AS/NZS 2040.1:2021 PDF
Specifies test procedures and minimum performance criteria for determining the performance characteristics of electric clothes washing machines intended for household and similar use that are within the scope of the relevant legislation. This Standard does not specify safety requirements.KEYWORDS: Electric clothes washing machines; Minimum performance criteria; Household
This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand Committee EL059, Dishwashers, Clothes Washers and Dryers, to supersede AS/NZS 2040.1:2005, Performance of household electrical appliances — Clothes washing Machines Part 1: Methods for measuring performance, energy and water consumption.
The objective of this Standard is to specify test procedures and minimum performance criteria for determining the performance characteristics of electric household clothes washing machines that are within the scope of the relevant legislation.
This Standard does not specify safety requirements. The AS/NZS 2040 series comprises two parts, as follows:
AS/NZS 2040.1, Performance of household electrical appliances — Clothes washing machines, Part 1: Methods for measuring performance, energy and water consumption (this Standard)
AS/NZS 2040.2, Performance of household electrical appliances — Clothes washing machines, Part 2: Energy efficiency labelling requirements
