1.1 In general, this standard applies to automatic electrical controls for use in, on, or inassociation with equipment for household and similar use, including controls for heating,air-conditioning and similar applications. The equipment may use electricity, gas, oil, solid fuel,solar thermal energy, etc., or a combination thereof.1.1.1 This standard applies to the inherent safety; to the operating values, operating times,and operating sequences where such are associated with equipment safety; and to the testingof automatic electrical control devices used in, or in association with, household or similarequipment.This standard is also applicable to controls for appliances within the scope of IEC 60335-1.Throughout this standard the word "equipment" means "appliance and equipment."This standard does not apply to automatic electrical controls intended exclusively for industrialapplications unless explicitly mentioned in the relevant part 2..This standard is also applicable to individual controls utilized as part of a control system orcontrols which are mechanically integral with multifunctional controls having non-electricaloutputs.Automatic electrical controls for equipment not intended for normal household use, but whichnevertheless may be used by the public, such as equipment intended to be used by laymen inshops, in light industry and on farms, are within the scope of this standard.See also annex J.This standard is also applicable to relays when used as controls for IEC 60335 appliances. Additional requirements for the safety and operating values of relays when used as controls for IEC 60335 appliances are contained in Annex ZE.Note 1 These requirements are referred to by IEC 61010-1, Scope.Note 2 This standard is intended to be used for the testing of any stand-alone relay which is intended to be used as a control of an appliance according to IEC 60335-1. It is not intended to be used for any other stand-alone relay, or to replace the IEC 61810 series of standards.1.1.2 This standard applies to automatic electrical controls, mechanically or electricallyoperated, responsive to or controlling such characteristics as temperature, pressure, passageof time, humidity, light, electrostatic effects, flow, or liquid level, current, voltage, acceleration or combinations thereof.1.1.3 This standard applies to starting relays, which are a specific type of automatic electricalcontrol, intended to switch the starting winding of a motor. Such controls may be built into, orbe separate from, the motor.1.1.4 This standard applies to manual controls when such are electrically and/or mechanicallyintegral with automatic controls.Requirements for manual switches not forming part of an automatic control are contained in IEC 61058-1.1.2 This standard applies to controls with a rated voltage not exceeding 690 V and with arated current not exceeding 63 A.1.3 This standard does not take into account the response value of an automatic action of acontrol, if such a response value is dependent upon the method of mounting the control in theequipment. Where a response value is of significant purpose for the protection of the user, orsurroundings, the value defined in the appropriate household equipment standard or asdetermined by the manufacturer shall apply.1.4 This standard applies also to controls incorporating electronic devices, requirements forwhich are contained in annex H.This standard applies also to controls using NTC or PTC thermistors, requirements for whichare contained in annex J.