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APPENDIX J TO SUBPART B OF PART 430-UNI-
FORM TEST METHOD FOR MEASURING THE
ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF AUTOMATIC AND
SEMI-AUTOMATIC CLOTHES WASHERS

APPENDIX K1 TO SUBPART B OF PART 430-

UNIFORM TEST METHOD FOR MEASURING

THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF CENTRAL

SYSTEM HUMIDIFIERS

APPENDIX K2 TO SUBPART B OF PART 430-

UNIFORM TEST METHOD FOR MEASURING

THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF ROOM HU-

MIDIFIERS

APPENDIX L TO SUBPART B OF PART 430-UNI-
FORM TEST METHOD FOR MEASURING THE

ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF DEHUMIDIFIERS

APPENDIX M TO SUBPART B OF PART 430-

UNIFORM TEST METHOD FOR MEASURING

THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF CENTRAL

AIR CONDITIONERS

APPENDIX N TO SUBPART B OF PART 430-UNI-
FORM TEST METHOD FOR MEASURING THE
ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF FURNACES
APPENDIX O TO SUBPART B OF PART 430-UNI-

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"Automatic clothes washer" means a class of clothes washer which has a control system which is capable of scheduling a preselected combination of operations, such as regulation of water temperature, regulation of the water fill level, and performance of wash, rinse, drain, and spin functions without the need for user intervention subsequent to the initiation of machine operation. Some models may require user intervention to initiate these different segments of the cycle after the machine has begun operation, but they do not require the user to intervene to regulate the water temperature by adjusting the external water faucet valves.

"Btu" means British thermal unit, which is the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit.

"Basic model" means all units of a given type of covered product (or class thereof) manufactured by one manufacturer and

(1) With respect to refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers, which have the

same primary energy source, which have electrical characteristics that are essentially identical, and which do not have any differing physical or functional characteristics that affect energy consumption.

(2) With respect to freezers, which have the same primary energy source, which have electrical characteristics that are essentially identical, and which do not have any differing physical or functional characteristics that affect energy consumption.

(3) With respect to dishwashers, which have electrical characteristics which are essentially identical and which do not have any differing physical or functional characteristics which affect energy consumption.

(4) With respect to clothes dryers, which have the same primary energy source, which have electrical characteristics that are essentially identical, and which do not have any differing physical or functional characteristics that affect energy consumption.

(5) With respect to water heaters, which have the same primary energy source and which, with the exception of immersed heating elements, do not have any differing electrical, physical, or functional characteristics affect energy consumption.

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(6) With respect to room air conditioners, having essentially identical functional physical and electrical characteristics.

(7) With respect to unvented home heating equipment, having essentially identical functional physical and electrical characteristics.

(8) With respect to television sets, which have identical screen size, which have electrical characteristics that are essentially identical, and which do not have any differing physical or functional characteristics that affect energy consumption.

(9) With respect to kitchen ranges and ovens, whose major cooking components have the same primary energy source, which have electrical characteristics that are essentially identical, and which do not have any differing physical or functional characteristics that affect energy consumption.

(10) With respect to clothes washers, which have the same primary energy source, which have electrical charac

teristics that are essentially identical, and which do not have any differing physical or functional characteristics that affect energy consumption.

(11) With respect to humidifiers which have the same primary energy source, which have electrical characteristics that are essentially identical, and which do not have any differing physical of functional characteristics that affect energy consumption.

(12) With respect to dehumidifiers, which have electrical characteristics which are essentially identical and which do not have any differing physical or functional characteristics which affect energy consumption.

(13) With respect to central air conditioners, which have electrical characteristics which are essentially identical and which do not have any differing physical or functional characteristics that affect energy consumption.

(14) With respect to furnaces, having the same primary energy source and essentially identical functional, physical and electrical characteristics.

(15) With respect to vented home heating equipment, having the same primary energy source and essentially identical functional, physical and electrical characteristics.

"Baseboard electric heater" means an electric heater which is intended to be recessed in or surface mounted on walls at floor level, which is characterized by long, low physical dimensions, and which transfers heat by natural convection and/or radiation.

"Ceiling electric heater" means an electric heater which is intended to be recessed in, surface mounted on, or hung from a ceiling, and which transfers heat by radiation and/or convection (either natural or forced).

"Central air conditioner" means a consumer product which is powered by single phase electric current, which is rated below 65,000 Btu/hour, which is not contained within the same cabinet as a furnace whose rated capacity is above 225,000 Btu/hour, and which is either a "heat pump" or a "cooling only unit".

"Central system humidifier" means a class of humidifier designed to add moisture into the air stream of a heating system.

"Clothes washer". means a consumer product designed to clean clothes, utilizing a water solution of soap and/or detergent and mechanical agitation or other movement, and must be one of the following classes: automatic clothes washers, semi-automatic clothes washers, and other clothes washers.

"Color television set" means an electrical device designed to convert incoming broadcast signals into color television pictures and associated sound.

"Condenser-evaporator coil combination" means a condensing unit made by one manufacturer and one of several evaporator coils, either manufactured by the same manufacturer or another manufacturer, intended to be combined with that particular condensing unit.

"Condensing unit" means a component of a central air conditioner which is designed to remove the heat absorbed by the refrigerant and to transfer it to the outside environment, and which consists of an outdoor coil, compressor(s), and air moving device.

"Consumer product" means any article (other than an automobile, as defined in section 501(1) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act) of a type:

(a) Which in operation consumes, or is designed to consume, energy; and

(b) Which, to any significant extent, is distributed in commerce for personal use or consumption by individuals; without regard to whether such article of such type is in fact distributed in commerce for personal use or consumption by an individual.

"Conventional cooking top" means a class of kitchen ranges and ovens which is a household cooking appliance consisting of a horizontal surface containing one or more surface units which include either a gas flame or electric resistance heating.

"Conventional oven" means a class of kitchen ranges and ovens which is a household cooking appliance consisting of one or more compartments intended for the cooking or heating of food by means of either a gas flame or electric resistance heating. It does not include portable or countertop ovens which use electric resistance heating for the cooking or heating of food and

are designed for an electrical supply of approximately 120 volts.

"Conventional range" means a class of kitchen ranges and ovens which is a household cooking appliance consisting of a conventional cooking top and one or more conventional ovens.

"Convertible cooking appliance" means any kitchen range and oven which is a household cooking appliance designed by the manufacturer to be changed in service from use with natural gas to use with LP-gas, and vice versa, by incorporating in the appliance convertible orifices for the main gas burners and a convertible gas pressure regulator.

"Cooling only unit" means a "central air conditioner" which consists of an air cooled condensing unit and an evaporator coil, and which is designed to provide air cooling, dehumidifying, circulating, and air cleaning.

"Covered product" means a consumer product of a type specified in section 322 of the Act.

"Dehumidifier" means a self-contained, electrically-powered, mechanically-refrigerated device designed primarily to decrease the moisture content of the air in an enclosed space; it has a refrigerated surface (evaporator) onto which moisture from the air condenses, a refrigerating system that includes an electric motor, a fan for circulating air, and a drainage arrangement for collecting and/or disposing of the condensate.

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"Direct vent system" system supplied by a manufacturer which provides outdoor air or air from an unheated space (such as an attic or crawl space) directly to a furnace or vented heater for combustion and for draft relief if the unit is equipped with a draft control device.

"Dishwasher" means a cabinet-like appliance which with the aid of water and detergent, washes, rinses, and dries (when a drying process is included) dishware, glassware, eating utensils, and most cooking utensils by chemical, mechanical and/or electrical means and discharges to the plumbing drainage system.

"DOE" means the Department of Energy.

"Electric boiler" means an electrically powered furnace designed to supply

low pressure steam or hot water for space heating application. A low pressure steam boiler operates at or below 15 pounds per square inch gauge (psig) steam pressure; a hot water boiler operates at or below 160 psig water pressure and 250° F. water temperature.

"Electric central furnace" means a furnace designed to supply heat through a system of ducts with air as the heating medium, in which heat is generated by one or more electric resistance heating elements and the heated air is circulated by means of a fan or blower.

"Electric clothes dryer" means a cabinet-like appliance designed to dry fabrics in a tumble-type drum with forced air circulation. The heat source is electricity and the drum and blower(s) are driven by an electric motor(s).

"Electric heater" means an electric appliance in which heat is generated from electrical energy and dissipated by convection and radiation and includes baseboard electric heaters, ceiling electric heaters, floor electric heaters, portable electric heaters, and wall electric heaters.

"Electric refrigerator" means a cabinet designed for the refrigerated storage of food at temperatures above 32° F., and having a source of refrigeration requiring single phase, alternating current electric energy input only. An electric refrigerator may include a compartment for the freezing and storage of food at temperatures below 32° F., but does not provide a separate low temperature compartment designed for the freezing and storage of food at temperatures below 8° F.

"Electric refrigerator-freezer" means a cabinet which consists of two or more compartments with at least one of the compartments designed for the refrigerated storage of food at temperatures above 32° F. and with at least one of the compartments designed for the freezing and storage of food at temperatures below 8° F. which may be adjusted by the user to a temperature of 0° F. or below. The source of refrigeration requires single phase, alternating current electric energy input only.

"Energy efficiency standard" means a performance standard:

(a) Which prescribes a minimum level of energy efficiency for a covered product, determined in accordance with test procedures prescribed under section 323 of the Act, and

(b) Which include any other requirements which the Secretary may prescribe under section 325(c) of the Act. "Evaporator coil" means a component of a central air conditioner which is designed to absorb heat from an enclosed space and transfer the heat to a refrigerant.

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"Floor electric heater" means electric heater which is intended to be recessed in a floor, and which transfers by radiation and/or convection (either natural or forced).

"Forced air central furnace" means a gas or oil burning furnace designed to supply heat through a system of ducts with air as the heating medium. The heat generated by combustion of gas or oil is transferred to the air within a casing by conduction through heat exchange surfaces and is circulated through the duct system by means of a fan or blower.

"Freezer" means a cabinet designed as a unit for the freezing and storage of food at temperatures of 0° F. or below, and having a source of refrigeration requiring single phase, alternating current electric energy input only.

"Furnace" means a device, utilizing only single-phase electric current, or single-phase electric current or millivoltage DC. current in conjunction with either natural gas, propane, or home heating oil, which is designed to be the principal heating source for the living space of a residence and which is not contained within the same cabinet with a central air conditioner whose rated cooling capacity is above 65,000 Btu's per hour. Every furnace is either an electric central furnace, electric boiler, forced-air central furnace, gravity central furnace, or low pressure steam or hot water boiler. The heat input rate of a furnace is less than 300,000 Btu's per hour for electric boilers and low pressure steam or hot water boilers, and is less than 225,000 Btu's per hour for forced-air central furnaces, gravity central furnaces, and electric central furnaces.

"Gas" means either natural gas or propane.

"Gas clothes dryer" means a cabinet-like appliance designed to dry fabrics in a tumble-type drum with forced air circulation. The heat source is gas and the drum and blower(s) are driven by an electric motor(s).

"Gravity central furnace" means a gas fueled furnace which depends primarily on natural convection for circulation of heated air and which is designed to be used in conjunction with a system of ducts.

"Heat pump" means a "central air conditioner" which is either an "airsource heat pump" or a "water-source heat pump."

"Home heating equipment, not including furnaces" means vented home heating equipment and unvented home heating equipment.

"Humidifier" means a consumer product designed to add moisture into the conditioned air, and which falls into one of the following classes: a central system humidifier or room humidifier.

"Immersed heating element" means an electrically powered heating device which is designed to operate while totally immersed in water in such a manner that the heat generated by the device is imparted directly to the water.

"Kerosene" means No. 1 fuel oil with a viscosity meeting the specifications as specified in UL-730-1974, section 36.9 and in tables 2 and 3 of ANSI Standard Z91.1-1972.

"Kitchen ranges and ovens" means consumer products that are used as the major household cooking appliances. They are designed to cook or heat different types of food by one or more of the following sources of heat: Gas, electricity, or microwave energy. Each product may consist of a horizontal cooking top containing one or more surface units and/or one or more heating compartments. They must be one of the following classes: Conventional ranges, conventional cooking tops, conventional ovens, microwave ovens, microwave/conventional ranges and other kitchen ranges and ovens.

"Low pressure steam or hot water boiler" means an electric, gas or oil burning furnace designed to supply low pressure steam or hot water for space heating application. A low pres

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