[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR430.2]
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TITLE 10--ENERGY
CHAPTER II--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
PART 430_ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS--Table of
Contents
Subpart A_General Provisions
Sec. 430.2 Definitions.
For purposes of this part, words shall be defined as provided for in
section 321 of the Act and as follows--
Act means the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (Pub. L. 94-163),
as amended by the National Energy Policy Conservation Act (Pub. L. 95-
619), the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987 (Pub. L.
100-12), the National Appliance Energy Conservation Amendments of 1988
(Pub. L. 100-357), and the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-486).
Annual fuel utilization efficiency means the efficiency descriptor
for furnaces and boilers, determined using test procedures prescribed
under section 323 and based on the assumption that all--
(a) Weatherized warm air furnaces or boilers are located out-of-
doors;
(b) Warm air furnaces which are not weatherized are located indoors
and all combustion and ventilation air is admitted through grill or
ducts from the outdoors and does not communicate with air in the
conditioned space;
(c) Boilers which are not weatherized are located within the heated
space.
ANSI means the American National Standards Institute.
ASME means the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
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.
Ballast efficacy factor means the relative light output divided by
the power imput of a fluorescent lamp ballast, as measured under test
conditions specified in ANSI Standard C82.2-1984.
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.
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
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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 that affect energy consumption.
(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 characteristics that are
essentially identical, and which do not have any differing physical or
functional characteristics that affect energy consumption.
(11) 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.
(12) With respect to furnaces, having the same primary energy source
and essentially identical functional, physical and electrical
characteristics.
(13) With respect to vented home heating equipment, having the same
primary energy source and essentially identical functional, physical and
electrical characteristics.
(14) With respect to fluorescent lamp ballasts, which have
electrical characteristics, including a Power Factor (P.F.) of equal
value, which are essentially identical, and which do not have any
differing physical or functional characteristics that affect energy
consumption.
(15) With respect to general service fluorescent lamps, means lamps
that have essentially identical light output and electrical
characteristics--including lumens per watt and color rendering index
(CRI)--and that do not have any differing physical or functional
characteristics that affect energy consumption or efficacy.
(16) With respect to incandescent reflector lamps, means lamps that
have essentially identical light output and electrical characteristics--
including lumens per watt--and that do not have any differing physical
or functional characteristics that affect energy consumption or
efficacy.
(17) With respect to faucets, which have the identical flow control
mechanism attached to or installed within the fixture fittings, or the
identical water-passage design features that use the same path of water
in the highest-flow mode.
(18) With respect to showerheads, which have the identical flow
control mechanism attached to or installed within the fixture fittings,
or the identical water-passage design features that use the same path of
water in the highest-flow mode.
(19) With respect to water closets, which have hydraulic
characteristics that are essentially identical, and which do not have
any differing physical or functional characteristics that affect water
consumption.
(20) With respect to urinals, which have hydraulic characteristics
that are essentially identical, and which do not
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have any differing physical or functional characteristics that affect
water consumption.
Batch means a collection of production units of a basic model from
which a batch sample is selected.
Batch sample means the collection of units of the same basic model
from which test units are selected.
Batch sample size means the number of units in a batch sample.
Batch size means the number of units in a batch.
Blowout has the meaning given such a term in ASME A112.19.2M-1995.
(see Sec. 430.22)
BR incandescent reflector lamp means a reflector lamp that has a
bulged section below the bulb's major diameter and above its approximate
base line as shown in Figure 1 (RB) on page 7 of ANSI C79.1-1994. A BR30
lamp has a lamp wattage of 85 or less than 66 and a BR40 lamp has a lamp
wattage of 120 or less.
Btu means British thermal unit, which is the quantity of heat
required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree
Fahrenheit.
Casement-only means a room air conditioner designed for mounting in
a casement window with an encased assembly with a width of 14.8 inches
or less and a height of 11.2 inches or less.
Casement-slider means a room air conditioner with an encased
assembly designed for mounting in a sliding or casement window with a
width of 15.5 inches or less.
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 product, other than a packaged
terminal air conditioner, which is powered by single phase electric
current, air cooled, rated below 65,000 Btu per hour, not contained
within the same cabinet as a furnace, the rated capacity of which is
above 225,000 Btu per hour, and is a heat pump or a cooling unit only.
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.
Coil family means a group of coils with the same basic design
features that affect the heat exchanger performance. These features are
the basic configuration, i.e., A-shape, V-shape, slanted or flat top,
the heat transfer surfaces on refrigerant and air sides (flat tubes vs.
grooved tubes, fin shapes), the tube and fin materials, and the coil
circuitry. When a group of coils has all these features in common, it
constitutes a ``coil family.''
Cold temperature fluorescent lamp means a fluorescent lamp
specifically designed to start at -20 [deg]F when used with a ballast
conforming to the requirements of ANSI Standard C78.1-1991, and is
expressly designated as a cold temperature lamp both in markings on the
lamp and in marketing materials, including but not limited to catalogs,
sales literature, and promotional material.
Colored fluorescent lamp means a fluorescent lamp designated and
marketed as a colored lamp, and with either of the following
characteristics: a CRI less than 40, as determined according to the
method given in CIE Publication 13.2 (see 10 CFR 430.22), or a lamp
correlated color temperature less than 2,500K or greater than 6,600K.
Colored incandescent lamp means an incandescent lamp designated and
marketed as a colored lamp that has a CRI less than 50, as determined
according to the method given in CIE Publication 13.2 (see 10 CFR
430.22); has a correlated color temperature less than 2,500K or greater
than 4,600K; has a lens containing 5 percent or more neodymium oxide; or
contains a filter to suppress yellow and green portions of the spectrum
and is specifically designed, designated and marketed as a plant light.
Color Rendering Index or CRI means the measured degree of color
shift objects undergo when illuminated by a light source as compared
with the color of those same objects when illuminated
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by a reference source of comparable color temperature.
Color television set means an electrical device designed to convert
incoming broadcast signals into color television pictures and associated
sound.
Compact refrigerator/refrigerator-freezer/freezer means any
refrigerator, refrigerator-freezer or freezer with total volume less
than 7.75 cubic feet (220 liters)(rated volume as determined in Appendix
A1 and B1 of subpart B of this part) and 36 inches (0.91 meters) or less
in height.
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):
(1) Of a type--
(i) Which in operation consumes, or is designed to consume, energy
or, with respect to showerheads, faucets, water closets, and urinals,
water; and
(ii) Which, to any significant extent, is distributed in commerce
for personal use or consumption by individuals;
(2) Without regard to whether such article of such type is in fact
distributed in commerce for personal use or consumption by an
individual, except that such term includes fluorescent lamp ballasts,
general service fluorescent lamps, incandescent reflector lamps,
showerheads, faucets, water closets, and urinals distributed in commerce
for personal or commercial use or consumption.
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.
Cooking products 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 cooking
products.
Correlated color temperature means the absolute temperature of a
blackbody whose chromaticity most nearly resembles that of the light
source.
Covered product means a consumer product of a type specified in
section 322 of the Act.
Design voltage with respect to an incandescent lamp means:
(1) The voltage marked as the intended operating voltage;
(2) The mid-point of the voltage range if the lamp is marked with a
voltage range; or
(3) 120 V if the lamp is not marked with a voltage or voltage range.
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Direct vent system means a 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 [deg]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[deg] F and below 39[deg] F,
configured for general refrigerated food storage, 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[deg] F,
but does not provide a separate low temperature compartment designed for
the freezing and storage of food at temperatures below 8 [deg]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 [deg]F. and
with at least one of the compartments designed for the freezing and
storage of food at temperatures below 8 [deg]F. which may be adjusted by
the user to a temperature of 0 [deg]F. or below. The source of
refrigeration requires single phase, alternating current electric energy
input only.
Electromechanical hydraulic toilet means any water closet that
utilizes electrically operated devices, such as, but not limited to, air
compressors, pumps, solenoids, motors, or macerators in place of or to
aid gravity in evacuating waste from the toilet bowl.
Energy conservation standard means:
(1) A performance standard which prescribes a minimum level of
energy efficiency or a maximum quantity of energy use, or, in the case
of showerheads, faucets, water closets, and urinals, water use, for a
covered product, determined in accordance with test procedures
prescribed under Section 323 of EPCA (42 U.S.C. 6293); or
(2) A design requirement for the products specified in paragraphs
(6), (7), (8), (10), (15), (16), (17), and (19) of Section 322(a) of
EPCA (42 U.S.C. 6292(a)); and
(3) Includes any other requirements which the Secretary may
prescribe under Section 325(r) of EPCA (42 U.S.C. 6295(r)).
ER incandescent reflector lamp means a reflector lamp with an
elliptical section below the bulb's major diameter and above its
approximate baseline as shown in Figure 1 (RE) on page 7 of ANSI C79.1-
1994 (see 10 CFR 430.22) and a finished size and shape shown in ANSI
C78.21-1989 including the referenced reflective characteristics in part
7 of ANSI C78.21-1989 (see 10 CFR 430.22).
Estimated annual operating cost means the aggregate retail cost of
the energy which is likely to be consumed annually, and in the case of
showerheads, faucets, water closets, and urinals, the
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aggregate retail cost of water and wastewater treatment services likely
to be incurred annually, in representative use of a consumer product,
determined in accordance with Section 323 of EPCA (42 U.S.C. 6293).
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.
Faucet means a lavatory faucet, kitchen faucet, metering faucet, or
replacement aerator for a lavatory or kitchen faucet.
Floor electric heater means an electric heater which is intended to
be recessed in a floor, and which transfers by radiation and/or
convection (either natural or forced).
Fluorescent lamp means a low pressure mercury electric-discharge
source in which a fluorescing coating transforms some of the ultraviolet
energy generated by the mercury discharge into light, including only the
following:
(1) Any straight-shaped lamp (commonly referred to as 4-foot medium
bi-pin lamps) with medium bi-pin bases of nominal overall length of 48
inches and rated wattage of 28 or more.
(2) Any U-shaped lamp (commonly referred to as 2-foot U-shaped
lamps) with medium bi-pin bases of nominal overall length between 22 and
25 inches and rated wattage of 28 or more.
(3) Any rapid start lamp (commonly referred to as 8-foot high output
lamps) with recessed double contact bases of nominal overall length of
96 inches and 0.800 nominal amperes, as defined in ANSI C78.1-1991.
(4) Any instant start lamp (commonly referred to as 8-foot slimline
lamps) with single pin bases of nominal overall length of 96 inches and
rated wattage of 52 or more, as defined in ANSI C78.3-1991.
Fluorescent lamp ballast means a device which is used to start and
operate fluorescent lamps by providing a starting voltage and current
and limiting the current during normal operation.
Flushometer tank means a device whose function is defined in
flushometer valve, but integrated within an accumulator vessel affixed
and adjacent to the fixture inlet so as to cause an effective
enlargement of the supply line immediately before the unit.
Flushometer valve means a valve attached to a pressurized water
supply pipe and so designed that when actuated, it opens the line for
direct flow into the fixture at a rate and quantity to properly operate
the fixture, and then gradually closes to provide trap reseal in the
fixture in order to avoid water hammer. The pipe to which this device is
connected is in itself of sufficient size, that when open, will allow
the device to deliver water at a sufficient rate of flow for flushing
purposes.
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 [deg]F. or below, and having a
source of refrigeration requiring single phase, alternating current
electric energy input only.
Furnace means a product which utilizes only single-phase electric
current, or single-phase electric current or DC current in conjunction
with natural gas, propane, or home heating oil, and which--
(a) Is designed to be the principal heating source for the living
space of a residence;
(b) Is not contained within the same cabinet with a central air
conditioner whose rated cooling capacity is above 65,000 Btu per hour;
(c) Is an electric central furnace, electric boiler, forced-air
central furnace, gravity central furnace, or low pressure steam or hot
water boiler; and
(d) Has a heat input rate of less than 300,000 Btu per hour for
electric boilers and low pressure steam or hot water boilers and less
than 225,000 Btu per hour for forced-air central furnaces, gravity
central furnaces, and electric central furnaces, gravity central
furnaces, and electric central furnaces.
Gas means either natural gas or propane.
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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).
General Service Fluorescent Lamp means any fluorescent lamp which
can be used to satisfy the majority of fluorescent lighting
applications, but does not include any lamp designed and marketed for
the following nongeneral applications:
(1) Fluorescent lamps designed to promote plant growth.
(2) Fluorescent lamps specifically designed for cold temperature
applications.
(3) Colored fluorescent lamps.
(4) Impact-resistant fluorescent lamps.
(5) Reflectorized or aperture lamps.
(6) Fluorescent lamps designed for use in reprographic equipment.
(7) Lamps primarily designed to produce radiation in the ultra-
violet region of the spectrum.
(8) Lamps with a Color Rendering Index of 82 or greater.
General Service Incandescent Lamp means any incandescent lamp (other
than a miniature or photographic lamp) that has an E26 medium screw
base, a rated voltage range at least partially within 115 to 130 volts,
and which can be used to satisfy the majority of lighting applications,
but does not include any lamps specifically designed for:
(1) Traffic signal, or street lighting service;
(2) Airway, airport, aircraft, or other aviation service;
(3) Marine, or marine signal service;
(4) Photo, projection, sound reproduction, or film viewer service;
(5) Stage, studio, or television service;
(6) Mill, saw mill, or other industrial process service;
(7) Mine service;
(8) Headlight, locomotive, street railway, or other transportation
service;
(9) Heating service;
(10) Code beacon, marine signal, lighthouse, reprographic, or other
communication service;
(11) Medical or dental service;
(12) Microscope, map, microfilm, or other specialized equipment
service;
(13) Swimming pool, or other underwater service;
(14) Decorative or showcase service;
(15) Producing colored light;
(16) Shatter resistance which has an external protective coating; or
(17) Appliance service.
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 product, other than a packaged terminal heat pump,
which consists of one or more assemblies, powered by single phase
electric current, rated below 65,000 Btu per hour, utilizing an indoor
conditioning coil, compressor, and refrigerant-to-outdoor air heat
exchanger to provide air heating, and may also provide air cooling,
dehumidifying, humidifying circulating, and air cleaning.
Home heating equipment, not including furnaces means vented home
heating equipment and unvented home heating equipment.
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.
Incandescent lamp means a lamp in which light is produced by a
filament heated to incandescence by an electric current, including only
the following:
(1) Any lamp (commonly referred to as lower wattage non-reflector
general service lamps, including any tungsten halogen lamp) that has a
rated wattage between 30 and 199, has an E26 medium screw base, has a
rated voltage or voltage range that lies at least partially in the range
of 115 and 130 volts, and is not a reflector lamp.
(2) Any incandescent reflector lamp.
(3) Any general service incandescent lamp (commonly referred to as a
high-or higher-wattage lamp) that has a rated wattage above 199 (above
205 for a high wattage reflector lamp).
Incandescent reflector lamp (commonly referred to as a reflector
lamp) means any lamp in which light is produced by a filament heated to
incandescence by
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an electric current, which: is not colored or designed for rough or
vibration service applications that contains an inner reflective coating
on the outer bulb to direct the light; has an R, PAR or similar bulb
shape (excluding ER or BR) with an E26 medium screw base; has a rated
voltage or voltage range that lies at least partially in the range of
115 and 130 volts; has a diameter that exceeds 2.75 inches; and is
either a low(er)-wattage reflector lamp that has a rated wattage between
40 and 205; or a high(er)-wattage reflector lamp that has a rated
wattage above 205.
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.
Lamp Efficacy (LE) means the measured lumen output of a lamp in
lumens divided by the measured lamp electrical power input in watts
expressed in units of lumens per watt (LPW).
Low consumption has the meaning given such a term in ASME
A112.19.2M-1995. (see Sec. 430.22)
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 pressure steam boiler operates at or
below 15 pounds psig steam pressure; a hot water boiler operates at or
below 160 psig water pressure and 250 [deg]F. water temperature.
LP-gas means liquified petroleum gas, and includes propane, butane,
and propane/butane mixtures.
Major cooking component means either a conventional cooking top, a
conventional oven or a microwave oven.
Manufacturer means any person who manufactures a consumer product.
Medium Base Compact Fluorescent Lamp means an integrally ballasted
fluorescent lamp with a medium screw base, a rated input voltage range
of 115 to 130 volts and which is designed as a direct replacement for a
general service incandescent lamp.
Microwave/conventional range means a class of kitchen ranges and
ovens which is a household cooking appliance consisting of a microwave
oven, a conventional oven, and a conventional cooking top.
Microwave oven means a class of kitchen ranges and ovens which is a
household cooking appliance consisting of a compartment designed to cook
or heat food by means of microwave energy.
Mobile home furnace means a direct vent furnace that is designed for
use only in mobile homes.
Monochrome television set means an electrical device designed to
convert incoming broadcast signals into monochrome television pictures
and associated sound.
Natural gas means natural gas as defined by the Federal Power
Commission.
Oil means heating oil grade No. 2 as defined in American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM) D396-71.
Other clothes washer means a class of clothes washer which is not an
automatic or semi-automatic clothes washer.
Other cooking products means any class of cooking products other
than the conventional range, conventional cooking top, conventional
oven, microwave oven, and microwave/conventional range classes.
Outdoor furnace or boiler is a furnace or boiler normally intended
for installation out-of-doors or in an unheated space (such as an attic
or a crawl space).
Packaged terminal air conditioner means a wall sleeve and a separate
unencased combination of heating and cooling assemblies specified by the
builder and intended for mounting through the wall. It includes a prime
source of refrigeration, separable outdoor louvers, forced ventilation,
and heating availability energy.
Packaged terminal heat pump means a packaged terminal air
conditioner that utilizes reverse cycle refrigeration as its prime heat
source and should have supplementary heating availability by builder's
choice of energy.
Person includes any individual, corporation, company, association,
firm, partnership, society, trust, joint venture or joint stock company,
the government, and any agency of the United States or any State or
political subdivision thereof.
Pool heater means an appliance designed for heating nonpotable water
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contained at atmospheric pressure, including heating water in swimming
pools, spas, hot tubs and similar applications.
Portable electric heater means an electric heater which is intended
to stand unsupported, and can be moved from place to place within a
structure. It is connected to electric supply by means of a cord and
plug, and transfers heat by radiation and/or convention (either natural
or forced).
Primary heater means a heating device that is the principal source
of heat for a structure and includes baseboard electric heaters, ceiling
electric heaters, and wall electric heaters.
Propane means a hydrocarbon whose chemical composition is
predominantly C3H8, whether recovered from natural
gas or crude oil.
Rated voltage with respect to incandescent lamps means:
(1) The design voltage if the design voltage is 115 V, 130 V or
between 115V and 130 V:
(2) 115 V if the design voltage is less than 115 V and greater than
or equal to 100 V and the lamp can operate at 115 V; and
(3) 130 V if the design voltage is greater than 130 V and less than
or equal to 150 V and the lamp can operate at 130 V.
Rated wattage, with respect to 4-foot medium bi-pin T8, T10 or T12
lamps, means:
(1) If the lamp is listed in ANSI C78.1-1991, the nominal wattage of
a lamp determined by the lamp designation in Annex A.2 of ANSI C78.1-
1991; or
(2) If the lamp is a residential straight-shaped lamp, the wattage a
lamp consumes when operated on a reference ballast for which the lamp is
designed; or
(3) If the lamp is neither listed in ANSI C78.1-1991 nor a
residential straight-shaped lamp, the wattage a lamp consumes when using
reference ballast characteristics of 236 volts, 0.43 amps and 439 ohms
for T10 or T12 lamps or reference ballast characteristics of 300 volts,
0.265 amps and 910 ohms for T8 lamps.
Refrigerator means an electric refrigerator.
Refrigerator-freezer means an electric refrigerator-freezer.
Residential straight-shaped lamp means a low pressure mercury
electric-discharge source in which a fluorescing coating transforms some
of the ultraviolet energy generated by the mercury discharge into light,
including a straight-shaped fluorescent lamp with medium bi-pin bases of
nominal overall length of 48 inches and is either designed exclusively
for residential applications; or designed primarily and marketed
exclusively for residential applications.
(1) A lamp is designed exclusively for residential applications if
it will not function for more than 100 hours with a commercial high-
power-factor ballast.
(2) A lamp is designed primarily and marketed exclusively for
residential applications if it:
(i) Is permanently and clearly marked as being for residential use
only;
(ii) Has a life of 6,000 hours or less when used with a commercial
high-power-factor ballast;
(iii) Is not labeled or represented as a replacement for a
fluorescent lamp that is a covered product; and
(iv) Is marketed and distributed in a manner designed to minimize
use of the lamp with commercial high-power-factor ballasts.
(3) A manufacturer may market and distribute a lamp in a manner
designed to minimize use of the lamp with commercial high-power-factor
ballasts by:
(i) Packaging and labeling the lamp in a manner that clearly
indicates the lamp is for residential use only and includes appropriate
instructions concerning proper and improper use; if the lamp is included
in a catalog or price list that also includes commercial/industrial
lamps, listing the lamp in a separate residential section accompanied by
notes about proper use on the same page; and providing as part of any
express warranty accompanying the lamp that improper use voids such
warranty; or
(ii) Using other comparably effective measures to minimize use with
commercial high-power-factor ballasts.
Room air conditioner means a consumer product, other than a
``packaged terminal air conditioner,'' which is powered by a single
phase electric current and which is an encased assembly
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designed as a unit for mounting in a window or through the wall for the
purpose of providing delivery of conditioned air to an enclosed space.
It includes a prime source of refrigeration and may include a means for
ventilating and heating.
Rough or vibration service incandescent reflector lamp means a
reflector lamp: in which a C-11 (5 support), C-17 (8 support), or C-22
(16 support) filament is mounted (the number of support excludes lead
wires); in which the filament configuration is as shown in Chapter 6 of
the 1993 Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Lighting
Handbook, 8th Edition (see 10 CFR 430.22); and that is designated and
marketed specifically for rough or vibration service applications.
Secretary means the Secretary of the Department of Energy.
Semi-automatic clothes washer means a class of clothes washer that
is the same as an automatic clothes washer except that user intervention
is required to regulate the water temperature by adjusting the external
water faucet valves.
Showerhead means any showerhead (including a hand held showerhead),
except a safety shower showerhead.
Small duct, high velocity system means a heating and cooling product
that contains a blower and indoor coil combination that:
(1) Is designed for, and produces, at least 1.2 inches of external
static pressure when operated at the certified air volume rate of 220-
350 CFM per rated ton of cooling; and
(2) When applied in the field, uses high velocity room outlets
generally greater than 1000 fpm which have less than 6.0 square inches
of free area.
Space constrained product means a central air conditioner or heat
pump:
(1) That has rated cooling capacities no greater than 30,000 BTU/hr;
(2) That has an outdoor or indoor unit having at least two overall
exterior dimensions or an overall displacement that:
(i) Is substantially smaller than those of other units that are:
(A) Currently usually installed in site-built single family homes;
and
(B) Of a similar cooling, and, if a heat pump, heating capacity; and
(ii) If increased, would certainly result in a considerable increase
in the usual cost of installation or would certainly result in a
significant loss in the utility of the product to the consumer; and
(3) Of a product type that was available for purchase in the United
States as of December 1, 2000.
State means a State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or any
territory or possession of the United States.
State regulation means a law or regulation of a State or political
subdivision thereof.
Supplementary heater means a heating device that provides heat to a
space in addition to that which is supplied by a primary heater.
Supplementary heaters include portable electric heaters.
Surface unit means either a heating unit mounted in a cooking top,
or a heating source and its associated heated area of the cooking top,
on which vessels are placed for the cooking or heating of food.
Television set means a color television set or a monochrome
television set.
Through-the-wall air conditioner and heat pump means a central air
conditioner or heat pump that is designed to be installed totally or
partially within a fixed-size opening in an exterior wall, and:
(1) Is manufactured prior to January 23, 2010;
(2) Is not weatherized;
(3) Is clearly and permanently marked for installation only through
an exterior wall;
(4) Has a rated cooling capacity no greater than 30,000 Btu/hr;
(5) Exchanges all of its outdoor air across a single surface of the
equipment cabinet; and
(6) Has a combined outdoor air exchange area of less than 800 square
inches (split systems) or less than 1,210 square inches (single packaged
systems) as measured on the surface described in paragraph (5) of this
definition.
Unvented gas heater means an unvented, self-contained, free-
standing, nonrecessed gas-burning appliance which furnishes warm air by
gravity or fan circulation.
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Unvented home heating equipment means a class of home heating
equipment, not including furnaces, used for the purpose of furnishing
heat to a space proximate to such heater directly from the heater and
without duct connections and includes electric heaters and unvented gas
and oil heaters.
Unvented oil heater means an unvented, self-contained, free-
standing, nonrecessed oil-burning appliance which furnishes warm air by
gravity or fan circulation.
Urinal means a plumbing fixture which receives only liquid body
waste and, on demand, conveys the waste through a trap seal into a
gravity drainage system, except such term does not include fixtures
designed for installations in prisons.
Vented floor furnace means a self-contained vented heater suspended
from the floor of the space being heated, taking air for combustion from
outside this space. The vented floor furnace supplies heated air
circulated by gravity or by a fan directly into the space to be heated
through openings in the casing.
Vented home heating equipment or vented heater means a class of home
heating equipment, not including furnaces, designed to furnish warmed
air to the living space of a residence, directly from the device,
without duct connections (except that boots not to exceed 10 inches
beyond the casing may be permitted) and includes: vented wall furnace,
vented floor furnace, and vented room heater.
Vented room heater means a self-contained, free standing,
nonrecessed, vented heater for furnishing warmed air to the space in
which it is installed. The vented room heater supplies heated air
circulated by gravity or by a fan directly into the space to be heated
through openings in the casing.
Vented wall furnace means a self-contained vented heater complete
with grilles or the equivalent, designed for incorporation in, or
permanent attachment to, a wall of a residence and furnishing heated air
circulated by gravity or by a fan directly into the space to be heated
through openings in the casing.
Voltage range means a band of operating voltages as marked on an
incandescent lamp, indicating that the lamp is designed to operate at
any voltage within the band.
Wall electric heater means an electric heater (excluding baseboard
electric heaters) which is intended to be recessed in or surface mounted
on walls, which transfers heat by radiation and/or convection (either
natural or forced) and which includes forced convectors, natural
convectors, radiant heaters, high wall or valance heaters.
Water closet means a plumbing fixture that has a water-containing
receptor which receives liquid and solid body waste, and upon actuation,
conveys the waste through an exposed integral trap seal into a gravity
drainage system, except such term does not include fixtures designed for
installation in prisons.
Water heater means a product which utilizes oil, gas, or electricity
to heat potable water for use outside the heater upon demand,
including--
(a) Storage type units which heat and store water at a
thermostatically controlled temperature, including gas storage water
heaters with an input of 75,000 Btu per hour or less, oil storage water
heaters with an input of 105,000 Btu per hour or less, and electric
storage water heaters with an input of 12 kilowatts or less;
(b) Instantaneous type units which heat water but contain no more
than one gallon of water per 4,000 Btu per hour of input, including gas
instantaneous water heaters with an input of 200,000 Btu per hour or
less, oil instantaneous water heaters with an input of 210,000 Btu per
hour or less, and electric instantaneous water heaters with an input of
12 kilowatts or less; and
(c) Heat pump type units, with a maximum current rating of 24
amperes at a voltage no greater than 250 volts, which are products
designed to transfer thermal energy from one temperature level to a
higher temperature level for the purpose of heating water, including all
ancillary equipment such as fans, storage tanks, pumps, or controls
necessary for the device to perform its function.
Water use means the quantity of water flowing through a showerhead,
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faucet, water closet, or urinal at point of use, determined in
accordance with test procedures under Appendices S and T of subpart B of
this part.
Weatherized warm air furnace or boiler means a furnace or boiler
designed for installation outdoors, approved for resistance to wind,
rain, and snow, and supplied with its own venting system.
[42 FR 27898, June 1, 1977]
Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting Sec.
430.2, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the
Finding Aids section of the printed volume and on GPO Access.