[Eng. –Kettle 201304]

Tentative Translation

About this document:
For S mark certification, SCEA announced adoption of a new requirement
for electric water heaters on March 22, 2013 in the home page.
To provide the concerned information in English to the interest parties suchas oversea manufacturers etc., this was prepared as a tentative translation
by adding information.
If there is any question on the contents, please directly inquire to theconcerned certification body but not to the secretariat of SCEA.

as of April 11, 2013
prepared by The Secretariat of SCEA

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March 22, 2013

Additional Requirement for S Mark Certification
Handling for measures to prevent water outflow from electric water heaters(electric kettles and electric pots) when overturned[Additional Requirement]
For portable electric water heaters, i.e., electric kettles NOTE 1 and electric pots NOTE 2, after
subjected to the overturn water outflow test of the method specified below, the quantity of outflow
water measured after the test of each specified direction shall not exceed 50mL respectively.
NOTE 1：General electric pots based on JIS C 9213 (those without warming function) or cordless kettles based on JIS C9335-2-15
NOTE 2：Automatic electric pots based on JIS C 9213 (those with warming function) or electric pots based on JIS C9335-2-15[Test Method]
1. For products equipped with a locking mechanism for preventing hot water outflow, make themechanism operative, e.g., closing a valve, and conduct the test.
2. Fill the container with water of the rated quantity. And boil the water at the rated voltage.
After boiling or after turning off the power automatically, measure the weight of the product.
For electric pots, measure the weight of the product after the water temperature has reached
to a constant temperature under operation at the rated voltage.
3. After 15 seconds from boiling or power-off (for electric pots, after the water temperature hasreached to a constant temperature under operation at the rated voltage), overturn the productaccording to the following method.
-Place the product on a plate with non-slip surface such as rubber. Keep the plate
horizontally before test. (See the figure in the next page.) If the product is those with adetachable power cord or a special detachable unit, e.g., detachable power supply flat
base, detach it before placing.

-Then, gradually tilt the plate in order to overturn the product onto a lauan board of 30mm thickness.

4. Immediately move the product onto weighing equipment 10 seconds after overturning, andmeasure the weight of the product.
5. The difference between both weights before and after the overturn shall be considered as thequantity of the outflow water.
6. Viewing from the top of the product and with reference to the position of the spout, the productshall be overturned in 4 directions, i.e., 0°, 90°, 180° and 270°.
After conducting the overturn test for one direction, the following measures shall be taken
prior to the overturn test in the next direction.
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Completely drain the hot water in the bellows of the electric pot or in the steam
pathway of the lid section of electric kettle.

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In the case of electric kettles, re-boil the water before overturning it in each direction.

-If the product has a turning handle, which moves the position to the upper side of bodywhen using for carrying the product, keep the handle in the upper side.

-And, take further measures if needed.
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Fig.： Overturn Water Outflow Test Method (Example of Electric Kettle)[Explanation]
The accidents of burn injuries caused by outflow of the hot water inside an electric kettle
inadvertently overturned by the user are actualizing. To prevent the occurrence of burn injury
accidents, particularly of infants, by applying mutatis mutandis the overturn water overflow test forElectric pots, specified in-

JIS C 9213:1988 – Electric pots; and-HD-127:2010 – Voluntary standard for the measures preventing water outflow by
overturn of electric kettle;

this is newly added as the requirement for S Mark Certification for electric kettles (those withoutwarming function) and electric pots (those with warming function).
Remark: The Japan Electrical Manufacturers’ Association (JEMA) developed HD-127:2010 basedon JIS C 9213.
Although the test of the said JIS is required to only those of pumping-type among automaticelectric pots, this application scope is expanded also to general type and free-fall type electric pots,
because those are considered as those with same risk. In addition, it is guessed that considerable
modification on the design will be required due to this application. Therefore, a transition period of18 months has been set.

[Implementation Plan]
April 01, 2013

September 30. 2014 October 01, 2014

Transition Period NOTE 3

Start of Application NOTE 4

NOTE 3：Testing on request (incl. the existing certified products)
NOTE 4：All concerned products are required to meet with the requirement. The same applies to those certified before October 01, 20142014 if
its certification has to be kept even after October 01, 2014.

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