BS- 5155
BS- 5155
5155:1996
Incorporating
Amendment No. 1
Household
refrigerating
appliances —
Frozen food storage
cabinets and food
freezers —
Characteristics and test
methods
ICS 97.040.30
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Contents
Page
Committees responsible Inside front cover
National foreword iii
Foreword 2
1 Scope 3
2 Normative references 3
3 Definitions 3
4 Classification 7
5 Materials, design and manufacture 7
6 Required characteristics 8
7 Determination of linear dimensions, volumes and areas 9
8 General test conditions 11
9 Testing the airtightness of door or lid seal(s) 14
10 Testing the opening force of door(s) or lid(s) 14
11 Testing the durability of hinges and handles of door(s) and lid(s) 14
12 Testing the mechanical strength of shelves and baskets 15
13 Testing the storage temperatures 15
14 Water vapour condensation test 17
15 Energy-consumption test 18
16 Temperature rise test 18
17 Freezing test 19
18 Final test report 22
19 Designation 22
20 Marking 22
21 Technical and advertising literature 24
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22 Instructions for use and maintenance 24
Annex A (informative) Particular conditions for various countries 38
Annex B (informative) Bibliography 38
Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to
international publications with their relevant
European publications Inside back cover
Figure 1 — Overall space required in use (upright type) 4
Figure 2 — Partitions to restrict air circulation 12
Figure 3 — Example of opening and closing of external door(s) 15
Figure 4 — Test position for sliding components which
have no limiting stop 15
Figure 5 — Condensation code 18
Figure 6 — Example of the determination of energy consumption
by interpolation 19
Figure 7 — Identification symbol for freezers 23
Figure 8 — Identification symbols for “three star” cabinets and
“two star” sections 23
Figure 9 — Marking of load limit 24
Figure 10 — Examples of storage plan 26
Figure 11 — Examples of positioning of “M” packages 28
Figure 12 — Examples of determination of the dimensions
for calculating the area of a shelf 31
Figure 13 — Examples of determination of seen dimensions
for calculating the area of a basket 32
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National foreword
This British Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee RHE/5 and is
the English language version of EN ISO 5155:1995 Household refrigerating
appliances — Frozen food storage cabinets and food freezers — Characteristics
and test methods, published by the European Committee for Standardization
(CEN).
EN ISO 5155 was produced as a result of international discussions in which the
United Kingdom took an active part.
Cross-references
Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i to iv,
the EN ISO title page, pages 2 to 38, an inside back cover and a back cover.
This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had
amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on the
inside front cover.
Page
Figure 14 — Details of identification symbol for
freezer compartments 33
Figure 15 — Details of identification symbols for
“three star” compartments 33
Figure 16 — Example of the determination of gross volume 34
Figure 17 — Examples of the determination of storage volume 35
Figure 18 — Determinaton of volumes of shelves and partitions 37
Table 1 — Climate classes 7
Table 2 — Storage temperatures for all climate classes 8
Table 3 — Dimensions and mass of test packages 12
Table 4 — Mass of test packages 20
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NORME EUROPÉENNE
November 1995
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.040.30
Descriptors: Household appliances, freezers, household frozen food cabinets, classification, specifications, characteristics,
manufacturing requirements, tests, type testing (tests), mechanical tests, performance tests, dimensional measurements,
designation, marking, technical data sheets, instructions for use.
English version
CEN
European Committee for Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation
Europäisches Komitee für Normung
Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels
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Foreword
The text of the International Standard
ISO 5155:1995 has been prepared by Technical
Committee ISO/TC 86, Refrigeration, in
collaboration with the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 44, Household refrigerating appliances
and commercial refrigerated cabinets, the
secretariat of which is held by UNI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of
a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by
May 1996, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by May 1996.
According to CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations,
the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this
European Standard; Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the
United Kingdom.
NOTE Normative references to international publications are
listed in Annex ZA (normative).
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1)
To be published. (Revision of ISO 817:1974)
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3.3.7 3.4.8
load limit(s) stable operating conditions
surface enveloping the “three star” cabinet in the case of cyclic operation of a refrigerating
volume(s) system, stable operating conditions are deemed to
3.3.8 be reached when, for each of the “M” packages, the
load limit line(s) temperatures at all corresponding points during
successive operating cycles agree within ± 0,5 K
permanent mark(s) indicating the limits of “three and there is no marked trend away from the mean
star” cabinet volume(s) temperature during a period of about 24 h
3.4 Definitions relating to some performance in the case of continuous operation of a refrigerating
characteristics system, stable operating conditions are deemed to
3.4.1 be reached when, although there may be a certain
energy consumption variation in temperature, the increase or decrease
in the temperature of all the “M” packages does not
consumption of a “three star” cabinet and freezer
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exceed 0,5 K during a period of 18 h
over a period of 24 h, running under stable
operating conditions at an ambient temperature 3.4.9
of + 25 °C (in the case of class SN, class N and percentage running time, R (apparatus with
class ST appliances) or + 32 °C (in the case of class on/off control for the refrigerating source)
T “three star” cabinet and freezer) (see clause 4) and under given conditions of ambient temperature and
measured under the conditions specified in of internal storage temperature, the ratio
clause 15
d
3.4.2 R = ---- × 100
D
rated energy consumption
where
energy consumption stated by the manufacturer
3.4.3 d is the duration of the refrigerating unit
frozen food storage temperature, t***, t** operation during a whole number of cycles;
(as appropriate)
D is the total duration of the cycles.
maximum temperature of the warmest “M” package
of a load placed in storage as specified in 8.5 3.4.10
ambient temperature
3.4.4
freezing capacity (applicable only to freezers) temperature in the space surrounding the appliance
under test. It is the arithmetical average of the
mass of test packages whose temperature (taken as
mean value of temperatures ta1 and ta2, measured
the instantaneous arithmetical mean temperature
(see 8.1.1) at two points located 350 mm from the
of all the “M” packages) can be lowered from the
vertical centreline of the side walls of the appliance
loading temperature of + 25 °C or + 32 °C (see 8.1.1)
at 1 m above the floor line
to – 18 °C in 24 h under the test conditions specified
in clause 17. The freezing capacity is expressed 3.4.11
in kilograms temperature rise time
3.4.5 period between the moment when, under specified
rated freezing capacity (applicable only to test conditions, the temperature of the warmest “M”
freezers) package in the “three star” cabinet or freezer
reaches – 18 °C to the moment when any of the “M”
freezing capacity stated by the manufacturer
packages (excluding any “two star” sections) first
3.4.6 reaches a temperature of – 9 °C when the operation
“m” package of the refrigerating system is interrupted
a test package in accordance with 8.2, of
dimensions 50 mm ×100 mm × 100 mm, fitted with
a temperature sensor at its geometric centre
3.4.7
control cycle
period between two successive starts, or two
successive stops, of a refrigerating system under
stable operating conditions
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system
complete system, essentially comprising a 3.7.3
hermetically sealed motor-driven compressor, a boiler
condenser, a pressure-reducing device, an heat exchanger in which the absorbed refrigerant is
evaporator, and all other parts containing expelled from the absorbent medium by the
refrigerant permanently interconnected by the application of heat
manufacturer by welding, brazing or other means 3.7.4
3.6.4 absorber
refrigerant compressor component in which the absorption of the
mechanically operated component which withdraws refrigerant by an absorbent medium takes place, the
refrigerant vapour from the evaporator and heat emitted in the process being rejected to the
discharges it at a higher pressure to the condenser environment
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NOTE 3 There is no equivalence between the value of the A horizontal shelf or partition, the edges of which
storage volume determined in accordance with the principles are more than 70 mm from the surfaces of the
mentioned above and the volume of the packages loaded into the
appliance for the storage and freezing tests. The free spaces enclosed space of the cabinet, shall be regarded as a
specified in the test methods could be utilized in normal use and fractional shelf or partition. A vertical partition, the
their volume should not be deducted from the gross volume when edges of which are more than 100 mm from the
calculating the storage volume.
surfaces of the enclosed space of the cabinet, shall be
7.2.4 “Two star” section(s) in freezers and in regarded as a fractional partition.
“three star” cabinets
7.3 Determination of storage shelf area
“Two star” section(s) is (are) permitted both in the
The area shall be expressed in square decimetres.
door and in the remaining storage volume when all
the following conditions are met: 7.3.1 Determination of the area of shelves
a) the “two star” section(s) is (are) marked with 7.3.1.1 Full shelves composed of a single part
the appropriate identification symbol; In the case of a full shelf composed of a single part,
b) the “two star” section(s) is (are) separated from the area shall be the product of the width and depth.
the “three star” volume by a partition, container, These two dimensions shall be determined as
or similar construction; follows.
c) the rated total “two star” storage volume does — Width: mean distance measured parallel to the
not exceed 20 % of the storage volume of the surface of the shelf between the inner surfaces of
cabinet or 30 l, whichever is the smaller value; the side walls of the enclosed space of the cabinet,
d) the instructions for use give clear guidance where this dimension does not exceed the actual
regarding the “two star” section(s); width of the shelf by more than 20 mm
[see Figure 12 a)].
e) the storage volume of the “two star” section(s)
is stated separately and is not included in the — Depth: mean distance measured parallel to the
storage volume. surface of the shelf (or of the bottom of the
appliance) between the inner surfaces of the front
7.2.5 Volumes of shelves and partitions and rear walls of the enclosed space of the
(for examples, see Figure 18) cabinet, where this dimension does not exceed the
7.2.5.1 Thickness actual depth of the shelf by more than 20 mm
The thickness of a shelf or partition shall be the see Figure 12 b)]. When the door of an
mean distance between its outer surfaces. upright-type appliance is provided with shelves,
this distance shall be determined by analogy
Where the surface of a shelf or partition is
[see Figure 12 c) and Figure 12 d)].
corrugated or fitted with external pipe grids, the
surface shall be the plane joining the outer apices of 7.3.1.2 Fractional shelves
the corrugations or pipes, unless the distance For the purpose of calculating the area of fractional
between adjacent corrugations or pipes is greater shelves, the width and depth shall be measured
than 100 mm. parallel to the surface of the shelves in a similar way
7.2.5.2 Full shelves and partitions to that for full shelves (see 7.3.1.1), but taking into
account Figure 12 e).
The volume of a full shelf or partition shall be the
product of its thickness and its depth, width or 7.3.1.3 Cut-away shelves
height, whichever two of these are applicable. The When a shelf is cut away, the area of the portion cut
depth, width and height shall be those dimensions of out shall be deducted.
the enclosed space of the cabinet which apply in the
7.3.1.4 Juxtaposed shelves
plane of the shelf or partition.
In the case of juxtaposed shelves, the depth shall be
7.2.5.3 Fractional shelves and partitions
determined in accordance with Figure 12 d).
(if applicable)
7.3.1.5 Door shelves
The volume of a fractional shelf or partition shall be
the product of its thickness and its depth, width or The area shall be the product of the width and
height, whichever two of these are applicable. depth. These two dimensions shall be determined by
The depth, width or height shall be the distances analogy with 7.3.1.1, as follows.
from the adjacent surfaces of the enclosed space of — Width: mean distance between the inner
the cabinet, and normal to those surfaces, to the surfaces of the side walls of the door
further edges of the shelf or partition, or to the compartment or between the side edges of the
evaporator in cases where the fractional shelf or retainer bar.
partition touches it.
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— Depth: mean distance between the surface of b) For checking the energy consumption,
the door wall and the vertical plane tangential to temperature rise time and freezing capacity2):
the inner front surface of the shelf or retainer bar + 25 °C for class SN, class N and class ST
[see Figure 12 c)]. appliances;
7.3.1.6 Baskets and containers + 32 °C for class T appliances.
The area shall be the product of the two mean c) For all other tests, at the temperature stated in
horizontal dimensions [see Figure 13 a)]. the test specifications.
7.3.1.7 Particular cases The temperature at each measurement point
The bottom of the enclosed space of the cabinet shall (see 3.4.10) shall be kept constant within ± 0,5 K of
be considered as a shelf. the nominal ambient temperature both during the
periods required for obtaining stable operating
When an inner wall is not vertical, the dimension of conditions and during the tests.
the shelf shall be measured at the mid-height
between the shelf under consideration and the shelf The vertical ambient temperature gradient from the
or horizontal surface immediately above. platform specified in 8.1.3 to a height of 2 m shall
not exceed 2 K/m.
Any part of full shelves, baskets or of the bottom of
a “three star” cabinet or freezer having less 8.1.2 Humidity
than 52 mm vertical clearance above, when all the Unless otherwise specified, relative humidity shall
shelves and baskets are in position, shall be be kept between 45 % and 75 %.
excluded when calculating the storage area
8.1.3 Installation of appliances
[see Figure 13 b)].
Each appliance shall be placed on a wooden solid-top
For an ice-making compartment, the minimum
platform, painted dull black, open for free air
vertical clearance dimension shall be not less
circulation under the platform. The top of the
than 40 mm.
platform shall be 0,3 m above the test room floor
and shall extend at least 0,3 m, but not more
8 General test conditions
than 0,6 m, beyond all sides of the appliance, except
The order of carrying out the tests need not at the rear where it shall extend to the vertical
necessarily follow the sequence of the clauses given partition.
in this International Standard. Circulation of air around the appliance shall be
The results of the tests shall appear in a test report. restricted by surrounding the appliance by three
When necessary, particular information to be noted vertical partitions, painted dull black, arranged as
in this report is mentioned as a special item of the follows:
subclause concerning the test. a) one of the partitions shall be placed parallel to
The manufacturer’s storage plans shall be used, the rear of the appliance, against the stops or at
provided that they are in accordance with this the distance specified by the manufacturer in
International Standard (see 13.1.2). connection with the required overall space;
8.1 Test room b) the two other partitions shall be parallel to the
The appliance shall be set up in a test room as sides of the cabinet, and shall be fixed on the
specified in 8.1.3. platform 0,3 m from the sides of the cabinet; they
shall be 0,3 m wide.
8.1.1 Ambient temperature
The whole partition structure shall have the form
Tests shall be carried out under the following and dimensions shown in Figure 2.
conditions of ambient temperature.
a) For checking the storage temperatures:
+ 32 °C for class SN and class N appliances;
+ 38 °C for class ST appliances;
+ 43 °C for class T appliances.
NOTE 4 The purpose of this test is to verify the storage
temperature limits for the whole ambient temperature range for
the relevant class. It is considered that testing at the highest
ambient temperature value in the class is sufficient.
2)
See Annex A for particular conditions.
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3)
The addition of about 4 % of water is recommended in order to compensate for evaporation during the preparation of the filling
material.
4)
It is advisable to use a laminated sheet, consisting of a layer of high-pressure polyethylene, easily sealable, 120 4m thick,
together with an external sheet of polyterephthalate approximately 12,5 4m thick, the two layers being bonded together.
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8.3.4 General conditions for the use of baskets, Use shall be made of a synchronous clock that
containers and shelves operates when the refrigerating system is running.
All shelves, and only those baskets and containers When the current relay, inserted in series in the
which have been taken into consideration when power supply circuit, is energized by the current
determining the storage volume, shall be in flowing through it, it applies the voltage to the
position. synchronous clock whose reading is recorded at the
beginning and the end of the test. Running time is
the difference between the two readings.
5)
Or any other temperature-measuring device giving equivalent precision.
6)
See Annex A for particular conditions.
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The appliance shall be set up as in service in In the case of a top-opening cabinet without load
accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. limit line, a vertical clearance greater than 10 mm
All internal fittings supplied with the appliance, but less than 35 mm shall be provided between the
including ice trays, shall be put into position upper edge of the highest package and the inner
(see 8.3.4), except that the ice trays shall be surface of the lid.
removed in the case of a freezer or “three star” In order to satisfy these requirements, 125 g
cabinet having no specific subdivision to packages (25 mm ×50 mm × 100 mm), laid flat, may
accommodate such trays. If the appliance has be used in or immediately above, as appropriate, the
thermostat(s) and/or other temperature control middle of any stack.
device(s) which is (are) designed for adjustment by
The number of packages for each stack shall first be
the user, the thermostat(s) and/or device(s) shall be
determined in accordance with their nominal
set at the manufacturer’s recommended position(s)
thickness dimensions, 50 mm and 25 mm. For the
for normal operation at the appropriate ambient
actual loading, the packages shall then be chosen in
temperature. When the thermostat(s) and/or
such a way that, taking into account their individual
device(s) is (are) not designed for adjustment by the
thicknesses, the vertical clearance above each stack
user, the measurement shall be carried out on the
is within the above-mentioned limits.
appliance as delivered. The empty appliance shall
be operated for at least 24 h to reach equilibrium. 13.1.2.3 Stacks of packages shall be placed in direct
contact with the horizontal loading surfaces and
The freezer or “three star” cabinet shall be equipped
vertical surfaces except in the following cases.
with test packages and “M” packages in accordance
with the following storage plan. a) When the vertical surface is the inner surface
of a door, the stacks shall be loaded as follows:
13.1.2 Storage plan
— if there is a marked load limit line, the
The freezer or “three star” cabinet shall be filled packages shall be loaded up to that line
with as many test packages as it can hold, the test [see Figure 10 a)];
packages having previously been brought to a
temperature approximately equal to the — if there is no load limit line but a natural
classification temperature of the compartment or load limit, the packages shall be loaded up to
section. that limit [see Figure 10 b)];
NOTE 5 Internal doors, edges of shelves, baskets or flaps
The following conditions shall be met. are considered natural load limits.
13.1.2.1 On each horizontal surface intended for — if the manufacturer claims the whole
storage, the largest possible number of stacks of volume of the compartment as storage volume,
test packages having a base of 100 mm × 200 mm the packages shall be loaded to within 15 mm
shall be made using 1 kg from the inner vertical surface of the door or
packages (50 mm ×100 mm × 200 mm) laid flat any projection from the door; in that case,
(i.e. with the face having the largest dimensions packages may overhang the front edge of any
horizontal). shelf [see Figure 10 c) and Figure 10 d)].
When an “M” package (500 g b) When the intersection of a horizontal loading
and 50 mm × 100 mm × 100 mm) has to be placed surface and a vertical surface is radiused, the
in a stack, it shall also be placed flat, side by side bottom package of any stack shall be placed in
with another 500 g package, with the exception of direct contact with the horizontal loading surface,
door shelves (see 13.1.2.7). and the remainder of the stacks shall project
The loading may, if necessary, be completed by beyond the bottom package so as to be in contact
stacks having a base of 100 mm × 100 mm made with the vertical surface [see Figure 10 e)
with 500 g packages laid flat, and then finally by to Figure 10 h)].
stacks having a base of 50 mm × 100 mm with 125 g 13.1.2.4 If a subdivision is provided specifically for
packages also laid flat. making and storing ice and is not removable
Four 125 g packages may be replaced by one 500 g without the use of tools, the ice trays shall be filled
package placed vertically. with water, the contents frozen and placed in
13.1.2.2 The height of the stacks shall be such that position before the compartment is loaded with test
the vertical clearance between the upper edge of the packages; otherwise, the ice trays and the
highest package and the load limit, the shelf or the subdivisions shall be removed and the whole
horizontal surface situated immediately above is compartment loaded with packages.
not greater than 25 mm, and there is no physical
contact between the highest package and that shelf
or horizontal surface.
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For the appropriate ambient temperature, the attained, all external surfaces of the cabinet shall be
thermostat(s) and other controls, if any, shall be carefully wiped dry with a clean cloth and the test
adjusted, as necessary, to a position which is likely continued for a period of 24 h.
to give storage temperatures (see 8.5) which comply 14.2 Observations
with 6.2.1, after stable operating conditions
During the test period, external surface areas
(see 3.4.8) have been attained.
exhibiting fog, droplets or running water shall be
13.2 Test report outlined and designated with the letters F, D and R,
The test report shall contain at least the following respectively (see 14.3).
information: 14.3 Expression of results and test report
a) the ambient temperature; A coded sketch shall be made showing the maximum
b) the setting(s) of thermostat(s) and other area and degree of condensation appearing during
controls, if any (if designed for adjustment by the the test on all surfaces; the code shown in Figure 5
user); shall be used.
c) a sketch of the loading arrangement in the The test report shall also indicate the duration of
freezer or “three star” cabinet showing the the period of observation and shall state whether
locations of the “M” packages and the location of any manual switch provided for anti-condensation
the “M” package with the highest maximum heaters was switched on or off.
temperature in each cabinet and in any “two star”
section;
d) the value(s) of the highest maximum
temperature(s).
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7)
See Annex A for particular conditions.
8)
See Annex A for particular conditions.
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Table 4 — Mass of test packages The conditions for loading described in the storage
Storage volume of
plan (see 13.1.2) — with the exception of the total
Mass of test packages
freezer excluding “two quantity of test packages and the space for the light
star” section(s), V load — shall be fulfilled.
litres kg/100 l of V
17.1.4 Operating conditions of the freezer
V u 50 As many packages as
possible consistent with the 17.1.4.1 Starting conditions
storage plan (see 13.1.2), The loaded appliance is left to run until stable
but leaving space to operating conditions are reached. The thermostat
accommodate the light load setting or the setting of other control devices should
(see 17.1.4.3) be approximately the same as for the
50 < V u 100 40 energy-consumption test (see clause 15).
V > 100 25 After stable operating conditions have been
attained, the temperature shall be the following:
If it is not possible to accommodate the light load in a) the highest maximum temperature of “M”
the remaining space, the ballast load shall be packages in the ballast load of the freezer shall
reduced as necessary to 80 %, 60 % or 40 % of the be u – 18 °C (but as close as possible to – 18 °C);
values specified in Table 4.
b) t** u – 12 °C but as close as possible to – 12 °C;
If the manufacturer’s instructions indicate that
In some circumstances it may not be necessary to
there is a separate section for freezing food, this
section shall be used for the light load only. carry out the stabilization specified here before the
stabilization specified in 17.1.4.2.
In all cases the space left to accommodate the light
load shall not exceed the higher value of the two 17.1.4.2 Setting of control devices
following possibilities: Instructions given by the manufacturer shall be
a) 30 % of the total storage volume of the freezer; taken into account; changes of setting of manually
operated controls are not permitted after the
b) 3 l/kg of light load.
introduction of the light load to the end of the
“M” packages shall be uniformly distributed freezing process.
throughout the ballast load, their minimum number
17.1.4.2.1 First possibility
being determined by the higher value of the two
following possibilities: The freezer is controlled by a thermostat designed
a) four points; for adjustment by the user and, possibly, with a
switch for continuous running.
b) one point per 15 kg of load.
After stable operating conditions in accordance with
Additionally, door shelves and door containers, if 17.1.4.1 have been attained, the freezer shall be set
any, within the compartment(s) (or cabinet) shall be in operation on continuous running or, if this is not
loaded with two “M” packages, unless there is space possible, the thermostat shall be set for the lowest
for only one package and then one “M” package shall temperature. The appliance shall be left in
be used. operation for 24 h, or in accordance with the
Any “two star” section within the freezer shall be manufacturer’s instructions if a longer or shorter
fully loaded with test packages and “M” packages as period is specified. The procedure described
for the storage test (see 13.1.2). in 17.1.4.3 shall then be carried out in accordance
The test packages and the “M” packages shall be with the manufacturer’s instructions.
previously brought to a temperature approximately 17.1.4.2.2 Second possibility
equal to – 18 °C.
The freezer is controlled by a thermostat and fitted
The ballast load packages shall be laid flat and with a timer which sets the freezer on continuous
distributed uniformly within the freezer, the space running and which reverts to thermostatic
for the introduction of the light load (see 17.1.4.3) operation when the set time has elapsed (the timer
being left empty. Manufacturer’s instructions which may be graduated in terms of mass of food to be
are not in conflict with the requirements of this frozen instead of in terms of duration).
International Standard shall also be taken into
After stable operating conditions in accordance with
account. If the manufacturer has given no
17.1.4.1 have been attained, the timer shall be set in
instructions, the packages shall be distributed
evenly throughout the freezer, with as many operation and the procedure described in 17.1.4.3
packages as possible in direct contact with cooled shall be carried out in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions.
surfaces, and leaving space for the light load.
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e) the warmest temperature measured in the “M” c) the class (extended temperate — SN,
packages in the ballast load stored during the temperate — N, subtropical — ST, tropical — T);
light load freezing test together with the warmest d) the rated total gross volume, either in cubic
temperature measured in the “M” packages in decimetres or in litres;
any “three star” cabinet or “two star” section;
e) the rated total storage volume, either in cubic
f) the settings of all temperature control devices, decimetres or in litres, together with the rated
including the timer, if any; storage volume of the freezer or of the “three star”
g) the loading plan for the appliance showing the cabinet and any “two star” sections, as applicable,
location of the “M” packages and the location of and the star classification;
the warmest “M” package(s); f) the rated freezing capacity, in kilograms, if
h) if the freezer is fitted with a device intended to applicable.
set it in continuous operation when freezing and Example of designation
then to revert to thermostatic operation
Two-door compressor-type freezer, class N, total
automatically, the time which elapsed before the
gross volume 400 dm3, total storage
freezer reverted to thermostatically controlled
volume 360 dm3, including 8 dm3 “two star”
operation;
volume, freezing capacity 20 kg.
i) whether the declared freezing capacity meets
the requirements of 6.2.2. 20 Marking
18 Final test report 20.1 Rating plate
The final test report shall comprise the Each appliance shall have, on one or several
measurements and test results of the following: securely fastened rating plates, the following
information marked in a permanent and legible
a) the overall dimensions (see 3.3.3); manner, either preferably readily visible in normal
b) the overall space required in use (see 3.3.4); use or when the appliance is away from a wall or
c) the total gross volume (see 3.3.5.3 and 7.2.1); after the removal, without any tool, of a flap or
d) the storage volume(s) (see 3.3.5.5, 7.2.3 grille;
and 7.2.4); a) the indication “frozen food storage cabinet” or
“food freezer”;
e) the total storage volume (see 3.3.5.7 and 7.2.2);
b) the trademark or name of the manufacturer or
f) the storage shelf area (see 3.3.6.2 and 7.3);
responsible vendor;
g) airtightness of door(s) or lid(s) (see clause 9);
c) the model designation;
h) opening force test of door(s) or lid(s)
(see clause 10); d) the serial number and/or date of manufacture,
which may be coded;
i) durability test (see clause 11);
e) the rated gross storage volume, either in cubic
j) mechanical strength test (see clause 12); decimetres or in litres;
k) storage temperature(s) test (see clause 13); f) the rated storage volume, either in cubic
l) water vapour condensation test (see clause 14); decimetres or in litres, of the following:
m) energy-consumption test (see clause 15); — the freezer and “three star” cabinet
n) temperature rise test, if applicable (excluding any “two star” section therein),
(see clause 16); — the “two star” section(s), if any, within the
o) freezing test, if applicable (see clause 17). freezer and “three star” cabinet;
g) the symbol of the class (SN, N, ST or T);
19 Designation h) the designation and mass, in grams, of the
Freezers and “three star” cabinets shall be refrigerant (see ISO 817);
designated according to i) all information relating to the energy source,
a) the kind (for example single door or double including those laid down by safety regulations;
door, freezer, “three star” cabinet, etc.); j) the rated freezing capacity, in kilograms (only
b) the operating principle: for freezers).
— compression or absorption, and Items b) to d) (necessary for service) shall be visible
— if absorption, the energy source(s) when the appliance is in its position for normal use.
(electricity, gas or liquid fuel); The manufacturer is free to show any other
information considered desirable.
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Figure 8 — Identification symbols for “three star” cabinets and “two star” sections
(for further details, see Figure 15)
NOTE Dimensions are given for information. They may be reduced while maintaining the same proportions but shall
not be less than half the values shown.
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Figure 9 — Marking of load limit
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f) the limit values of the range of ambient k) the need not to exceed the storage time(s)
temperature for which the appliance is designed recommended by the food manufacturers for
and the fact that the internal temperatures may commercially quick frozen food in freezers and
be affected by such factors as the location of the “three star” cabinets;
appliance, ambient temperature and the l) the precautions necessary to prevent an undue
frequency of door opening; if appropriate, a rise in temperature of the frozen food while
warning shall be given that the setting of the defrosting the appliance, such as wrapping the
thermostat or other temperature control devices frozen food in several thicknesses of newspaper;
might have to be varied to allow for these factors;
m) the fact that a rise of temperature of the frozen
g) the care required for best performance, such as: food during defrosting may shorten the storage
1) loading the appliance (especially when the life;
storage volume of the freezer or “three star” n) the care required with regard to frozen food in
cabinet is smaller than the corresponding storage in the event of an extended non-running
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gross volume and when no load limit lines of the appliance (interruption of power supply or
exist), failure of the refrigerating system);
2) the use of baskets and, where appropriate, a o) the action to be taken when the appliance is
warning on the risk of poor performance when switched off and taken out of service temporarily
the baskets are not used, or for an extended period, for example, emptied,
3) the arrangement of food for storage and for defrosted, cleaned and dried, and the door(s) or
freezing, where applicable, including, in lid(s) propped ajar;
particular, advice that food to be frozen shall p) the necessity that, for doors or lids fitted with
not be placed in direct contact with food in locks and keys, the keys should be kept out of the
storage and, if appropriate, that it may be reach of children and not in the vicinity of the
necessary to reduce the quantity to be frozen if appliance, in order to prevent children from being
freezing every day is anticipated; locked inside.
h) the maintenance and cleaning of the appliance;
i) defrosting;
j) the fact that effervescent drinks should not be
stored in freezers or in “three star” cabinets, and
that some products such as water ices should not
be consumed too cold;
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Figure 12 — Examples of determination of the dimensions for calculating the area of a shelf
(see 7.3.1) (concluded)
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Figure 13 — Examples of determination of seen dimensions for calculating the area of a basket
(see 7.3.1.6 and 7.3.1.7)
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NOTE Dimensions are given for information; they may be reduced, while maintaining the same proportions, but the symbol
height shall not be less than 5 mm (see ISO 7000).
Figure 14 — Details of identification symbol for freezer compartments
NOTE Dimensions are given for information; they may be reduced, while maintaining the same proportions, but the symbol
height shall not be less than 5 mm.
Figure 15 — Details of identification symbols for “three star” compartments
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NOTE The volumes marked a, b, c, d, e and f should be deducted from the gross volume (see 7.2.2).
a) Example one
Figure 17 — Examples of the determination of storage volume
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NOTE The volumes marked a, b, d, f, g, h and j shall be deducted from the gross volume (see 7.2.3).
b) Example two
Figure 17 — Examples of the determination of storage volume (concluded)
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International Standard. appliances — Refrigerators with or without
A.1.1 Ambient temperature low-temperature compartment — Characteristics
and test methods.
The test is carried out at 32,2 °C ± 0,5 K for all
appliances. [6] ISO 8187:1991, Household refrigerating
appliances — Refrigerator-freezers —
A.1.2 Preparation of the appliance for test Characteristics and test methods.
The appliance is tested with 75 % of maximum load [7] ISO 8561:1995, Household frost-free
of test packages. refrigerating appliances — Refrigerators,
The temperatures are measured using refrigerator-freezers, frozen food storage cabinets
thermocouples in the centre of a test package. and food freezers cooled by internal forced air
A.1.3 Storage temperature circulation — Characteristics and test methods.
The average storage temperature of food freezer [8] IEC 335-1:1976, Safety of household and similar
cabinets and frozen food storage cabinets electrical appliances — Part 1: General
is u – 17,8 °C. requirements.
A.1.4 Determination of energy consumption [9] ANSI/AHAM HRF-1:1979, Household
refrigerators, combination refrigerator-freezers, and
The energy consumption is the result by
household freezers.
interpolation of two tests with different thermostat
settings to obtain the reference temperature [10] CAN/CSA-C300-M91, Capacity Measurement
of – 17,8 °C, or by maximum thermostat setting if and Energy Consumption Test Methods for
measured temperatures do not reach – 17,8 °C. Refrigerators, Combination Refrigerator-Freezers
and Freezers.
A.1.5 Correction factor
[11] EN 153:1990, Methods of measuring the energy
When declaring the energy consumption, a
consumption of electric mains operated household
correction factor is used.
refrigerators, frozen food storage cabinets, food
A.2 Europe freezers and their combinations, together with
In the following European countries (Austria, associated characteristics.
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland and United Kingdom) the energy
consumption of appliances with a rated voltage
of 220 V or more is measured at a voltage
of 220 V ± 1 %, 50 Hz ± 1 % in accordance with
EN 153.
Moreover, the energy-consumption test,
temperature rise test and freezing test are made at
an ambient temperature of 25 °C for all climate
classes (SN, N, ST, T).
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Annex ZA (normative)
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European publications
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These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed
hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications apply
to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references
the latest edition of the publication referred to applies.
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