Commission Regulation (EU) No 932/2012Show full title

ANNEX I U.K. Ecodesign requirements

1. Generic ecodesign requirements U.K.

1.1. For the calculation of the energy consumption and other parameters for household tumble driers, the cycle which dries cotton laundry (with an initial moisture content of the load of 60 %) up to a remaining moisture content of the load of 0 % (hereinafter the ‘standard cotton programme’) shall be used. That cycle shall be clearly identifiable on the programme selection device(s) of the household tumble drier or the household tumble drier display, if any, or both, and indicated as ‘standard cotton programme’ or by a uniform symbol or an appropriate combination thereof, and shall be set as the default cycle for household tumble driers equipped with automatic programme selection or any function for automatically selecting a drying programme or maintaining the selection of a programme. If the tumble drier is automatic tumble drier the ‘standard cotton programme’ shall be automatic. U.K.

1.2. The booklet of instructions provided by the manufacturer shall provide: U.K.

(a)

information about the ‘standard cotton programme’ and shall specify that it is suitable to dry normal wet cotton laundry and that it is the most efficient programme in terms of energy consumption for drying wet cotton laundry;

(b)

the power consumption of the off-mode and the left-on mode;

(c)

indicative information on the programme time and energy consumption for the main drying programmes at both full, and, if applicable, partial load;

2. Specific ecodesign requirements U.K.

Household tumble driers shall comply with the following requirements:

2.1. From 1 November 2013: U.K.

• the energy efficiency index (EEI) shall be less than 85,

• for condenser household tumble driers the weighted condensation efficiency shall be not lower than 60 %.

2.2. From 1 November 2015: U.K.

• for condenser household tumble driers the energy efficiency index (EEI) shall be less than 76,

• for condenser household tumble driers, the weighted condensation efficiency shall be not lower than 70 %.

The energy efficiency index (EEI) and the weighted condensation efficiency are calculated in accordance with Annex II.

ANNEX II U.K. Method for calculating the energy efficiency index and weighted condensation efficiency

1. CALCULATION OF THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY INDEX U.K.

For the calculation of the energy efficiency index (EEI) of a household tumble drier model, the weighted annual energy consumption of a household tumble drier for the standard cotton programme at full and partial load is compared to its standard annual energy consumption.

(a) The energy efficiency index (EEI) is calculated as follows and rounded to one decimal place: U.K.

where:

— AE_C

=

weighted annual energy consumption of the household tumble drier,

— SAE_C

=

standard annual energy consumption of the household tumble drier.

(b) The standard annual energy consumption (SAE_C ) is calculated in kWh/year as follows and rounded to two decimal places: U.K.

• for all household tumble driers that are not air-vented:

  

• for air-vented household tumble driers:

  

where:

• c is the rated capacity of the household tumble drier for the standard cotton programme,

• T_t is the weighted programme time for the standard cotton programme.

(c) The weighted annual energy consumption (AE_C ) is calculated in kWh/year as follows and is rounded to two decimal places: U.K.

(i)

where:

— E_t

=

weighted energy consumption, in kWh and rounded to two decimal places,

— P_o

=

power in ‘off-mode’ for the standard cotton programme at full load, in W and rounded to two decimal places,

— P_l

=

power in ‘left-on mode’ for the standard cotton programme at full load, in W and rounded to two decimal places,

— T_t

=

weighted programme time, in minutes and rounded to the nearest minute,

— 160

=

total number of drying cycles per year.

(ii)

When the household tumble drier is equipped with a power management system, with the household tumble drier reverting automatically to ‘off-mode’ after the end of the programme, the weighted annual energy consumption (AE_C ) is calculated taking into consideration the effective duration of the ‘left-on mode’, according to the following formula:

where:

— T_l

=

duration of the ‘left-on mode’ for the standard cotton programme at full load, in minutes and rounded to the nearest minute.

(d) The weighted programme time (T_t ) for the standard cotton programme is calculated in minutes as follows and rounded to the nearest minute: U.K.

where:

— T_dry

=

programme time for the standard cotton programme at full load, in minutes and rounded to the nearest minute,

— T_dry½

=

programme time for the standard cotton programme at partial load, in minutes and rounded to the nearest minute.

(e) The weighted energy consumption (E_t ) is calculated in kWh as follows and rounded to two decimal places: U.K.

where:

— E_dry

=

energy consumption of the standard cotton programme at full load, in kWh and rounded to two decimal places,

— E_dry½

=

energy consumption of the standard cotton programme at partial load, in kWh and rounded to two decimal places.

(f) For gas-fired household tumble driers, the energy consumption for the standard cotton programme at full and partial load is calculated in kWh, rounded to two decimal places, as: U.K.

where:

— Eg_dry

=

gas consumption of the standard cotton programme at full load, in kWh and rounded to two decimal places,

— Eg_dry½

=

gas consumption of the standard cotton programme at partial load, in kWh and rounded to two decimal places,

— Eg_dry,a

=

auxiliary electricity consumption of the standard cotton programme at full load, in kWh and rounded to two decimal places,

— Eg_dry½,a

=

auxiliary electricity consumption of the standard cotton programme at partial load, in kWh and rounded to two decimal places,

— f_g

=

2,5.

2. CALCULATION OF THE WEIGHTED CONDENSATION EFFICIENCY U.K.

The condensation efficiency of a programme is the ratio between the mass of moisture condensed and collected in the container of a condenser household tumble drier and the mass of moisture removed from the load by the programme, the latter being the difference between the mass of the wet test load before drying and the mass of the test load after drying. For calculating the weighted condensation efficiency, the average condensation efficiency of the standard cotton programme at both full and partial load is considered.

The weighted condensation efficiency (C_t ) of a programme is calculated as a percentage and rounded to the nearest whole percent as:

where:

— C_dry

=

average condensation efficiency of the standard cotton programme at full load,

— C_dry½

=

average condensation efficiency of the standard cotton programme at partial load.

The average condensation efficiency C is calculated from the condensation efficiencies of test runs and expressed as a percentage:

where:

• n is the number of test runs, comprising at least four valid test runs for the selected programme,

• j is the test run number,

• W_wj is the mass of water collected in the condenser reservoir during test run j,

• W_i is the mass of the wet test load before drying,

• W_f is the mass of the test load after drying.

[F1 ANNEX III U.K. Product compliance verification by market surveillance authorities

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2282 of 30 November 2016 amending Regulations (EC) No 1275/2008, (EC) No 107/2009, (EC) No 278/2009, (EC) No 640/2009, (EC) No 641/2009, (EC) No 642/2009, (EC) No 643/2009, (EU) No 1015/2010, (EU) No 1016/2010, (EU) No 327/2011, (EU) No 206/2012, (EU) No 547/2012, (EU) No 932/2012, (EU) No 617/2013, (EU) No 666/2013, (EU) No 813/2013, (EU) No 814/2013, (EU) No 66/2014, (EU) No 548/2014, (EU) No 1253/2014, (EU) 2015/1095, (EU) 2015/1185, (EU) 2015/1188, (EU) 2015/1189 and (EU) 2016/2281 with regard to the use of tolerances in verification procedures (Text with EEA relevance).

The verification tolerances defined in this Annex relate only to the verification of the measured parameters by [F2 Great Britain] authorities and shall not be used by the manufacturer or importer as an allowed tolerance to establish the values in the technical documentation or in interpreting these values with a view to achieving compliance or to communicate better performance by any means.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Annex 3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/539), reg. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 15(7)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1528, reg. 6(1)(2)(b)(xiv)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[F3 When verifying the compliance of a product model with the requirements laid down in this Regulation, for the requirements referred to in this Annex the authorities of Great Britain must apply the following procedure—]

Textual Amendments

F3 Words in Annex 3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/539), reg. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 15(7)(b) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1528, reg. 6(3)(4)(b)(xiv)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

(1)

The [F2 Great Britain] authorities shall verify one single unit of the model.

(2)

The model shall be considered to comply with the applicable requirements if:

(a)

the values given in the technical documentation pursuant to [F4 paragraph 1(2) of Part 1 of Schedule 1A to the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010], and, where applicable, the values used to calculate these values, are not more favourable for the manufacturer or importer than the results of the corresponding measurements carried out pursuant to [F5 paragraph 1(2)(b)(vii) of Part 1 of Schedule 1A to those Regulations]; and

(b)

the declared values meet any requirements laid down in this Regulation, and any required product information published by the manufacturer or importer does not contain values that are more favourable for the manufacturer or importer than the declared values; and

(c)

when the [F2 Great Britain] authorities test the unit of the model, the determined values (the values of the relevant parameters as measured in testing and the values calculated from these measurements) comply with the respective verification tolerances as given in Table 1.

(3)

If the results referred to in point 2(a) or (b) are not achieved, the model and all models that have been listed as equivalent household tumble drier models in the manufacturer's or importer's technical documentation shall be considered not to comply with this Regulation.

(4)

If the result referred to in point 2(c) is not achieved, the [F2 Great Britain] authorities shall select three additional units of the same model for testing. As an alternative, the three additional units selected may be of one or more different models that have been listed as equivalent models in the manufacturer's or importer's technical documentation.

(5)

The model shall be considered to comply with the applicable requirements if, for these three units, the arithmetical mean of the determined values complies with the respective verification tolerances given in Table 1.

(6)

If the result referred to in point 5 is not achieved, the model and all models that have been listed as equivalent household tumble drier models in the manufacturer's or importer's technical documentation shall be considered not to comply with this Regulation.

(7)

F6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F4 Words in Annex 3 para. (2)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/539), reg. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 15(7)(c)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5 Words in Annex 3 para. (2)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/539), reg. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 15(7)(c)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F6 Annex 3 para. (7) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/539), reg. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 15(7)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[F7 The authorities of Great Britain must use measurement procedures which take into account the generally recognised, state-of-the-art, reliable, accurate and reproducible measurement methods and must use the measurement and calculation methods set out in Annex 2.]

Textual Amendments

F7 Words in Annex 3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/539), reg. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 15(7)(e); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

The [F2 Great Britain] authorities shall only apply the verification tolerances that are set out in Table 1 and shall use only the procedure described in points 1 to [F8 6] for the requirements referred to in this Annex. No other tolerances, such as those set out in [F9 designated] standards or in any other measurement method, shall be applied.

Textual Amendments

F8 Word in Annex 3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/539), reg. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 15(7)(f)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F9 Word in Annex 3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/539), reg. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 15(7)(f)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Table 1

Verification tolerances

Parameters	Verification tolerances
Weighted annual energy consumption (AE C )	The determined value shall not exceed the declared value of AE C by more than 6 %.
Weighted energy consumption (E t )	The determined value shall not exceed the declared value of E t by more than 6 %.
Weighted condensation efficiency (C t )	The determined value shall not be less than the declared value of C t by more than 6 %.
Weighted programme time (T t )	The determined values shall not exceed the declared values of T t by more than 6 %.
Power consumption in off mode and left-on mode ( P o and P l )	The determined values of power consumption P o and P l of more than 1,00 W shall not exceed the declared values of P o and P l by more than 6 %. The determined values of power consumption P o and P l of less than or equal to 1,00 W shall not exceed the declared values of P o and P l by more than 0,10 W.
Duration of the left-on mode (T l )	The determined value shall not exceed the declared value of T l by more than 6 %.]

ANNEX IV U.K. Benchmarks

At the time of entry into force of this Regulation, the best available technology on the market for household tumble driers, in terms of their energy consumption and airborne acoustical noise emissions during drying for the standard cotton programme, is identified as follows:

(1)

Air-vented household tumble drier with a rated capacity of 3 kg:

(a)

energy consumption: 1,89 kWh/cycle for the standard cotton cycle at full load, equal to about 247 kWh/year(1);

(b)

airborne acoustical noise emissions: 69 dB.

(2)

Air-vented household tumble drier with a rated capacity of 5 kg:

(a)

energy consumption: 2,70 kWh/cycle for the standard cotton cycle at full load, equal to about 347 kWh/year(1);

(b)

airborne acoustical noise emissions: not available.

(3)

Gas fired air-vented household tumble driers with a rated capacity of 5 kg:

(a)

Gas energy consumption: 3,25 kWh_Gas/cycle equivalent to 1,3 kWh for the standard cotton cycle at full load. Annual energy consumption not available.

(b)

airborne noise emissions: not available.

(4)

Condenser household tumble drier with a rated capacity of 5 kg:

(a)

energy consumption: 3,10 kWh/cycle for the standard cotton cycle at full load, equal to about 396 kWh/year(1);

(b)

airborne acoustical noise emissions: not available.

(5)

Air-vented household tumble drier with a rated capacity of 6 kg:

(a)

energy consumption: 3,84 kWh/cycle for the standard cotton cycle at full load, equal to about 487 kWh/year(1);

(b)

airborne acoustical noise emissions: 67 dB.

(6)

Condenser household tumble drier with a rated capacity of 6 kg:

(a)

energy consumption: 1,58 kWh/cycle for the standard cotton cycle at full load, equal to about 209 kWh/year(1);

(b)

airborne acoustical noise emissions: not available.

(7)

Air-vented household tumble drier with a rated capacity of 7 kg:

(a)

energy consumption: 3,9 kWh/cycle for the standard cotton cycle at full load, equal to about 495 kWh/year(1);

(b)

airborne acoustical noise emissions: 65 dB.

(8)

Gas fired air-vented household tumble driers with a rated capacity of 7 kg:

(a)

Gas energy consumption: 3,4 kWh_Gas/cycle equivalent to 1,36 kWh for the standard cotton cycle at full load. Annual energy consumption not available.

(b)

airborne noise emissions: not available

(9)

Condenser household tumble drier with a rated capacity of 7 kg:

(a)

energy consumption: 1,6 kWh/cycle for the standard cotton cycle at full load, equal to about 211 kWh/year(1);

(b)

airborne acoustical noise emissions: 65 dB.

(10)

Air-vented household tumble drier with a rated capacity of 8 kg:

(a)

energy consumption: 4,1 kWh/cycle for the standard cotton cycle at full load, equal to about 520 kWh/year (*);

(b)

airborne acoustical noise emissions: 65 dB.

(11)

Condenser household tumble drier with a rated capacity of 8 kg:

(a)

energy consumption: 2,30 kWh/cycle for the standard cotton cycle at full load, equal to about 297 kWh/year (*);

(b)

airborne acoustical noise emissions: not available.

(1)

Calculated assuming 160 drying cycles per year with an energy consumption for the standard cotton programme at partial load equal to 60 % of the energy consumption at full load, and an additional annual energy consumption in low power modes of 13,5 kWh.