IS 15750 : 2006 Household Frost-Free Refrigerating Appliances - Refrigerators Cooled by Internal Forced Air Circulation - Characteristics and Test Methods - Specification

1 Scope

This standard specifies the essential characteristics for household refrigerator and refrigerator-freezer cooledby frost free system and lays down the methods of test for the checking of these characteristics. This standarddoes not apply to household refrigerator-freezer not cooled by internal forced air circulation.

Appliances with one refrigerating system in which there are compartments, some cooled by forced air circulationand others by natural convection, shall be tested in accordance with this standard. However, allcompartments are automatically defrosted with automatic disposal of the defrost water.

Appliances covered by this standard may also incorporate special compartments for the storage ofhighly perishable foodstuffs and ice tray compartments.

The tests described in this standard are type tests. When it is necessary to verify the performance of arefrigerating appliance of a given type in relation to this standard, all the tests described should in principlebe applied to one and the same unit, wherever possible. These tests can also be made individually for the studyof a particular characteristic.

Where no test method is specified, the particular requirement concerned is to be considered as arecommendation.

The electrical and mechanical safety requirements applicable to household refrigerating appliances arespecified in IS 302-2-24.

Additional safety requirements applicable to the refrigerating systems of household refrigeratingappliances are given in IS 660.This standard does notapply to household frost-free refrigerating appliancesoperating on energy sources other than electricity.

2 References

The following standards contain provisions which,through reference in this text, constitute provisions ofthis standard. At the time of publication, the editionsindicated were valid. All standards are subject torevision and parties to agreements based on thisstandard are encouraged to investigate the possibilityof applying the most recent editions of the standardsindicated below: