Hi Raymond.
You wrote:
I would opine 'NO'. When this gadget is in use it will be used in a
domestic environment, hotel toom, washroom, wherever. Unlike a power tool
which will be used everywhere there are 'things to be done'. The fact that
you carried it there is not relevant to it's EMC performance. I would
definitely call it a Household Appliance.
Also, I wouldn't worry too much about testing for harmonics if it is only a
resistive heating element with mechanical thermostat, i.e. no non linear
devices. I would be tempted to describe it in your techy documentation as
EMC benign. ( Unless of course the product has built in solid state
temperature control, and that would be a very dodgy product in terms of
electrical safety without a contact backup.)
A humble opinion, a couple of pence worth perhaps.
Chris Dupres
Surrey, UK.