Household appliances

The LGA has a long tradition of testing household appliances. For over 50 years we have been testing household appliances on their mechanical, electrical, chemical and hygienical safety and their fitness for use characteristics.

Standards, guidelines and laws as well as internal test programs are our test basics, which imply our experiences over years.

The product tested range from small household appliances via small cooking appliances to large kitchen appliances.

Preparation appliances

• multi slicer
• hand mixer
• stand/hand blender
• juicer

Cooking appliances water kettle coffee machine toaster deep fryer grills Personal hygiene appliances electrical toothbrush hair-dryer epilator shaver Home-care appliances steam iron steam cleaner vacuum cleaner accumulator hand vacuum cleaner Large kitchen appliances ovens microwave ovens fridges and freezers

Coffee makers Toaster

Our Services

 Fitness for use characteristics

• Registering general information for the appliance and its packaging
• Duties for bringing consumption products onto the market following excerpts from the German Equipment and Product Safety Act (GPSG)
• Mechanical safety test following DIN VDE 1000/3.79
• Technical test based on normative resp. internal test programs
• Function test based on normative resp. internal test programs
• Handling

 Chemical testing in accordance with
 the German Food Stuff and Animal Feed Statute Book (LFGB)
 Hygiene examinations and assessments
 Electrical testing in accordance with
 the Low Voltage Directive
 Directive
 Examining for emission of contaminants
 Testing for electro-magnetic compatibility in accordance
 with EMC Directive
 Corrosion tests
 Measuring noise and vibrations
 Determining materials
 Technical documentation/use instruction
 Other test specific to the product

Single tests as well as comparison tests are also part of our services. We also give you notes re. the optimization of the product by the view of an expert. You are interested in the consumer's opinion on your product? By request, we carry out panel tests.

In addition we also test non-electrical household articles and water-bearing large household appliances, e. g. washing machines and dishwashers for you.

Product certificates are issued for tested and supervised products:

Important test marks

Further information

• Dishwashers
• Washing machines



• Fitness for use

Contact

Jörg Seegatz Dipl. Oec. throph. (FH) Head of fitness for use department LGA (HK) Ltd. 8/F, Emperor International Square 7 Wang Tai Road Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong Phone: +852 21 92-11 29 Fax:   +852 26 90-37 68 eMail: joerg.seegatz@lga.com.hk

Kwok Chi (Max) Ho Deputy head of fitness for use department LGA (HK) Ltd. 8/F, Emperor International Square 7 Wang Tai Road Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong Phone: +852 21 92-11 29 Fax:   +852 26 90-37 68 eMail: max.ho@lga.com.hk

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