The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule and Schedules 7 and 8—

“cleaning performance index” (“I_C”) means the ratio of the cleaning performance of a household dishwasher to the cleaning performance of a reference household dishwasher;

“cycle” means a complete cleaning, rinsing and drying process, as defined by the programme selected, consisting of a series of operations until all activity ceases;

“declared values” means the values provided by the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative for the stated, calculated or measured technical parameters in the technical documentation, in accordance with the conformity assessment procedure referred to in regulation 17;

“delay start” means a condition where the user has selected a specified delay to the beginning of the cycle of the selected programme;

“drying performance index” (“I_D”) means the ratio of the drying performance of a household dishwasher to the drying performance of a reference household dishwasher;

“eco” means the name of the programme of a household dishwasher declared by the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative as suitable to clean normally soiled tableware, and to which the ecodesign requirements on energy efficiency, cleaning and drying performance relate;

“eco programme energy consumption” (“EPEC”) means the energy consumption of a household dishwasher for the eco programme, expressed in kilowatt hour per cycle;

“eco programme water consumption” (“EPWC”) means the water consumption of a household dishwasher for the eco programme, expressed in litres per cycle;

“Energy Efficiency Index” (“EEI”) means the ratio of the eco programme energy consumption to the standard programme energy consumption;

“equivalent model” means a model which has the same technical characteristics in respect of the technical information to be provided, but which is placed on the market or put into service by the same manufacturer, importer or authorised representative as another model with a different model identifier;

“guarantee” means any undertaking by the retailer or a manufacturer to the consumer to—

(a)

reimburse the price paid for a household dishwasher; or

(b)

replace, repair or handle household dishwashers in any way;

if they do not meet the specifications set out in the guarantee statement or in the relevant advertising;

“model identifier” means the code, usually alphanumeric, which distinguishes a specific product model from other models with the same trade mark or the same manufacturer’s, importer’s or authorised representative’s name;

“network” means a communication infrastructure with a topology of links and an architecture that includes physical components, organisational principles, communication procedures and formats (protocols);

“networked standby” means a condition in which the household dishwasher is able to resume a function by way of a remotely initiated trigger from a network connection;

“off mode” means a condition in which the household dishwasher is connected to the mains and is not providing any function; the following must also be considered as off mode—

(a)

conditions providing only an indication of off mode;

(b)

conditions providing only functionalities intended to ensure electromagnetic compatibility in accordance with the Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016(1);

“place setting” (“ps”) means a set of tableware for use by one person, not including serving pieces;

“professional repairer” means a person who provides services of repair and professional maintenance of household dishwashers;

“programme” means a series of operations that are pre-defined and are declared by the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative as suitable for specified levels of soil or types of load, or both;

“programme duration” (“T_t”) means the length of time beginning with the initiation of the programme selected, excluding any user programmed delay, until the end of the programme is indicated and the user has access to the load;

“rated capacity” means the maximum number of place settings together with the serving pieces, which can be cleaned, rinsed and dried in a household dishwasher in one cycle when loaded in accordance with the manufacturer’s, importer’s or authorised representative’s instructions;

“serving pieces” means items for the preparation and serving of food which can include pots, serving bowls, serving cutlery and platters;

“spare part” means a separate part that can replace a part with the same or similar function in a product;

“standard programme energy consumption” (“SPEC”) means the energy consumption of the programme taken as a reference as a function of the rated capacity, expressed in kilowatt hours per cycle;

“standby mode” means a condition where the household dishwasher is connected to the mains, and provides only one or more of the following functions, which may persist for an indefinite time—

(a)

reactivation function, or reactivation function and a mere indication of enabled reactivation function;

(b)

reactivation function through a connection to a network;

(c)

information or status display;

(d)

detection function for emergency measures.

(1)

S.I. 2016/1091.