Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
Title 10 - Energy |
Chapter II - Department of Energy |
SubChapter D - Energy Conservation |
Part 431 - Energy Efficiency Program for Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment |
Subpart I - Commercial Clothes Washers |
Energy Conservation Standards |
§ 431.156 - Energy and water conservation standards and effective dates.
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§ 431.156 Energy and water conservation standards and effective dates.
(a) Each commercial clothes washer manufactured on or after January 8, 2013, and before January 1, 2018, shall have a modified energy factor no less than and a water factor no greater than:
Equipment class Modified energy factor (MEF),
cu. ft./kWh/cycleWater factor (WF),
gal./cu. ft./cycleTop-Loading 1.60 8.5 Front-Loading 2.00 5.5 (b) Each commercial clothes washer manufactured on or after January 1, 2018 shall have a modified energy factor no less than and an integrated water factor no greater than:
Equipment class Modified energy factor (MEFJ2),
cu. ft./kWh/cycleIntegrated Water
factor (IWF),
gal./cu. ft./cycleTop-Loading 1.35 8.8 Front-Loading 2.00 4.1 [76 FR 69123, Nov. 8, 2011, as amended at 79 FR 74541, Dec. 15, 2014; 81 FR 20529, Apr. 8, 2016]