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4.—(1) The weighted water consumption (WW) of a household washing machine or of the washing cycle of a household washer-dryer must be rounded to the nearest integer and calculated in litres as follows—
WW= (A × WW,full + B × WW,1/2 + C × WW,1/4).
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—
(a)WW,full is the water consumption of—
(i)a washing machine, or
(ii)the washing cycle of a household washer-dryer,
for the eco 40-60 programme at rated washing capacity, in litres and rounded to one decimal place;
(b)WW,½ is the water consumption of—
(i)a household washing machine, or
(ii)the washing cycle of a household washer-dryer,
for the eco 40-60 programme at half of the rated washing capacity, in litres and rounded to one decimal place;
(c)WW,1/4 is the water consumption of—
(i)a household washing machine, or
(ii)the washing cycle of a household washer-dryer,
for the eco 40-60 programme at a quarter of the rated washing capacity, in litres and rounded to one decimal place;
(d)A, B and C are the weighting factors referred to in paragraph 2(7).
(3) For household washer-dryers with a rated washing capacity lower than or equal to 3 kg, the weighted water consumption of the wash and dry cycle is the water consumption at rated capacity, rounded to the nearest integer.
(4) For all other washer-dryers, the weighted water consumption (WWD) of the wash and dry cycle must be rounded to the nearest integer and calculated as follows—
(5) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (4)—
(a)WWD,full is the water consumption of the wash and dry cycle of a household washer-dryer at rated capacity, in litres and rounded to one decimal place;
(b)WWD,½ is the water consumption of the wash and dry cycle of a household washer-dryer at half of the rated capacity, in litres and rounded to one decimal place.
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