(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 |
[76 FR 69123, Nov. 8, 2011, as amended at 79 FR 74541, Dec. 15, 2014; 81 FR 20529, Apr. 8, 2016]