2016 Appliance Efficiency Regulations

1 2016 Appliance Efficiency Regulations california energy commission January 2017 CEC - 400 - 2017 - 002 california energy commission Edmund G. brown Jr., Governor california energy commission Robert B. Weisenmiller, Chair Karen Douglas, J. Andrew McAllister, David Hochschild Janea A. Scott Commissioners Carlos Baez Ben Fischel Betty Chrisman Jared Babula Primary Authors Leah Mohney Supervisor appliances Unit Kristen Driskell Manager appliances and Outreach and Education Office Dave Ashuckian, Deputy Director Efficiency Division Robert P. Oglesby Executive Director DISCLAIMER Staff members of the california energy commission prepared this report.

2 As such, it does not necessarily represent the views of the energy commission , its employees, or the State of california . The energy commission , the State of california , its employees, contractors and subcontractors make no warrant, express or implied, and assume no legal liability for the information in this report; nor does any party represent that the uses of this information will not infringe upon privately owned rights. This report has not been approved or disapproved by the energy commission nor has the commission passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the information in this report.

3 I ABSTRACT The current Appliance Efficiency Regulations ( california Code of Regulations , Title 20, Sections 1601 through 1609), dated January 2016 , contain amendments that were incorporated due to new standards for state-regulated appliances that were approved by the Office of Administrative Law through December 31, 2016 , and replace all previous versions. The official version of these Regulations is published by the Office of Administrative Law. The Appliance Efficiency Regulations include standards for both federally regulated appliances and nonfederally-regulated appliances . Twenty-three categories of appliances are included in the scope of these Regulations .

4 The standards within these Regulations apply to appliances that are sold or offered for sale in california , except those sold wholesale in california for final retail sale outside the state, and those designed and sold exclusively for use in recreational vehicles or other mobile equipment. Keywords: Appliance Efficiency Regulations , Appliance standards, refrigerators, air conditioners, space heaters, water heaters, pool heaters, pool pumps, electric spas, pool pump motors, plumbing fittings, plumbing fixtures, showerheads, spray valves, faucets, tub spout diverters, water closets, urinals, ceiling fans, ceiling fan light kits, dehumidifiers, fluorescent lamp ballasts, lamps, general purpose lighting, emergency lighting, exit signs, traffic signal modules, traffic signal lamps, luminaires, torchieres, portable lighting fixtures, metal halide luminaires.

5 High intensity discharge fixtures, HID fixtures, undercabinet luminaires, dishwashers, clothes washers, clothes dryers, cooking products, food service equipment, electric motors, low voltage dry-type distribution transformers, external AC to DC and AC to AC power supplies, consumer electronics, consumer audio and video equipment, televisions, compact audio products, digital versatile disc players, digital versatile disc recorders, battery charger Baez, Carlos, Ben Fischel, Betty Chrisman, and Jared Babula. 2017. 2016 Appliance Efficiency Regulations . california energy commission .

6 Publication Number: CEC-410-2017-002 ii iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Title Page TITLE 20 Appliance Efficiency Regulations 1601. Scope.. 1 1602. Definitions.. 5 Rules Of Construction.. 97 1603. Testing: All appliances .. 98 1604. Test Methods For Specific appliances .. 101 1605. energy Performance, energy Design, Water Performance, and Water Design Standards: In General.. 135 Federal and State Standards for Federally-Regulated appliances .. 138 State Standards for Federally-Regulated appliances .. 196 State Standards for Non-Federally-Regulated appliances .

7 201 1606. Filing by Manufacturers; Listing of appliances in Database.. 234 1607. Marking of appliances .. 286 1608. Compliance, Enforcement, and General Administrative Matters.. 296 1609. Administrative Civil Penalties.. 303 (This Table of Contents is not part of the Regulations but is provided for the reader s convenience.) iv LIST OF TABLES Table Title Page T-1 Normal Impedance Ranges for Liquid-Immersed Transformers .. 81 T-2 Normal Impedance Ranges for Dry-Type Transformers .. 81 A-1 Non-Commercial Refrigerator, Refrigerator-Freezer, and Freezer Test 101 A-2 Commercial Refrigerator, Refrigerator-Freezer, and Freezer Test Methods102 B-1 Room Air Conditioner, Room Air-Conditioning Heat Pump, Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner, and Packaged Terminal Heat Pump Test 102 C-1 Central Air Conditioner Test Methods.

8 104 C-2 Air Filter Test Methods .. 105 D-1 Spot Air Conditioner, Ceiling Fan, Ceiling Fan Light Kit, Evaporative Cooler, Whole House Fan, Residential Exhaust Fan, and Dehumidifier Test 105 E-1 Gas and Oil Space Heater Test Methods .. 106 F-1 Small Water Heater Test Methods .. 107 G-1 Pool Heater Test Methods .. 114 Percentage Time of Operation Table .. 118 K-1 Test Methods for State-Regulated LED Lamps and LED State-Regulated Small Diameter Directional Lamps .. 120 A-3 Standards for Non-Commercial Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers .. 139 A-4 Standards for Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers with a Self-Contained Condensing Unit That are Not Commercial Hybrid Units.

9 141 A-5 Standards for Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers with a Remote Condensing Unit That are Not Commercial Hybrid Units .. 142 A-6 Standards for Commercial Ice Cream Freezers That are Not Commercial Hybrid Units and Are Manufactured on or After January 1, 2012 .. 143 A-7 Standards for Cube Type Automatic Commercial Ice Makers Manufactured on or After January 1, 2010, and Before January 28, 2018 .. 145 v Table Title Page A-8 Standards for Batch Type Automatic Commercial Ice Makers Manufactured on or After January 28, 2018.

10 146 A-9 Standards for Continuous Type Automatic Commercial Ice Makers Manufactured on or After January 28, 2018 .. 147 A-10 Standards for Refrigerated Canned and Bottled Beverage Vending Machines Manufactured On or After August 31, 2012 .. 149 B-2 Standards for Room Air Conditioners and Room Air-Conditioning Heat Pumps Manufactured On or After October 1, 2000 and Before June 1, 2014 .. 150 B-3 Standards for Room Air Conditioners and Room Air-Conditioning Heat Pumps Manufactured On or After June 1, 2014 .. 151 B-4 Standards for Non-Standard Size Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners and Non-Standard Size Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps Manufactured On or After October 7, 2010.