ANNEX IEnergy efficiency, cleaning performance and dust re-emission classes

1.Energy efficiency classes

The energy efficiency class of a vacuum cleaner shall be determined in accordance with its annual energy consumption as set out in Table 1. The annual energy consumption of a vacuum cleaner shall be determined in accordance with Annex VI.

Table 1Energy efficiency classes

Energy Efficiency Class

Annual energy consumption (AE) [kWh/yr]

Label 1

Label 2

A+++

n/a

AE ≤ 10,0

A++

n/a

10,0 < AE ≤ 16,0

A+

n/a

16,0 < AE ≤ 22,0

A

AE ≤ 28,0

22,0 < AE ≤ 28,0

B

28,0 < AE ≤ 34,0

28,0 < AE ≤ 34,0

C

34,0 < AE ≤ 40,0

34,0 < AE ≤ 40,0

D

40,0 < AE ≤ 46,0

AE > 40,0

E

46,0 < AE ≤ 52,0

n/a

F

52,0 < AE ≤ 58,0

n/a

G

AE > 58,0

n/a

2.Cleaning performance classes

The cleaning performance class of a vacuum cleaner shall be determined in accordance with its dust pick up (dpu) as set out in Table 2. The dust pick up of a vacuum cleaner shall be determined in accordance with Annex VI.

Table 2Cleaning performance classes

Cleaning performance class

Dust pick up on carpet (dpuc)

Dust pick up on hard floor (dpuhf)

A

dpuc ≥ 0,91

dpuhf ≥ 1,11

B

0,87 ≤ dpuc < 0,91

1,08 ≤ dpuhf < 1,11

C

0,83 ≤ dpuc < 0,87

1,05 ≤ dpuhf < 1,08

D

0,79 ≤ dpuc < 0,83

1,02 ≤ dpuhf < 1,05

E

0,75 ≤ dpuc < 0,79

0,99 ≤ dpuhf < 1,02

F

0,71 ≤ dpuc < 0,75

0,96 ≤ dpuhf < 0,99

G

dpuc < 0,71

dpuhf < 0,96

3.Dust re-emission

The dust re-emission class of a vacuum cleaner shall be determined in accordance with its dust re-emission as set out in Table 3. The dust re-emission of a vacuum cleaner shall be determined in accordance with Annex VI.

Table 3Dust re-emission classes

Dust re-emission class

Dust re-emission (dre)

A

dre ≤ 0,02 %

B

0,02 % < dre ≤ 0,08 %

C

0,08 % < dre ≤ 0,20 %

D

0,20 % < dre ≤ 0,35 %

E

0,35 % < dre ≤ 0,60 %

F

0,60 % < dre ≤ 1,00 %

G

dre > 1,00 %