UL Standard for Safety Electric Clothes Washing Machines and Extractors (Second Edition; Reprint with Revisions Through and Including December 15@ 2004)
This Standard applies to electric clothes washing machines and extractors intended to be used in nonhazardous locations in accordance with the Canadian Electrical Code@ Part I (CEC)@ and the (U.S.) National Electrical Code (NEC)@ on circuits having a nominal voltage not exceeding 600 V.Note: Wherever practical@ for convenience@ the term?"appliance" has been used in lieu of?"clothes washer" or?"machine".This Standard applies to both cord-connected and permanently connected appliances. The appliances covered by this Standard are intended for use by the general public not specifically trained in the use of the appliance@ regardless of the mode by which its operation is initiated. They are for use in household and commercial purposes@ including appliances provided with coin-@ ticket-@ or card-operated mechanisms@ wringer washers@ tumbler@ agitator and spinner machines@ combination washer-dryers@ and extractors of the centrifugal type.This Standard does not apply to industrial and institutional type appliances. Industrial or institutional appliances are covered under the scope of Electric Washing Machines@ CSA C22.2 No. 53@ or Electric Commercial Clothes-Washing Equipment@ UL 1206.Note: Industrial and institutional type appliances are not intended for use by the general public@ but only by trained or supervised personnel.