ANNEX II Ecodesign requirements

1. ECODESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR WATER HEATERS

1.1. Requirements for water heating energy efficiency

(a) From 26 September 2015 the water heating energy efficiency of water heaters shall not fall below the following values:

Declared load profile	3XS	XXS	XS	S	M	L	XL	XXL	3XL	4XL
Water heating energy efficiency	22 %	23 %	26 %	26 %	30 %	30 %	30 %	32 %	32 %	32 %
In addition, for water heaters with smart being declared as ‘1’: water heating energy efficiency calculated for smart = 0, tested under the declared load profile	19 %	20 %	23 %	23 %	27 %	27 %	27 %	28 %	28 %	28 %

(b) From 26 September 2017 the water heating energy efficiency of water heaters shall not fall below the following values:

Declared load profile	3XS	XXS	XS	S	M	L	XL	XXL	3XL	4XL
Water heating energy efficiency	32 %	32 %	32 %	32 %	36 %	37 %	37 %	37 %	37 %	38 %
In addition, for water heaters with smart being declared as ‘1’: water heating energy efficiency calculated for smart = 0, tested under the declared load profile	29 %	29 %	29 %	29 %	33 %	34 %	35 %	36 %	36 %	36 %

(c) From 26 September 2018 the water heating energy efficiency of water heaters shall not fall below the following values:

Declared load profile	XXL	3XL	4XL
Water heating energy efficiency	60 %	64 %	64 %

1.2. Requirements for storage volume of storage water heaters with declared load profiles 3XS, XXS, XS and S

From 26 September 2015:

(a)

for storage water heaters with declared load profile 3XS the storage volume shall not exceed 7 litres;

(b)

for storage water heaters with declared load profiles XXS and XS, the storage volume shall not exceed 15 litres;

(c)

for storage water heaters with declared load profile S the storage volume shall not exceed 36 litres.

1.3. Requirements for mixed water at 40 °C of storage water heaters with declared load profiles M, L, XL, XXL, 3XL and 4XL

From 26 September 2015 the amount of mixed water at 40 °C shall not fall below the following values:

Declared load profile	M	L	XL	XXL	3XL	4XL
Mixed water at 40 °C	65 litres	130 litres	210 litres	300 litres	520 litres	1 040 litres

1.4. Requirements for sound power level

From 26 September 2015 the sound power level of heat pump water heaters shall not exceed the following values:

Rated heat output ≤ 6 kW		Rated heat output > 6 kW and ≤ 12 kW		Rated heat output > 12 kW and ≤ 30 kW		Rated heat output > 30 kW and ≤ 70 kW
Sound power level (LWA ), indoors	Sound power level (LWA ), outdoors	Sound power level (LWA ), indoors	Sound power level (LWA ), outdoors	Sound power level (LWA ), indoors	Sound power level (LWA ), outdoors	Sound power level (LWA ), indoors	Sound power level (LWA ), outdoors
60 dB	65 dB	65 dB	70 dB	70 dB	78 dB	80 dB	88 dB

1.5. Requirements for emissions of nitrogen oxides

(a) From 26 September 2018 emissions of nitrogen oxides, expressed in nitrogen dioxide, of water heaters shall not exceed the following values:

• conventional water heaters using gaseous fuels: 56 mg/kWh fuel input in terms of GCV,

• conventional water heaters using liquid fuels: 120 mg/kWh fuel input in terms of GCV,

• heat pump water heaters equipped with external combustion using gaseous fuels and solar water heaters using gaseous fuels: 70 mg/kWh fuel input in terms of GCV,

• heat pump water heaters equipped with external combustion using liquid fuels and solar water heaters using liquid fuels: 120 mg/kWh fuel input in terms of GCV,

• heat pump water heaters equipped with an internal combustion engine using gaseous fuels: 240 mg/kWh fuel input in terms of GCV,

• heat pump water heaters equipped with an internal combustion engine using liquid fuels: 420 mg/kWh fuel input in terms of GCV.

1.6. Requirements for product information related to water heaters

From 26 September 2015 the instruction manuals for installers and end-users, free access websites of manufacturers, their authorised representatives and importers and technical documentation for the purposes of conformity assessment pursuant to Article 4 shall contain the following elements:

(a)

information identifying the model(s), including equivalent models, to which the information relates;

(b)

the results of the measurements for the technical parameters specified in point 6 of Annex III;

(c)

the results of the calculations for the technical parameters specified in point 2 of Annex IV;

(d)

any specific precautions that shall be taken when the water heater is assembled, installed or maintained;

(e)

for heat generators designed for water heaters and water heater housings to be equipped with such heat generators, their characteristics, the requirements for assembly, to ensure compliance with the ecodesign requirements for water heaters and, where appropriate, the list of combinations recommended by the manufacturer;

(f)

information relevant for disassembly, recycling and/or disposal at end-of-life.