Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Automatic Commercial Ice Makers
other · US Department of Energy · Published 2012-01-11 · Effective 2012-02-10 · 77 FR 1591
Document
Document number
2012-218
Federal Register citation
77 FR 1591
CFR reference
10 CFR 431
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Energy
Publication date
2012-01-11
Effective date
2012-02-10
Energy docket
Docket No. EERE-2010-BT-TP-0036
Abstract
On April 4, 2011, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) to amend the test procedure for automatic commercial ice makers (ACIM). That NOPR serves as the basis for today's action. This final rule amends the current test procedure for automatic commercial ice makers. The changes include updating the incorporation by reference of industry test procedures to the most current published versions, expanding coverage of the test procedure to all batch type and continuous type ice makers with capacities between 50 and 4,000 pounds of ice per 24 hours, standardizing test results based on ice hardness for continuous type ice makers, clarifying the test methods and reporting requirements for automatic ice makers designed to be connected to a remote compressor rack, and discontinuing the use of a clarified energy use equation.