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Understanding household appliance standards and simple electrical safety performance testing methods


Household appliances refer to electrical appliances used in homes and similar domestic settings for daily life.

Classification of Household Appliances

Household appliances refer to electrical appliances used in homes and similar domestic settings for daily life.

Household appliances can be broadly classified into the following 9 categories according to their uses:

1. Air Conditioning Appliances: Mainly used to adjust indoor air temperature, humidity, and filter air, such as electric fans, air conditioners, air purifiers, etc.

2. Refrigeration Appliances: Use refrigeration devices to generate low temperatures to cool and preserve food and beverages, such as refrigerators and freezers.

3. Cleaning Appliances: Used to clean clothes or indoor environments, such as washing machines and vacuum cleaners.

4. Ironing Appliances: Used for ironing clothes, such as electric irons.

5. Heating Appliances: Convert electrical energy into heat energy through electric heating components for heating, such as electric heaters and electric blankets.

6. Health Care Appliances: Small household appliances used for health care, such as electric massagers, negative ion generators, and Zhoulin spectrum instruments.

7. Personal Care Appliances: Such as hair dryers and electric shavers.

8. Lighting Appliances: Such as various indoor and outdoor lighting fixtures, rectifiers, and starters.

9. Household Electronic Appliances: Refers to electronic products used in homes and by individuals. There are many types, mainly including the following categories:

Audio Products: Such as stereo systems and tape recorders.

Video Products: Such as black and white televisions, color televisions, VCRs, VCDs, DVDs, etc.

Timekeeping Products: Such as electronic watches and electronic clocks.

Computing Products: Such as calculators and home computers.

Entertainment Products: Such as electronic toys, electronic musical instruments, and video game consoles.

Other Household Electronic Products: Such as home communication products, electronic voltage stabilizers, infrared remote controls, and electronic cooking appliances.

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