IEC IEC 60335-2-44 Edition 4.1 2025-01 CONSOLIDATED VERSION INTERNATIONAL STANDARD Household and similar electrical appliances-Safety- Part 2-44:Particular requirements for ironers THIS PUBLICATION IS COPYRIGHT PROTECTED Copyright C 2025 IEC,Geneva,Switzerland or by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopying and microfilm,without permission in writing from either IEC or IEC's member National Committee in the country of the requester.If you have any questions about IEC copyright or have an enquiry about obtaining additional rights to this publication,please contact the address below or your local IEC member National Committee for further information. IEC Secretariat Tel.:+41229190211 3,ruedeVarembé [email protected] CH-1211 Geneva 20 www.iec.ch Switzerland About the IEC TheInternational Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)is the leading global organization that prepares and publishes International Standardsfor all electrical,electronic and related technologies. AboutIEcpublications latest edition,a corrigendum or an amendment might have been published. IECpublications search-webstore.iec.ch/advsearchform IEc Products &Services Portal-products.iec.ch The advanced search enables to find IEC publications by a Discover our powerful search engine and read freely all the varietyofcriteria(reference number, text,technical publications previews,graphical symbols and the glossary. committee...).It also gives information on projects,replaced With a subscription you will always have access to up to date and withdrawn publications. contenttailored to your needs IECJustPublished-webstore.iec.ch/justpublished Electropedia - www.electropedia.org Stay up to date on all new IEC publications.Just Published The world's leading online dictionary on electrotechnology, details all new publications released.Available online and once containing more than 22500 terminological entries in English a month by email. and French,with equivalent terms in 25 additional languages. Also known as the International Electrotechnical Vocabulary IECCustomerServiceCentre-webstore.iec.ch/csc if youwishto giveus yourfeedback onthis publication or need (IEV)online. further assistance,please contact the Customer Service Centre:[email protected]. IEC IEC 60335-2-44 Edition4.1 2025-01 CONSOLIDATED VERSION INTERNATIONAL STANDARD Household and similar electrical appliances-Safety - Part 2-44:Particularrequirementsfor ironers INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION ICS 97.060 ISBN 978-2-8327-0176-8 Warning!Make sure that you obtained this publication from an authorized distributor. REDLINE VERSION -2- IEC 60335-2-44:2021+AMD1:2025 CSV O IEC 2025 CONTENTS FOREWORD. INTRODUCTION.. 1 Scope.. 2 Normative references. 3 Terms and definitions . 4 General requirement. 10 5 General conditions for the tests , 10 6 Classification .10 7 Marking and instructions. 10 8 Protection against access tolive parts . 11 9 Starting of motor-operated appliances.. 10 Power input and current . 11 Heating .. 11 12 Charging of metal-ion batteries. 13 13 Leakage current and electric strength at operating temperature .. .13 14 Transient overvoltages. .13 15 Moisture resistance. 13 16 Leakage current and electric strength.. .13 17 Overload protection of transformers and associated circuits.. 13 18 Endurance 13 19 Abnormal operation.. 13 20 Stability and mechanical hazards .. 14 21 Mechanical strength 22 Construction.. 14 23 Internal wiring.. 17 24 Components, 17 25 Supply connection and external flexible cords 17 26 Terminals for external conductors 27 Provision for earthing .. 1/ 28 Screws and connections. 17 29 Clearances, creepage distances and solid insulation.... 17 30 Resistance to heat and fire .. .18 31 Resistance to rusting . 18 32 Radiation, toxicity and similar hazards.. 18 Annexes .. Annex B(normative ) Battery-operated appliances , separable batteries and detachable batteriesfor battery-operatedappliances Annex R (normative) Software evaluation. 22 Bibliography ... 23 Figure 101-Probe for m