As consumers' health needs grow, "foot soaking" has become a popular lifestyle. As an important member of health massage appliances, foot baths are favored by more and more consumers for improving the quality of life and health experience.

In order to promote the healthy development of the foot bath industry and further improve product safety levels, on December 4, 2023, the China Household Electrical Appliances Association group standard T/CHEAA 0026-2023 "Special Requirements for Water-Injected Foot Massagers" (hereinafter referred to as the foot bath standard ) is released and implemented. Based on national standards such as GB 4706.1-2005, GB 4706.10-2008, and GB/T 26206-2020, this standard further puts forward more specific regulations on the performance and safety of foot baths, which will further regulate the orderly development of the industry and have Helps speed up the process of including foot baths in the Compulsory Product Certification (CCC) catalog.

To standardize the development of the industry, the formulation of standards is imperative

In recent years, influenced by the trend of healthy consumption, in order to meet the "foot soaking" needs of health-preserving groups, traditional home appliance brands such as Haier, Midea, Philips and many small and medium-sized brands have also targeted the field of foot baths and launched such products.

While the number of brands is increasing, the footbath industry has also seen uneven product quality and a mixed bag of companies. In this regard, relevant persons in charge of many enterprises stated that as a household appliance that involves water and electricity during use, the safety of foot baths is very important and it is necessary to be included in the CCC catalog for management. The formulation and implementation of foot bath standards will It plays the role of supervising product quality and regulating product safety, and helps promote foot baths to enter the CCC catalog.

Under the call for the development of industry standards, on October 10, 2022, led by the Health Care Appliances Professional Committee of the China Household Electrical Appliances Association, a number of domestic foot bath head companies jointly launched the formulation of foot bath standards.

The standard was proposed and written by Shanghai Taichang Health Technology Co., Ltd., Huaian Meimei Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., Foshan Xingman Information Technology Co., Ltd., Ningbo Huangwei Health Technology Co., Ltd., Xiangli Electrical Products (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Shanghai Haier Medical Technology Co., Ltd. is the main drafting unit of the standard.

The release and implementation of this standard has attracted widespread attention in the foot bath industry. "Foot bath companies generally recognize and pay attention to foot bath standards, and most companies are making products in accordance with this standard." said Dai Lijie, general manager of Ningbo Huangwei Health Technology Co., Ltd.

Improve security and promote entry into the CCC catalog

The foot bath standard specifies the water injection tube, electrical strength, anti-scald protection, weighing, remote control, drainage rate, packaging drop, casters, handles, noise, etc. special requirements and test methods. "This standard provides a normative description of the characteristics of foot baths. Not only does it involve more detailed content, but it also has higher quality and safety requirements for the product." Dai Lijie added.

"The difference between foot baths and other massagers is that they carry water and electricity when used, and the safety requirements are also higher. Therefore, the standards for foot baths are more regulated from a safety perspective." According to Lu Heiming, chief engineer of Shanghai Taichang Health Technology Co., Ltd. , Heating technology and temperature control technology are the two key technologies of foot baths, and they are also core technologies related to safety.

A common safety hazard of foot baths is that the water temperature is too high, which may cause burns. These two key technologies can ensure that the water temperature is controlled within the set range and avoid harm to the human body. In the footbath standard, protection against burns is mentioned.

The requirements for anti-scald protection specifically include the following aspects: First, it should have an over-temperature warning and reminder function. When the water temperature exceeds the user-set temperature, the user should be warned and reminded, and the difference between the reminder temperature and the set temperature should not exceed 2°C; The first is to put forward the requirement for water temperature uniformity. The foot bath should have a water temperature uniformity device, and the water temperature difference between the various positions of the feet should not exceed 2°C. The third is to have safety measures for the water temperature to exceed 50°C. When the water temperature exceeds 50°C, the foot bath All functions should be turned off, and the water temperature in the middle part of the water volume should be in the temperature zone of 48°C to 50°C; fourth, safety measures should be taken to prevent temperature sensor failure. When the temperature sensor is short-circuited or open-circuited, the foot bath should turn off all functions. At the same time, the foot bath standard also clearly stipulates the test methods for the above functions, providing enterprises with reference operating methods.

At the same time, the content of the foot bath standard also involves all aspects of safety in use, such as electrical strength, water pipe sealing, load-bearing capacity of automatic massage parts, stability of casters and handles, etc. The product should comply with the standard description and specified values.

Noise is a pain point with many current user feedbacks, and it is also one of the directions for upgrading the performance of foot bath products. The foot bath standard stipulates that when the foot bath is filled with rated volume of water and all functional gears are turned on, the sound power level noise value of the product should not be greater than 65dB(A).

Obviously, the foot bath standards released this time put forward higher and more stringent quality and safety performance requirements for products, which will further promote the improvement of enterprise technology and the healthy development of the industry. "This standard may further promote the entry of foot baths into the CCC catalog, which is also the direction of the foot bath industry." The person in charge of Huai'an Wonderful Electronics emphasized.

Overall, footbath standards provide unified performance requirements and testing standards for companies in the industry, thereby promoting product upgrades and industry development; at the same time, product upgrades can also bring better user experience and safety to consumers. Therefore, its release and implementation come at the right time and are of great significance to "triple benefits" to enterprises, industries, and consumers.