Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Residential Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, and Conventional Cooking Products
energy-efficiency · US Department of Energy · Published 2012-10-31 · Effective 2012-12-17 · 77 FR 65942
Document
Document number
2012-25645
Federal Register citation
77 FR 65942
CFR reference
10 CFR 429
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
energy-efficiency
Sub-agency
US Department of Energy
Publication date
2012-10-31
Effective date
2012-12-17
Energy docket
Docket No. EERE-2010-BT-TP-0039
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) establishes new test procedures for residential dishwashers and dehumidifiers, and amends the currently applicable test procedure for conventional cooking products under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. The new test procedures include provisions for measuring standby mode and off mode energy consumption, and update the provisions for measuring active mode energy consumption and, for dishwashers, water consumption. This final rule also amends the certification, compliance, and enforcement requirements for dishwashers, dehumidifiers and conventional cooking products, amends certain provisions in the currently applicable dishwasher test procedure, and eliminates an obsolete energy efficiency metric in the dishwasher test procedure and provisions in the cooking products test procedure that have become obsolete due to the elimination of standing pilot lights.