10 C.F.R. Subpart I—Commercial Clothers Washers
Title 10 - Energy
Source: 70 FR 60416, Oct. 18, 2005, unless otherwise noted.
This subpart contains energy conservation requirements for commercial clothes washers, pursuant to Part C of Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6311–6317. Commercial clothes washer means a soft-mounted front-loading or soft-mounted top-loading clothes washer that— (1) Has a clothes container compartment that— (i) For horizontal-axis clothes washers, is not more than 3.5 cubic feet; and (ii) For vertical-axis clothes washers, is not more than 4.0 cubic feet; and (2) Is designed for use in— (i) Applications in which the occupants of more than one household will be using the clothes washer, such as multi-family housing common areas and coin laundries; or (ii) Other commercial applications. The test procedures for residential clothes washers in Appendix J1 to subpart B of part 430 of this title shall be used to test commercial clothes washers.
Title 10: Energy
PART 431—ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT
Subpart I—Commercial Clothers Washers
§ 431.151 Purpose and scope.
§ 431.152 Definitions concerning commercial clothes washers.
Test Procedures
§ 431.154 Test procedures.
Energy Conservation Standards
§ 431.156 Energy and water conservation standards and effective dates.
Each commercial clothes washer manufactured on or after January 1, 2007, shall have—
(1) A modified energy factor of at least 1.26; and
(2) A water consumption factor of not more than 9.5.
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