme t

temp rature as set out in Ta le 2

Wetin of p c ages to fe ze them together is not p rmit ed but to ke p p c ages al g ed in

a stac , they may b stra p d together with non-metal c stra pin

The u e of sp cers to maintain fe air sp ces b twe n stac s of p c ages is p rmis ible

provided that the sp cers are of the smal est practica le cros -section an of low thermal

mas an con u tivity an are placed in s c a way that they do not sig ificantly interf ere

with normal air circ lation A few 15 mm diameter spherical plastic b ad thre ded on vertical

ties stra pin stac s of p c ages together would me t these req irements

6.3.3.3 Pa k ge pla eme t

6.3.3.3.1 Ge eral

Pac ages s al b placed as folows:

a) The compartme t (In lu in an do r storage) s al b f iled with as many p c ages as

p s ible whi e sti complyin with the air p s age an cle ran e req irements in 6.3.3.3.2

an 6.3.3.3.3

b) Pac ages on s elv s s al b placed so that the f ront of the font row is in l ne with the

font of the s elf an they s al b ar an ed s mmetrical y a out the f ront-to-bac centre

l ne of the s elf Where lac of s mmetry in the compartme t makes this imp s ible, the

stac in s al b as s mmetrical as p s ible

c) Stac s s al b made directly on e c horizontal s rf ace inten ed for storage (se

Fig res 1 an 2) The p c ages s al b stac ed vertical y (i.e with e c p c age ful y

coverin the one b low with no of f-sets in the stac s)

– Ex e t f or do r storage, the p c ages s al b placed with their largest s rf ace

horizontal

Shelve with ribs, etc are con idered to b horizontal s rf aces If neces ary, p c ers

may b u ed in s elf de res ion to sta i se stac s

d) Pac ages in do r storage s al b placed so that the f e air sp ces b twe n the

p c ages an the in er s race of the do r an b twe n the p c ages an the retainer

are eq al

– For do r storage, if there is not enou h sp ce to place p c ages horizontal y they s al

b placed vertical y If there is s f ficient heig t avaia le p c ages placed vertical y

s al b stac ed (se Fig re 2 e)

If req ired, b cau e of the b t om s a e of the do r storage, minimal p c agin may b

Internal do rs, ed es of s elv s, b s ets an fla s are con idered natural loa l mits

f ) When the intersection of a horizontal lo din s rf ace an a vertical s r ace is radiu ed,

the b t om p c age of any stac s al b placed in direct contact with the horizontal

lo din s race (se Fig re 1 e)

g) If a s bdivision is provided sp cifical y for non-automatic makin an storin of ice an is

not remova le without the u e of to ls, the ic c be tra s s al b fi ed with water, an

the contents f rozen an placed in p sition b f ore the compartme t is lo ded with

p c ages; otherwise, the ic c be tra s an the s bdivision s al be removed an the

whole compartme t lo ded with p c ages

h) In a refrigerating appl a c f ited with an automatic icemaker, an dedicated ice storage

bin s al remain in place an b fi ed with p c ages

6.3.3.3.2 Side cle ra c

Minimum cle ran es of 15 mm s al b calc lated f om the nominal dimen ion of the test

p c ages an s al b left b twe n adjacent stac s of p c ages an b twe n p c age stac s

an the compartme t wal s an d cts etc (se Fig re 1) As far as practica le, sp ces

b twe n p c ages s al b eq al acros e c horizontal dimen ion

Where the storage is in containers, as f ar as the internal radiu es al ow, the p c ages s al

b stac ed rig t up to the internal wal s of the containers

Where p c ages, when f rozen, are sl g tly larger than the nominal dimen ion , the actual air

sp ces may be les than 15 mm in some cases Refer to An ex C of IEC 6 5 2-1:2015 for

p rmited toleran es on p c age dimen ion

6.3.3.3.3 To cle ra c

The vertical cle ran e b twe n the up er f ace of the hig est p c age an the loa l mit, the

s elf or the horizontal s rf ace situated immediately a ove s al b les than 6 mm but not

les than 10 mm (i.e 10 mm ≤ cle ran e < 6 mm)

Simiarly, for a top-ope ing type of compartme t without a loa l mit l ne, the vertical

cle ran e b twe n the up er f ace of the hig est p c age an the in er s rf ace of the l d

a ove s al b les than 6 mm but not les than 10 mm (ie 10 mm ≤ cle ran e < 6 mm)

The only ex e tion is that f or compartme ts with a heig t of les than 6 mm whic have

b en claimed as volume, the vertical cle ran e b twe n the up er ed e of the hig est

p c age an the horizontal s rf ace situated immediately a ove may b les than 10 mm (but

the p c age s al sti not tou h the cei n )

a) Side view – marked load l mit b) Side view – natural load lmit

Fig re 1 – Loc tion of pa k ge in froze compartme t, s owing cle ra c s (1 of 2)

c) Sideview – with co tainers d) Side view – cle ranc maintained

Sid View – n shelve Fro t view – n shelve To view – n shelve

e) L adin o h rizo tal surfa e o ly

Al h riz ntal dime sio s mark d s al b ≥15 mm

Al v rtic l cle ra c s s al b ≥10 mm a d < 0 mm

Figure 1 – Loc tion of pa k ge in froze compartme t,

s owing cle ra c s (2 of 2)

6.3.3.4 Me s reme t pa k ge pla eme t

6.3.3.4.1 Front ope ing compartme ts

M-p c ages s al re lace test p c ages as in icated in Fig res 2 ), b), c), d), an e)

The general ar an ement is to place two M-p c ages in diagonal y o p site corners in the to

layer an in the o p site two diagonal y o p site corners in the b t om layer

If a f ront-op nin compartme t has an o enin heig t of 1 meter or gre ter, an M-p c age

s al re lace a test p c age at the ge metric mid-p int of the font stac s

Where the compartme t is at the b tom of the ca inet an there is a compres or ste ,

another M-p c age s al re lace the lowest test p c age that is most ne rly directly a ove

the compres or

Where there are test p c ages in do r storage, an M-p c age s al re lace the to most test

p c age that is the o p site side of the ca inet fom the f ront M-p c age on the to s elf

Another s al re lace the lowest test p c age in the do r storage that is the o p site side

f rom the lowest f ront M-p c age If the do r storage sp ce is over 1 m hig , the mid le f ront

M-p c age s al b placed in the cor esp n in p sition in the do r storage rather than in the

ca inet itself (p sition TMP

8'rather than TMP

8

in Fig re 2 e)

Where it is not p s ible to place M-p c ages in the n mb rs or p sition sp cified, they s al

b lo ded in n mb rs an p sition as ne rly as practica le to the sp cified location an in

p sition whic wi provide an eq ivalent res lt

If a compartme t is to smal to ac ommodate the sp cified M-p c ages with the req ired

cle ran es, then fewer p c ages, as a pro riate, s al b u ed

In al cases where the n mb r or location of M-p c ages dif fers f om that sp cified, the

detais of the ado ted alternative s al b recorded for an test re ortin

IE C

6.3.3.4.2 To ope ing compartme ts including c e t fre zers

M-p c ages s al re lace test p c ages in the four corners an centre to , centre b tom an

on to of the compres or If there is no compres or ste this p c age s al b placed in the

b t om corner or en p sition whic is l kely to b warmest (se Fig res 2f) an 2g)

c) f ul width compartment with d or storage

Figure 2 – Loc tion of te t pa k ge a d M-pa k ge ,

in froze compartme t (1 of 3)

d) F l width compartment with f i ed ic cu e tray ra ks, ic bins with miror M-pa kage p sitio s

IE C

IE C

IE C

IE C

Sid view Fro t view

e) Tal compartment sh win mid-heig t M-pa kage ad ed

g) Che t f re z r (step ed lner)

wh n a tal compartment h s d or stora e

Ch st fre z rs a d oth r to o e in compartments

L f t a d rig t arefom th viewp int of th fo t of th c bin t with th d or s ut

Figure 2 – Loc tion of te t pa k g s a d M-pa k ge , in froze compartme t (3 of 3)

6.4 Te t proc d re

Ov rview

6.4.1

On e al temp ratures are in compl an e with Ta le 2, the test p riod is u ual y up to a out

2 h lon A “p s ” req ires temp ratures to b in compl an e with Ta le 2 (in lu in al owed

ex ursion ) throu hout the entire test p riod an average temp ratures of e c p c age in a

3 h bloc at the en (p riod E) to not b sig if i antly warmer than their average temp rature

in the 3 h bloc at the start (p riod S ) (se Fig re 3)

If the refrigerating appl a c has a defrost control c cle at le st one d frost a d

re ov ry period has to b in lu ed b twe n the p riod S an E

IE C

Detai s

6.4.2

The test s al start af ter al temp ratures are in compl an e with Ta le 2

Ta le 4 sp cifies where p riod S an E are located an their len th

Table 4 – Re uireme ts f or periods S a d E

With more than o edef rost

co trol cycle startin

within a 2 h te t

With o ly o e def rost

co trol cycle startin

def rost an re o ery perio wo ld start 2 h f rom th b gin in of th te t Th s, th te t wi in lu e o ly o e

c mplete def rost co trol cycle a d e d a o t 2 h af ter p rio S b gin

For refrigeratin ap l a c s with ir eg lar c cles, the len th of p riod S an E an time

b twe n them may b in re sed

Figure 3 – Stora e te t s que c

Compl a c criteria

6.4.3

Throu hout the entire test p riod al temp ratures s al b in compl an e with Ta le 2

(in lu in al owed defrost a d re ov ry period ex ursion )

The average temp rature of no p c age in p riod E s al b more than 0,2 K hig er than its

average temp rature in p riod S

6.5 Stora e temperature

The refrigerating appl a c s al maintain simultane u ly, the req ired stora e

temperature in the dif ferent compartme ts (an the p rmit ed temp rature deviation

d rin the d frost a d re ov ry period) as given in Ta le 2

6.6 Data to be re ord d

The fol owin data s al b recorded for e c test (as a plca le):

a) the ambie t temperature;

b) the set in (s) of an us r-a justable temperature control device(s) an an other u er

adju ta le control(s), damp r(s) etc

c) the value of the f res f ood stora e temperature T

ma, an the values of T

1m, T

2m

3m

;

d) f or f roze compartme ts the values of the maximum temp rature(s) of the warmest M

-p c age (se k) d rin p riod S (referen e temp rature), the d ration of the temp rature

rise a ove the ref eren e temp rature d rin the def rost a d re ov ry period an the

maximum temp rature rise a ove the ref eren e temp rature d rin the def rost a d

re ov ry period;

e) the average temp rature an the maximum temp rature f or e c M-p c age in p riod E

an p riod S ;

IE C

f) the value of the zero-star stora e temperature T

z ma, an the values of T

z 1m, T

z 2man

h) the value of the c l ar compartme t T

cma

an the values of T

c m, T

c2m, T

c3m, as

p2m, T

p3m, as

a pro riate;

j) a diagram of the stora e pla s owin location of test p c ages an M-p c ages in al

compartme ts as a plca le;

k) a diagram or ta ulation of the location of the M-p c age with the hig est maximum

temp rature in e c of these compartme ts an in an two-star s ction, an the

location of the M-p c ages with the hig est maximum temp rature d rin an temp rature

deviation as a res lt of the defrost control c cle;

l) the ratin of the compartme t (or p rts of compartme ts) by typ

7 Cool ng c pa ity test

7.1 Obje tiv

The purp se of this test is to me s re the co l n ca a i ty of f re h f ood compartme ts by

determinin the time for a lo d of 4,5 k p r 10 l of volume to b co led f rom + 5 °C to

Refrigeratin appl a c s with anti-con en ation he ter(s) whic are p rmanently on d rin

normal us s al b tested with the he ter(s) o eratin

Anti-con en ation he ters whic can b man al y control ed by the u er s al b switc ed on

After stable operating conditions have be n at ained, f or al compartme ts ex e t for the

f re h f ood compartme t (se 7.3), the temp ratures s al b in ac ordan e with Ta le 2

with the fol owin ex e tion :

• The average startin temp rature of an compartme t(s) with no lower temp rature

lmit s) sp cif ied in Ta le 2 s al b no more than 2 K b low the target temperature

• In the case of a refrigeratin appl a c where the compartme t temp ratures can ot b

adju ted in e en ently, if s c a setin is not p s ible, the non-complyin

compartme ts b low the b t om l mit s al b set to b as warm as p s ible

• F r the f roze compartme ts, the target temperature s al b re c ed by the average

compartme t temp ratures (T

f ma) in te d of the warmest temp ratures of the

M-p c ages

Adjustme t of compartme ts

7.2.3

Where the volume of a c l ar or c i l compartme t an the fre h f ood compartme t can

b adju ted by the u er in relation to e c other, the fre h f ood compartme t s al b

adju ted to its gre test p s ible volume This volume is u ed as a b sis for the test

Ar a geme t of s elv s

7.2.4

If adju ta le, a s elf s al b p sitioned at e c of thre levels so that the centres of M

-p c ages placed directly on the s elv s (or b t om of the b s ets etc.) have the smalest

p s ible vertical distan e to the temp rature me s rement p ints TMP

1, TMP

2

3as

sp cified in An ex D of IEC 6 5 2-1:2 15

Pac ages s al not b placed in v getable drawers, crispers or simi ar containers However,

when drawers an /or bin whol y or predominantly oc upy the sp ce within a fre h f ood

compartme t the b t oms of the drawers or bin s al b regarded as s elv s Pac ages

s al b placed within these drawers or bin in p sition sp cified b low

NOT For compartments with ut vegetable drawers, crispers or simiar c ntain rs, th b tom of th in er

c ntain r or a y divid rs) s p ratin compartments is c n id re to b th lowe t shelf

If no a pro riate p sition can b fou d f or 3 levels in refrigerating appl a c s with l t le

heig t (e.g b x e aporators as s own in a) of Fig re D.3 of IEC 6 5 2-1:2 15) only levels

Shelv s with adju ta le p sition whic are not u ed for the lo din s al b distributed

u if ormly in the refrigerating ap l a c with care taken that the p sition selected have as

l t le influen e as p s ible on the cool ng time of the p c ages

A minimum vertical distan e of 15 mm s al b maintained b twe n the p c ages an an

s elf (or b s et located a ove them

stable operating con itions If the me n temp rature can ot b adju ted within these l mits,

the res lt s al b determined f rom two me s rements by interp lation, where y the

temp rature d rin one test s al b colder and the temp rature d rin the other test s al b

warmer than the target temperature The dif feren e b twe n the two test temp ratures s al

not b gre ter than 4 K

Ex e t as in the p ragra h b low c an es of the set in s of the control devices are not

p rmited on e sta le temp ratures complyin with Ta le 2 have b en re c ed at the

b gin in of the test

If the ref rigerating appl a c is provided with a “q ic co l n ” (f ast co l n ) fu ction this

s ould b activated, ac ordin to the in tru tion , at the moment of in ertin the lo d

NOT To q alfy a a “q ic c oln ” fu ctio , th o eratio of th f un tio wi a tomatic ly termin te at a later

time Ma u ly s tin th th rmo tat c ld r a d th n ma u ly s tin it warmer at a later time, d e n t q alfy a

a ”q ic c oln ” f un tio

Test p c ages an M-p c ages, as sp cified in An ex C of IEC 6 5 2-1:2 15, s al b u ed

for lo din

Before in ertion, the test p c ages an M-p c ages s al b sta i sed at a temp rature of

+ 5 °C ± 0,5 K

For models with defrost control c cle , the pa k ge s ould b ad ed when sta i ty has

b en regained an temp rature criteria met after a d frost a d re ov ry period The test

s ould not overla a defrost a d re ov ry period

The p c ages s al b placed q ic ly into the compartment Where req ired by the lo din ,

the me s rin devices f or me s rin p ints TMP

1, TMP

2

3may b removed or

moved aside

The temp ratures of the M-p c ages s al b recorded u ti the arithmetic me n of the

in tantane u temp ratures of al M-p c ages has re c ed +10 °C The time req ired to

re c this temp rature s al b recorded

Positionin of the loa in the fre h f ood compartme t

7.3.2

The lo din s al b 4,5 k / 10 l volume of the fre h f ood compartme t The calc lated

lo d s al b rou ded to the ne rest 0,5 k

When p s ible, the same n mb r of p c ages s al b al ocated to e c s elf Where the

n mb r of p c ages to b distributed is not an exact multiple of the n mb r of s elv s, an

extra p c ages s al b al ocated one p r s elf startin fom the b t om (i.e the dif feren e

b twe n the final lo din s on dif ferent s elv s s al not b gre ter than one p c age)

The p c ages s al b placed horizontal y in the refrig rating appl a c (i.e with their

gre test are in direct contact with the a pro riate s elf (or compartme t flo r or bin or

b s et b tom)

As f ar as practica le, sp ces b twe n p c ages s al b eq al acros e c horizontal

dimen ion A minimum side-to-side an f ont-to-b c cle ran e of 15 mm s al b maintained

b twe n p c ages an b twe n p c ages an wal s or sol d-wal containers Dedicated

venti ation o enin s in the s elv s s al not b covered The p c ages s al not exten

b yon the ed es of the s elv s

The f irst layer of p c ages s al b distributed evenly acros the width an de th of e c

s elf an ar an ed s mmetrical y a out the font-to-b c centrel ne (se Fig re 4) Where

lac of s mmetry makes this imp s ible, the lo din s al b as s mmetrical as p s ible

If the lo din at an level is ph sical y prevented f om b in ar an ed as sp cified (as, for

example, if a layer were required at a level where storage provided by two eq al width bin

would prevent the placement of a central row, or where there is les than 3 0 mm s elf de th

in f ront of a compres or ste ) then alternative p sition s al b selected whic most ne rly

matc those sp cified The alternative p sition selected s al b recorded

Pac age s al b ar an ed in, at most, a 3 × 3 config ration, i.e no more than nine p c ages

s al b placed in any one layer

If the maximum al owed al ocation of p c ages f or the f irst layer on an s elf has b en made,

an f urther p c ages are sti req ired to b placed on that s elf, a secon layer s al fol ow

the same stac in seq en e as f or the first layer Pac ages in any s bseq ent layers s al b

stac ed vertical y (i.e with e c p c age ful y coverin the one b low with no of f-sets in the

stac s)

Interntio l Eletr ote nicl Com isio

in whic th y are lo d d for a te t.

M-pa k ge

7.3.3

Unles the total lo din is les than 3 k , six M-p c ages s al b u ed f or al typ s of

refrigeratin appl a c s If the total lo din is 3 k or les , M-p c ages alone s al b u ed

A maximum of two M-p c ages s al b placed in the b t om layer of e c of the thre levels

For a lo din of more than 3 p c ages the M-p c ages s al b ar an ed diagonal y at the

outer p sition of lo din as in Fig re 4

The M-p c ages s al b u ed in the b tom layers only of relevant levels An f urther layer

req ired s al b made up of test p c ages only

Diagonal y o p site p sition f or M-p c ages s al b c osen alternately f or s elv s

p sitioned directly one a ove the other

b) volume of the fre h food compartme t u ed f or testin ;

c) cool ng time in hours ( o one decimal place);

d) an s elf, drawer or bin p sition whic dif fer f om those sp cified;

e) an p c age p sition whic diff er f rom those sp cified;

f ) set ing of an “q ic co l n ” fu ction u ed

8 Freezing c pacity test

8.1 Obje tiv

The purp se of this test is to me s re the fre zing c pa ity of f re zer compartme t(s) If

the ca acity is gre t enou h the compartme t s) may also b rate as a f our-star

compartme t s)

8.2 Method ov rview

Ap rt fom sp ce for the l ght loa , b l ast p c ages are lo ded into the froze

compartme t(s) as f or the storage test (Clau e 6) The refrigerating appl a c is o erated

ti temp ratures are sta le an in compl an e with Ta le 2 Then a lo d of p c ages at

+ 5 °C is ad ed This is the so-cal ed l ght loa re resentin a f ood lo d to b proces ed It

is 3,5 k /10 l of volume for compartme ts o eratin at –18 °C The time to f re ze this lo d

to –18 °C is me s red When this can b ac ieved in no more than 2 h an other maximum

temp rature-ex ursion con ition are met, a four-star compartme t ratin may b claimed

NOT Be a s th froz n compartment lo din is larg ly th s me a f or th stora e te t, th re ma b a

a v nta e in d in th s te ts c n e utiv ly

8.3 Set up proc d re

Ambie t temperature

8.3.1

The ambie t temperature s al b 2 °C (se A.3.2.3 of IEC 6 5 2-1:2 15)

Preparation of the refrigerating ap l a c

8.3.2

The ref rig rating appl a c s al b in tal ed ac ordin to An ex B of IEC 6 5 2-1:2 15

If the con g ration of the refrigeratin ap l a c can b c an ed by the u er the

config ration with the gre test volume at the lowest temp ratures s al b u ed f or this test

Refrigeratin appl a c s with anti-con en ation he ter(s) whic are p rmanently on d rin

normal us s al b tested with the he ter(s) o eratin

Anti-con en ation he ters whic can b man al y control ed by the u er s al b switc ed on

an , if adju ta le, they s al b set at their maximum he tin rate

Anti-con en ation he ters whic are automatical y control ed s al b al owed to o erate

normal y

The empty refrigerating ap l a c s ould b set up an o erated u ti it has re c ed

eq i brium at, or close to, the temp ratures sp cified in Ta le 2

8.3.2.2 Me s reme t of temperature of c i compartme t a d al compartme ts

operating abov 0 °C

Durin the test, the c i l compartme t temp rature is not me s red, but it s al b lo ded

with test p c ages as for the stora e temperature me s rement (se 6.3.2) For determinin

the stora e temperature of the compartme ts normal y o eratin a ove 0 °C, me s rement

Ap rt f rom sp ce f or the l g t loa in the a pro riate –18 °C compartme t(s), b l ast

p c ages are brou ht to the a proximate compartme t temp ratures and lo ded into the

f roze compartme t(s) as for the storage test (Clau e 6)

In the –18 °C compartme t(s), up to 3 p c ages of the bal a t loa may b lef t out to make

ro m f or e c p c age of l ght loa that is to b ac ommodated

If the in tru tion in icate that there is a se arate section f or f e zin f ood, this section s al

b u ed for the l ght loa

8.3.3.1.2 M-pa k ge pla eme t in the bal a t loa to a commodate th l ght loa

The M-p c ages in the bal a t loa s al b located as f or the storage test a art f om an

location that are disrupted by the ne d to le ve sp ce for the l g t loa In that case, the M

-p c ages s al b placed in the ne rest eq ivalent p sition to that sp cif ied for the storage

test an the new p sition recorded If there are stac s of bal a t loa p c ages b side the

l g t loa an M-p c age s al also re lace the to test p c age in at le st one of those

stac s on e c side of the l ght loa If there is bal a t loa a ove the l ght loa an M

-p c age s al re lace a test p c age in the centre of the layer immediately a ove the l ght

loa If there is bal a t loa b low the l ght loa an M-p c age may re lace a test p c age

in the centre of the layer immediately b low the l g t loa

8.3.3.2 Refrigerating appl a c s with s parate thre -star compartme t

If a refrigerating appl a c has a se arate thre -star compartme t with its own external

ac es do r or l d, an the in tru tion recommen that, b fore f e zing, f rozen fo d alre dy

in storage b placed in that compartme t whi e leavin sp ce in the fre zer compartme t to

receive the lo d for f re zin (i.e the thre -star compartme t is to b regarded as an

exten ion of the f re zer compartme t), a fre zing time claim b sed up n this method of u e

is p rmis ible, provided that:

a) when tested ac ordin to this method of u e, the claimed fre zing time is confirmed an

the temp rature req irements f or the other compartme ts (se 8.5 a) to g) , if a pl ca le,

are f ulfi ed d rin the fre zing c pa ity te t, an

b) the l ght loa u ed in the fre zer compartme t is at le st eq ivalent to 3,5 k /10 l of

the combined volume of the fre zer compartme t an thre -star compartme t

To me t the req irement that no more than 3 p c ages of bal a t loa s al b left out to

make ro m for e c l g t loa p c age, it is lkely that some bal a t loa wi sti b req ired

to b retained in the fre zer compartme t

8.4 Te t proc d re

Starting con itions

8.4.1

Af ter al relevant control devices have b en adju ted as req ired, the lo ded refrigerating

appl a c is lef t to ru u ti stable operating con itions are re c ed

Af ter stable operating conditions have b en atained, internal temp rature(s) s al b in

ac ordan e with Ta le 2 ex e t that the startin temp rature of an compartme t(s) with no

lower temp rature l mit s) sp cif ied in that ta le s al b no more than 2 K b low the target

temperature

In the case of a ref rigeratin appl a c where the compartme t temp ratures can ot b

adju ted in e en ently, if s c a setin is not p s ible, the non-complyin compartme ts

b low the b t om lmit s al b set to b as warm as p s ible

The temp rature in ication s c es ion f rom lef t to rig t in Ta le 2 also in icates the order of

preceden e in the case of several temp rature p s ibi ties

In some circ mstan es it mig t b u neces ary to car y out the sta i sation sp cified here

b fore the sta i sation sp cified in 8.4.2

Set ing of control d vic s

8.4.2

If the refrigerating appl a c is provided with me n f or a pre-f re zin (f ast-f re zin or

q ic -f re zin ) o eration, af ter stable operating conditions in ac ordan e with 8.4.1 have

b en at ained, the refrigeratin ap l a c s al b set in o eration in the pre-f reezin

con ition ac ordin to the in tru tion The proced re sp cified in 8.4.3 s al then b car ied

out

If there are no sp cial in tru tion for pre- re zin , the proced re ac ordin to 8.4.3 s al b

car ied out af ter the refrigerating appl a c has re c ed stable operating conditions in

ac ordan e with the temp rature req irements of 8.4.1

Fre zin of the l ght loa

8.4.3

Af ter the con ition sp cif ied in 8.4.2 have b en at ained, the l ght loa s al b introd ced

For models with d f rost control c cles, the l ght loa s ould b ad ed when sta i ty has

b en regained an temp rature criteria met af ter a defrost a d re ov ry period This test

s ould not overla a defrost a d re ov ry period When sta i ty has b en ac ieved prior to

the introd ction of the l g t loa , a art f om as in 8.4.2, c an es of set in of man al y

adju ta le controls are no lon er p rmit ed

The l ght loa s al b 3,5 k /10 l of the total volume of al compartme ts (ex lu in an

two star s ctions) b in evaluated f or f our-star ratin s The calc lated lo d s al b

rou ded to the ne rest 0,5 k ex e t that in no case s al it b les than 2,0 k

The l ght loa is made f om p c ages whic have previou ly b en brou ht to a temp rature

of + 5 °C ± 1 K

The l ght loa p c ages s al b placed flat an p sitioned takin into ac ou t the

in tru tion an the req irements of the lo din stora e pla (se Clau e 6) If no

in tru tion are given, the p c ages s al b placed s c that they are l kely to b f rozen as

ra idly as p s ible

Light loa p c ages s al b se arated by at le st 15 mm f om bal a t loa pa k ge The

u e of sp cers b twe n adjacent stac s of p c ages is p rmited, but other sp cin method

are not (se 6.3.3.2)

M-p c ages s al b u iformly distributed throu hout the l ght loa with at le st one as close

as practica le to its ge metric centre There s al b one M-p c age p r 3 k of l ght loa ,

with a minimum of 2 M-p c ages

Interme iate te t data to be re orde

8.4.4

The temp ratures of the M-p c ages in the bal a t loa an in the l ght loa s al be

recorded, together with those of the M-p c ages in the other compartme t(s), if an This

s al b done u ti the arithmetic me n of the in tantane u temp ratures of al the M

-p c ages in the l ght loa re c es ≤ –18 °C The time neces ary f or re c in this

temp rature s al b noted

8.5 Criteria to a hie e a f our-star compartme t ratin

A compartme t ac ieves a f our-star ratin if the arithmetic me n of the in tantane u

temp ratures of al the M-p c ages in the l g t loa re c es ≤ –18 °C in no more than 2 h

an :

a) u les a defrost a d re ov ry period overla s the test, the maximum temp rature of an

M-p c ages of the bal a t loa remain ≤ –15 °C an at the en of the test the maximum

temp rature of the warmest M-p c age of the bal a t loa is ≤ –18 °C;

b) if a defrost a d re ov ry period do s overla the test, the maximum temp rature of an

M-p c ages of the bal a t loa remain ≤ –12 °C d rin the defrost a d re ov ry

period an at the en of the test the maximum temp rature of the warmest M-p c age of

the bal a t loa is ≤ –18 °C;

c) the maximum temp rature of the warmest M-p c age in an se arate thre -star

compartme t not u ed f or b l ast in ac ordan e with 8.3.3.2 remain ≤ –18 °C (plu the

alowed ex ursion d rin an d frost a d re ov ry period as sp cif ied in Ta le 2);

d) the maximum temp rature of the warmest M-p c age in an two-star s ction or

compartme t remain ≤ –12 °C (plu the al owed ex ursion d rin a def rost a d

re overy period as sp cified in Ta le 2);

e) the maximum temp rature of the warmest M-p c age in an one-star compartme t

2, T

c, T

d) the volume of the relevant compartme ts;

e) the warmest temp rature me s red in the M-p c ages in the bal a t loa stored d rin

the l g t-lo d f re zing c pa ity te t, together with the warmest temp rature me s red in

the M-p c ages in an thre -star compartme t, two-star s ction or compartme t and

in an one-star compartme t an the d ration of the temp rature deviation a ove –18 °C

(or –12 °C as a pro riate) an the d ration of an defrost control c cle (se Ta le 2);

f) the hig est an lowest values of T

1, T

2, T

3’

c, T

c2, T

c3, if a pl ca le;

g) the setin s of al temperature control devices, in lu in timer(s), if an ;

h) a diagram of the stora e pla f or the refrigerating appl a c s owin the location of the

M-p c ages an the location of the warmest M-p c age(s)f or b th the bal a t loa an

the l ght loa ;

i) if the refrigeratin appl a c is fit ed with a device inten ed to set the refigeration of the

f re zer compartme t into contin ou o eration when fe zin an then to revert to

thermostatic o eration automatical y, the time whic ela sed b fore it reverted to normal

thermostatical y control ed o eration;

j) whether, with the l ght loa b in at le st 3,5 k of p c ages p r 10 l tres of its volume

The purp se of this test is to determine the ic -ma ing c pa ity of automatic icemakers in

ref rigeratin appl a c

If the refrigeratin appl a c is con ected to a water s p ly, the water temp rature s al be

me s red at the p int of con ection to the refrigerating appl a c

Preparation of ref rigerating appl a c

Refrigeratin appl a c s with anti-con en ation he ter(s) whic are p rmanently on d rin

normal us s al b tested with the he ter(s) o eratin

Anti-con en ation heaters whic can b man al y control ed by the u er s al b switc ed on

an , if adju ta le, they s al b set at their maximum he tin rate

Anti-con en ation he ters whic are automatical y control ed s al b al owed to o erate

normal y

Al internal ac es ories s p l ed with the refrig rating appl a c s al b in their resp ctive

p sition ex e t that an man al y fi ed ic c be tra s s al b removed

After stable operating conditions have b en atained, internal temp rature(s) s al b in

ac ordan e with Ta le 2 ex e t that the average startin temp rature of any compartme t(s)

with no lower temp rature lmit s) sp cified in that ta le s al b no more than 2 K b low the

target temperature

In the case of a ref rigerating appl a c where the compartme t temp ratures can ot b

adju ted in e en ently, if s c a set in is not p s ible, the non-complyin compartme ts

b low the b t om lmit s al b set to b as warm as p s ible

The c l ar compartme t s al b as smal as p s ible (if the size is adju ta le), with

temperature control devices (fla s, etc.) set in ac ordan e with the in tru tion or, in the

a sen e of an in tru tion , set to ac ieve the temp ratures in Ta le 2

Where the refrigerating ap l a c has a defrost control c cle, it s al remain in o eration

f or this test but the ic -ma ing c pa ity test s ould not overla a defrost a d re ov ry

period

Te t proc d re

9.2.3

9.2.3.1 Dire t water conne tion type

Automatic icemakers of the direct water con ection typ s al b con ected in ac ordan e

with the in tru tion to a water s p ly havin a temp rature of 2 °C ± 1 K Prior to initiation

of the ic -ma ing c pa ity test, the automatic icemaker s al have b en o eratin for a

s ff i ient time to en ure pro er o eration There s al b no eviden e of f re water havin

entered the storage bin

For c cln icemakers, the test s al b gin at the completion of the water fi p rtion of a c cle

For contin ou (non-c cl n ) ice-makin devices, the test may b started at an time af ter

ste dy state ice-makin con ition have b en esta l s ed The ice storage bin s al b

emptied an re ositioned at the time the test is started

The test s al contin e u inter upted for a minimum of 12 h f or contin ou icemakers an f or

12 h plu the ad itional time req ired to complete a whole n mb r of c cles f or c cln

icemakers If the storage bin is emptied d rin the test to en ure u inter upted o eration, the

ice s al b weig ted an this amou t ad ed to the weig t of the ice in the storage bin at the

termination of the test

At completion of the test, the ice in the storage bin s al b weig ed If there is eviden e of

f e water havin entered the storage bin, the test s al b re e ted at least on e If this

con ition contin es, the test s al b sto p d an the con ition re orted

The time d ration of the test s al b recorded for u e in calc latin the ic -ma ing c pa ity

in ki ograms p r twenty-f our hours

9.2.3.2 Ta k- ype

To en ure pro er o eration, prior to initiation of the ic -ma in c pa ity test, the automatic

icemaker s al have 3 0 g of water with an initial temp rature of 2 °C ± 1 K in the tan an

s al o erate f or a minimum of 12 h u ti the minimum water level is re c ed an no more ice

is b in made There s al b no eviden e of f re water havin entered the ice storage bin

The do r whic gives ac es to the ice storage bin s al b o ened an the ice in the ice

storage bin s al b removed The do r s al b ke t o en for one min te

The tan s al b fi ed with the maximum q antity of water (at 2 °C ± 1 K) that is sp cified in

the in tru tion The tan s al b rein tal ed The time b twe n tan removal an

rein tal ation s al b les than one min te The do r of the compartme t whic gives ac es

to the tan s al b ke t o en for 1 min

The test start s al be at the time of first water f il n of the ic mould after the tan has b en

re-in tal ed

The test s al contin e u inter upted for a minimum of 12 h f or contin ou ice-makin an f or

12 h plu the ad itional time req ired to complete a whole n mb r of c cles for c cl n

icemakers At the completion of the test, the ice in the ice storage bin s al b weig ed

The c cles may b detected by monitorin temp rature on the b tom of the ic mould

The d ration of the test s al be recorded for u e in calc latin the ic -ma in c pa ity in

ki ograms p r twenty-our hours

9.3 Data to be record d

The f ol owin data s al b recorded for e c test (as a plca le):

a) typ , model n mb r an serial n mb r of the icemaker;

b) average compartme t temp rature for e c compartme t at the b gin in of the test;

c) the ic -ma ing c pa ity in k /2 h;

d) temperature control s t in s

Annex A

(nor mative)

Pul -down test

The purp se of this test is to me s re the reserve ca acity of a refrig rating appl a c –

p rtic larly for hig ambie t temperature en ironments This test is not a pl ca le to stan

-alone wine stora e appl a c or wine stora e compartme ts within the ref rigerating

appl a c

A.2 Method overview

The pul down p rt of the test b gin when the whole refrigerating appl a c , in lu in the

in ide, is in thermal eq i brium with the test ro m at 4 °C The ref rigerating appl a c is

then switc ed on an ru to determine the time taken to me t pul -down temp rature(s) as

sp cified in Ta le A.1

A.3 Set up procedure

Te t ro m ambie t temperature

A.3.1

The temp rature of the test ro m s al b set at 4 °C throu hout the temp rature

sta i zation p riod an f or the d ration of the test It s al b maintained at 4 ,5 °C or warmer

ex e t, when verifyin a s p l er’s claimed p rf orman e when it s al b maintained at

Compres or overlo d devices s al not b dis on ected or brid ed An other device whic

mig t prevent contin ou o eration of the ref igeratin s stem d rin a pul down test an

whic can b control ed by the u er s al b disa led or set so that contin ou o eration of

the co l n s stem oc urs f or the d ration of test Temperature controls s al b set (or

brid ed) an , where p s ible an neces ary, a tomatic defrost s stems disa led to en ure

contin ou o eration for this test Where the def rost s stem can ot b disa led without

ad ersely af fectin the p rf orman e, the controls s al b set to the man facturer’s def ault or

This in lu es those on multi- u ction compartme ts, if an , where s c adju tment do s not

take the temp rature p rf orman e of those compartme ts outside the sp cified ran e f or

their coldest claimed f un tion

This ex lu es b f fles an controls on conv nie c fe ture These s al b set on the

coldest set in

Intern l compone ts

A.3.5

An thermal storage devices (e.g ice-bric s or simiar) that are remova le without the u e of

a tool s al b removed f or al tests, ir esp ctive of in tru tion

Al other internal comp nents s al b p sitioned (or removed) as sp cif ied in B.2.5.1 of

IEC 6 5 2-1:2 15

An remainin ic c be tra s s al b empty for the d ration of the test

Determination of compartme t temperature

A.3.6

Air temp rature sen ors s al b located in al compartme ts as sp cified in An ex D of

IEC 6 5 2-1:2 15, ex e t for zero star compartme ts, where no temp rature me s rements

are req ired

With the test ro m ambient at 4 °C, an the refrigerating appl a c switc ed of f, o en al

do rs, drawers an l d on the refrigerating appl a c an let it stan to al ow the whole

ref rigeratin appl a c to re c the ambie t temperature

NOT Ex erie c s g e ts th t at le st six h urs with th ref rigeratin ap lanc ’s d ors) o e in th te t

ro m is u u ly re uire to me t th e ui brium re uireme ts b low

Close the do rs but do not switc the refrigerating ap l a c on The refrig rating

appl a c has re c ed the req ired startin con ition f or a pul down test when, over a p riod

i) For a test to determine the p rorman e of a refrigerating ap l a c the average

compartme t temp rature in e c compartme t do s not fal b low 4 °C

i) For a test to verify claimed p r orman e, the average temp rature of e c

compartme t do s not rise a ove 4 °C

Pul down

A.4.3

Start the refrigerating appl a c an o erate it u ti the average air temp rature in al

compartme ts is simultane u ly at or b low their a pl ca le pul down temp ratures in

Ta le A.1

NOT As th compartment temp rature is c ntin o sly fal n d rin a p l d wn te t, th in ta ta e u

compartment temp rature at a y time is th arithmetic me n of th air temp rature of al me s reme t p ints

within th compartment or su -compartment at th t time

A.5 Test end-point

The test can b terminated when the average air temp rature in al compartme t is

simultane u ly at or b low their a pl ca le pul -down temp ratures

Interntio l Eletr ote nicl Com isio

Pul-down temp ratures s al b as specified in Ta le A.1.

Table A.1 – Pul -down temperature f or compartme ts

The fol owin data s al b recorded for e c test (as a plca le):

a) The p riod f rom the start of the test u ti al compartme ts are simultane u ly at or

b low the target temperature in Ta le A.1

b) The average air temp rature re c ed in e c compartme t

c) Where a plca le, an alternative p sition for air temp rature sen ors (al in ac ordan e

with An ex D of IEC 6 5 2-1:2 15)

d) The f un tion selected for e c multi-u e compartme t

e) The p sition of e c u er adju ta le b f fle whic may aff ect o eratin temp ratures in

an sp ce in the ref rigeratin a pl an e (in lu in sp ce in conv nie c f eature as wel

as in compartme ts)

f ) Setin s of al u er adju ta le temperature controls

g) Setin s of al other u er adju ta le switc es an controls

h) An dis onnection, brid in or modification in any way of an devices for the test

Annex B

(nor mative)

Wine storage appl ances and compartments; storage test

B.1 Objective

The purp se of this test is to c ec compl an e with the req irements of this stan ard at e c

of the ambie t temperatures (se A.3.2.3 in IEC 6 5 2-1:2 15) for the a pro riate cl mate

clas )

B.2 Storage temperature requirements

Un er the con ition sp cified in this clau e an f or e c claimed cl mate clas , the wine

stora e ap l a c s al b ca a le of maintainin , simultane u ly, the req ired stora e

temperature in al compartme ts (an the p rmited temp rature deviation d rin the

defrost a d re ov ry period where a pl ca le) as defined b low

Stora e temperature req irements:

Alowed o eratin ran e for a wine stora e compartme t

If a wine stora e appl a c or compartme t can ot ac ieve ≤ 12 °C in this test, it wi b

clas ified an tested as a pa try compartme t It can ot claim to b a wine stora e

compartme t ac ordin to this stan ard

If there are two or more win stora e compartme ts in one refrigeratin appl a c , the

temp rature set in ran e can b s bdivided with only p rt of the temp rature ran e in e c

compartme ts, one rate fom + °C to +14 °C an the other f rom +10 °C to +18 °C would

comply with this req irement

Durin a defrost a d re ov ry period the temp ratures T

w ma

of an wine stora e

compartme t is not p rmit ed to rise by more than 1,5 K a ove the average of that

compartme t

NOT 1 This is a smaler e c rsio th n alowe in fo tn te b to Ta le 2

NOT 2 An e ample of a def rost co trol cycle f or a frostf re ref rigerator-f re z r is giv n in Fig re 1 of

IEC 6 5 2- :2 15

B.3 Me surement of compartme t temperature

For determinin the stora e temperature of these compartme ts, M-p c age s al b

located in ac ordan e with Clau e G.6 of IEC 6 5 2-1:2 15