CAN/CSA-C22.2 NO. 62841-2-21:18 (R2023)

Preface

This is the harmonized CSA Group and UL Standard For Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery – Safety – Part 2-21: Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Drain Cleaners. It is the First edition of CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 62841-2-21 and the First edition of UL 62841-2-21.

This harmonized standard is based on IEC Publication 62841-2-21: First edition Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery – Safety – Part 2-21: Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Drain Cleaners, issued May 2017. IEC 62841-2-21 is copyrighted by the IEC.

This harmonized standard was prepared by CSA Group and Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL). The efforts and support of the International Harmonization Committee (IHC) for the adoption of the IEC series of standards for Hand-Held, Motor-Operated, and Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery UL are gratefully acknowledged.

This standard is considered suitable for use for conformity assessment within the stated scope of the standard.

This standard was reviewed by the CSA Subcommittee on Safety of Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric Tools, under the jurisdiction of the CSA Technical Committee on Consumer and Commercial Products and the CSA Strategic Steering Committee on Requirements for Electrical Safety, and has been formally approved by the CSA Technical Committee. This standard has been developed in compliance with Standards Council of Canada requirements for National Standards of Canada. It has been published as a National Standard of Canada by CSA Group.

This standard has been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as an American National Standard.

Scope

This clause of Part 1 is applicable, except as follows:

Addition:

This part of IEC 62841 applies to drain cleaners.

NOTE 101 Drain cleaners are also known as pipe cleaners.

This standard does not apply to drills and impact drills, even if they can be used as a drain cleaners.

NOTE 102 Transportable drain cleaners will be covered by a future part of IEC 62841-3.

This standard does not apply to machines that use a solid rod to clean drains.