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Deals with the safety of electric stationary circulation pumps intended for use in heating systems or in service water systems, having a rated power input not exceeding 300 W, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase and 480 V for other appliances. Hydraulic and electric parts of the pump may be in the same enclosure, so that the water serves as a coolant, or they maybe seperate. This standard does not apply to pumps for circulating liquids other than water; pumps, other than circulation pumps (EN 60335-2-41); circulation pumps intended exclusively for industrial purposes; circulation pumps intended for locations where special conditions prevail, such as the presence of a corrosive or explosive atmosphere (dust, vapor, or gas).

Status
Withdrawn
Publication Date
26-Jun-2003
Withdrawal Date
30-Apr-2006
Drafting Committee
IEC/TC 61 - IEC_TC_61
Parallel Committee
IEC/TC 61 - IEC_TC_61
Current Stage
9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
Start Date
02-Aug-2026
Completion Date
02-Aug-2026

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EN 60335-2-51:2003 is a European Standard developed by the CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization) that specifies the safety requirements for electric stationary circulation pumps used in household and similar environments. These pumps are commonly installed in heating systems or service water installations and are designed with a rated power input not exceeding 300 W, and a maximum rated voltage of 250 V for single-phase equipment or 480 V for others. The scope ensures both hydraulic and electrical safety, acknowledging configurations where the water acts as a coolant for the motor or where these functions are separated.

This standard works in conjunction with EN 60335-1, which details the general safety requirements for household and similar electrical appliances. EN 60335-2-51 supplements and modifies these requirements to address the specific risks associated with stationary circulation pumps.

Key Topics

  • Scope and Exclusions: Applies to stationary circulation pumps for water in heating and service installations, but does not cover pumps for liquids other than water, pumps intended solely for industrial use, or pumps for locations with corrosive or explosive atmospheres.
  • Power and Voltage Limits: Only covers equipment with a power input up to 300 W and voltages up to 250 V (single-phase) or 480 V (other appliances).
  • Combined or Separate Enclosure: Allows for both integrated (water-cooled motor) and separate hydraulic/electric components.
  • User and Application Safety: Addresses common hazards likely to be encountered in home and similar settings, including protection against access to live parts, required markings, and instructions for safe installation and use.
  • Testing and Compliance: Specifies performance and safety testing conditions, such as maximum pressure, temperature, and endurance, to verify compliance.
  • Durability and Construction: Requirements for resistance to heat, fire, rusting, and mechanical strength, ensuring suitability for prolonged use in domestic settings.

Applications

The standard is essential in a wide range of residential and commercial contexts where stationary circulation pumps are utilized for heating and service water distribution:

  • Domestic Central Heating Systems: Ensures safe operation of pumps that circulate water in radiators, underfloor heating, or other home heating solutions.
  • Service Water Installations: Applies to circulation pumps providing domestic hot water in multi-unit residences or similar premises.
  • Light Commercial Settings: Encompasses applications in small businesses, shops, or farms where similar pump installations might be encountered.
  • Appliance Manufacturing and Installation: Provides a foundation for manufacturers and installers to design, build, and commission pumps that comply with essential safety requirements across Europe.

By adhering to EN 60335-2-51:2003, manufacturers and end users benefit from reduced risk of electrical, mechanical, or thermal hazards, supporting compliance with the EU Low Voltage Directive and general consumer safety.

Related Standards

  • EN 60335-1: Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 1: General requirements. This is the foundational standard that must be considered alongside Part 2-51.
  • EN 60335-2-41: Particular requirements for pumps - covers other types of pumps outside the stationary circulation pumps specified in Part 2-51.
  • IEC 60364: Electrical installations of buildings - referenced for compatibility with household wiring regulations.
  • Machinery Directive 98/37/EC and Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC: Legal frameworks supported by compliance with EN 60335 series standards.

EN 60335-2-51:2003 is a critical reference for anyone involved in the design, supply, installation, and maintenance of stationary circulation pumps in residential or similar premises, ensuring a high standard of electrical safety and reliability.

Relations

Effective Date
29-Jan-2023
Effective Date
03-Mar-2020
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09-Feb-2026
Effective Date
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09-Feb-2026
Effective Date
03-Feb-2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

EN 60335-2-51:2003 is a standard published by CLC. Its full title is "Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-51: Particular requirements for stationary circulation pumps for heating and service water installations". This standard covers: Deals with the safety of electric stationary circulation pumps intended for use in heating systems or in service water systems, having a rated power input not exceeding 300 W, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase and 480 V for other appliances. Hydraulic and electric parts of the pump may be in the same enclosure, so that the water serves as a coolant, or they maybe seperate. This standard does not apply to pumps for circulating liquids other than water; pumps, other than circulation pumps (EN 60335-2-41); circulation pumps intended exclusively for industrial purposes; circulation pumps intended for locations where special conditions prevail, such as the presence of a corrosive or explosive atmosphere (dust, vapor, or gas).

Deals with the safety of electric stationary circulation pumps intended for use in heating systems or in service water systems, having a rated power input not exceeding 300 W, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase and 480 V for other appliances. Hydraulic and electric parts of the pump may be in the same enclosure, so that the water serves as a coolant, or they maybe seperate. This standard does not apply to pumps for circulating liquids other than water; pumps, other than circulation pumps (EN 60335-2-41); circulation pumps intended exclusively for industrial purposes; circulation pumps intended for locations where special conditions prevail, such as the presence of a corrosive or explosive atmosphere (dust, vapor, or gas).

EN 60335-2-51:2003 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 23.080 - Pumps; 91.140.10 - Central heating systems. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

EN 60335-2-51:2003 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 60335-2-51:1997, EN IEC 60335-2-51:2023, EN 16297-1:2012, EN 16297-2:2012, EN 16297-3:2012, EN 62282-3-1:2007, EN 60335-2-51:2003/A2:2012, EN 60335-2-51:2003/A1:2008. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.

EN 60335-2-51:2003 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2006/95/EC, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU, 73/23/EEC. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.

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SLOVENSKI SIST EN 60335-2-51:2003

STANDARD
december 2003
Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-51. del: Posebne
zahteve za vgrajene obtočne črpalke za grelne sisteme in vodovodne
instalacije (IEC 60335-2-51:2002)
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-51: Particular
requirements for stationary circulation pumps for heating and service water
installations
ICS 23.080; 91.140.10 Referenčna številka
©  Standard je založil in izdal Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje ali kopiranje celote ali delov tega dokumenta ni dovoljeno

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60335-2-51
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM June 2003
ICS 23.080; 91.140.10 Supersedes EN 60335-2-51:1997

English version
Household and similar electrical appliances –
Safety
Part 2-51: Particular requirements for stationary circulation pumps
for heating and service water installations
(IEC 60335-2-51:2002)
Appareils électrodomestiques  Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den
et analogues – Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke
Sécurité Teil 2-51: Besondere Anforderungen für
Partie 2-51: Règles particulières ortsfeste Umwälzpumpen für Heizungs-
pour les pompes de circulation fixes und Brauchwasseranlagen
pour installations de chauffage (IEC 60335-2-51:2002)
et de distribution d'eau
(CEI 60335-2-51:2002)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2003-05-01. CENELEC members are bound to
comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and
notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.

CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

CENELEC
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung

Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 35, B - 1050 Brussels

© 2003 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.

Ref. No. EN 60335-2-51:2003 E
Foreword
The text of the International Standard IEC 60335-2-51:2002 (61/2220/FDIS), prepared by the
IEC Technical Committee 61, Safety of household and similar electrical appliances, was submitted to
the Unique Acceptance Procedure and was approved by CENELEC as EN 60335-2-51 on
2003-05-01.
This European Standard replaces EN 60335-2-51:1997.
The following dates are applicable:
- latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2004-05-01
- date on which national standards
conflicting with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2006-05-01
This part 2 has to be used in conjunction with EN 60335-1, Household and similar electrical
appliances – Safety – Part 1: General requirements. It was established on the basis of the 2002
edition of that standard. Amendments and revisions of Part 1 have also to be taken into account and
the dates when such changes become applicable will be stated in the relevant amendment or revision
of Part 1.
This part 2 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses of EN 60335-1, so as to convert it into
the European Standard: Safety requirements for electric stationary circulation pumps for heating and
service water installations.
When a particular subclause of Part 1 is not mentioned in this part 2, that subclause applies as far as
is reasonable. When this standard states "addition", "modification" or "replacement", the relevant text
of Part 1 is to be adapted accordingly.
NOTE 1 The following numbering system is used:
- subclauses, tables and figures that are numbered starting from 101 are additional to those in Part 1;
- unless notes are in a new subclause or involve notes in Part 1, they are numbered starting from 101, including those in a
replaced clause or subclause;
- additional annexes are lettered AA, BB, etc.;
- subclauses, notes and annexes that are additional to those in the IEC standard are prefixed with the letter Z.
NOTE 2 The following print types are used:
- requirements: in roman type;
- test specifications: in italic type;
- notes: in small roman type.
Words in bold in the text are defined in Clause 3. When a definition concerns an adjective, the adjective and the associated
noun are also in bold.
There are no special national conditions causing a deviation from this European Standard, other than
those listed in Annex ZA to EN 60335-1.
There are no national deviations from this European Standard, other than those listed in Annex ZB to
EN 60335-1.
p NOTE  In this document, p is used in the margin to indicate instructions for preparing the printed version.
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Introduction
p Add:
An investigation by CENELEC TC 61 has shown that all risks from products within the scope of this
standard are fully covered by the Low Voltage Directive, 73/23/EEC. For products having mechanical
moving parts, a risk assessment in accordance with the Machinery Directive, 98/37/EC, has shown
that the risks are mainly of electrical origin and consequently this directive is not applicable. However,
the relevant essential safety requirements of the Machinery Directive are covered by this standard
together with the principal objectives of the Low Voltage Directive.
____________
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60335-2-51:2002 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
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NORME CEI
INTERNATIONALE
IEC
60335-2-51
INTERNATIONAL
Troisième édition
STANDARD
Third edition
2002-10
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues –
Sécurité –
Partie 2-51:
Règles particulières pour les pompes de
circulation fixes pour installations de
chauffage et de distribution d'eau

Household and similar electrical appliances –
Safety –
Part 2-51:
Particular requirements for stationary circulation
pumps for heating and service water installations
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60335-2-51  IEC:2005 – 3 –
CONTENTS
FOREWORD.5
INTRODUCTION.9
1 Scope.11
2 Normative references .11
3 Definitions .11
4 General requirement.13
5 General conditions for the tests .13
6 Classification.13
7 Marking and instructions.15
8 Protection against access to live parts.15
9 Starting of motor-operated appliances .15
10 Power input and current .15
11 Heating .15
12 Void.17
13 Leakage current and electric strength at operating temperature.17
14 Transient overvoltages .17
15 Moisture resistance .17
16 Leakage current and electric strength.17
17 Overload protection of transformers and associated circuits .17
18 Endurance.19
19 Abnormal operation .19
20 Stability and mechanical hazards .19
21 Mechanical strength .19
22 Construction .19
23 Internal wiring.19
24 Components .21
25 Supply connection and external flexible cords .21
26 Terminals for external conductors.21
27 Provision for earthing .21
28 Screws and connections .21
29 Clearances, creepage distances and solid insulation .21
30 Resistance to heat and fire.21
31 Resistance to rusting.21
32 Radiation, toxicity and similar hazards.21

Annexes .23

Bibliography.23

Table 101 – Temperature classification of circulation pumps.13

60335-2-51  IEC:2005 – 5 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES –
SAFETY –
Part 2-51: Particular requirements for stationary circulation pumps
for heating and service water installations

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