1.1 This Standard applies to electric clothes dryers intended to be used in nonhazardous locations in
accordance with the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I (CE Code, Part I) 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 ²appliance² has been used in lieu of ²clothes dryer² or
²machine².
1.2 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
households and for commercial purposes, including appliances provided with coin-, ticket-, or
card-operated mechanisms, laundry centers and combination washer-dryers. This Standard applies to
tumbling clothes dryers and non-tumbling clothes dryers, such as drying cabinets, as well as both vented
clothes dryers and non-vented clothes dryers, such as condensation-type and heat pump clothes dryers.
1.3 This Standard does not apply to industrial and institutional type appliances. Industrial or institutional
appliances are covered under the scope of Electric Commercial Clothes-Drying Equipment, UL 1240.
Note: Industrial and institutional type appliances are not intended for use by the general public, but only by
trained or supervised personnel.