(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/cycle
| Water factor (WF),
gal./cu. ft./cycle
|
|---|
| Top-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/cycle
| Integrated Water
factor (IWF),
gal./cu. ft./cycle
|
|---|
| Top-Loading | 1.35 | 8.8
|
| Front-Loading | 2.00 | 4.1 |