DOCKETED  
Docket Number:  22-AAER -01 
Project Title:  Commercial and Industrial Fans and Blowers  
TN #:  243977  
Document Title:  New Regulatory Language  
Description:  New regulatory language for commercial and industrial fans and 
blowers  
Filer:  Alex Galdamez  
Organization:  California Energy Commission  
Submitter Role:  Energy Commission   
Submission Date:  7/11/2022 6:58:11 AM  
Docketed Date:  7/11/2022  
 1 
 Proposed Regulatory Language  
California Code of Regulations  
Title 20. Public Utilities and Energy  
Division 2. State Energy Resources Conservation and Development 
Commission  
Chapter 4. Energy Conservation  
Article 4. Appliance Efficiency Regulations   
Sections 160 1 - 1609  
As related to C ommercial and I ndustrial  Fans and B lowers  
 
 
Amendments to the existing code that were made public with the Notice of Proposed 
Action published on February 25, 2022 , are shown in strike through ( example ) to 
indicate del etion and underlined ( example ) to indicate additions . Additional 
amendments  being  proposed for a 15 -day public comment period  are shown in double 
strike (example ) for deletions and double underline ( example ) for additions.  
 
§ 1601.  Scope . 
This Article applies to the following types of new appliances, if they are sold or offered 
for sale in California, except those sold wholesale in California for final retail sale outside the state and those designed and sold exclusively for use in recreational 
vehicles, or other mobile equipment. Unless otherwise specified, each provision applies only to units manufactured on or after the effective date of the provision.  
NOTE: For the applicability of these regulations to appliances installed in new building 
construction, see sections 110.0 and 110.1 of part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.  
…[skipping (a) through (c)] 
(d) Portable air conditioners, evaporative coolers, residential furnace fans,  ceiling fans,  
ceiling fan light kits, whole house fans, residential exhaust fans, and dehumidifiers , and 
commercial and industrial fans and blowers . 
…[skipping (e) through  (end of section  1601x )] 
The following document s is are incorporated by reference in section 1601.  
Number  Title 
ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL, INC (AMCA) AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS 
INSTITUTE (ANSI)  2 
 ANSI/AMCA Standard 214 -21 Test Procedure for Calculating Fan 
Energy Index (FEI) for Commercial 
and Industrial Fans and Blowers  
 
…[skipping  “INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION (IEC)” through  end of 
section]  
Note Authority cited: Sections  25213, 25218(e), 25401.9, 25402(a) -25402(c), and 
25960, Public Resources Code; and Sections 16, 26, and 30, Governor’s Exec. Order No. 
B-29-15 (April 1, 2015).  Reference: Section s 25216.5(d), 25401.9, 25402(a) -25402(c), 
25402.5.4, and 25960, Public Resources Code; and Section 16, Governor’s Exec. Order 
No. B -29-15 (April 1, 2015).  
§ 1602. Definitions . 
…[skipping (a) through (c)] 
(d) Portable Air Conditioners, Evaporative Coolers, Ceiling Fans, Ceiling Fan Light Kits, 
Whole House Fans, Residential Exhaust Fans, Dehumidifiers, and Residential Furnace 
Fans, and Commercial and Industrial Fans and or Blower s. 
 
…[skipping “Adjusted cool ing capacity at 83°F conditions” through “Adjusted cooling 
capacity at 95°F conditions” ] 
 
“Air curtain unit” means equipment that produces a directionally controlled stream of air 
with a minimum width- to-dept aspect ratio of 5:1 and a discharge that is not intended 
to be connected to unitary ductwork. The controlled stream of air spans the entire 
height and width of an opening and reduces the infiltration or transfer of air from one 
side of the opening to the other and/or inhibits the passage of insects,  dust, or debris. 
providing a directionally controlled stream of air moving across the entire height and 
width of an opening that reduces the infiltration or transfer of air from one side of the 
opening to the other and/or inhibits the passage of insects, dust, or debris. 
 …[skipping  “Airflow”  through “Annual energy consumption in off- cycle mode”]  
 
“Axial impeller” means an impeller (propeller) with a number of blades extending 
radially from a central hub in which airflow through the impeller is axial in di rection; 
that is, airflow enters and exits the impeller parallel to the shaft axis with a fan flow 
angle less than or equal to 20 degrees. Blades can either be single thickness or airfoil 
shaped.  3 
 “Axial -inline fan” means a fan with an axial impeller and a cylindrical housing with or 
without turning vanes. Inlets and outlets can optionally be ducted.  
“Axial -panel fan” means a fan with an axial impeller mounted in a short housing, non-
cylindrical, that can be a panel, ring, or orifice plate. The housing is typically mounted 
to a wall separating two spaces, and the fans are used to increase the pressure across 
this wall. Inlets and outlets are not ducted.  
“Axial power roof ventilator (PRV)” means a fan with an axial impeller and a cylindrical 
housing as well as  a housing to prevent precipitation from entering the building with or 
without turning vanes used to supply or exhaust air from a building. Inlets and outlets 
can optionally be ducted.  
“Bare shaft fan” means a fan without a driver.  
 
…[skipping “Basic model ” through “Belt -driven ceiling fan” ] 
 
“Belt driven fan” means a driven fan configuration which the fan impeller is connected 
to the driver through a set of belts and sheaves mounted on the driver shaft and fan 
shaft. This includes fans with V -belt or synchronous belt power transmission.  
 
...[skipping “Blade span” through “Centrifugal ceiling fan”]  
 
“Centrifugal housed fan” means a fan with a centrifugal or mixed flow impeller in which 
airflow exits into a housing that is generally scroll -shaped to direct the air through a 
single fan outlet. Inlets and outlets can optionally be ducted. It does not include a radial 
impeller.  
“Centrifugal impeller” means an impeller with a number of blades extending between a 
back plate and shroud in which airflow ente rs axially through one or two inlets and exits 
radially at the impeller periphery. The airflow exits either into open space, or into a 
housing with a fan flow angle greater than or equal to 70 degrees. Impellers can be 
classified as single inline or double  inlet. Blades can be tilted backward or forward with 
respect to the direction of impeller rotation. Impellers with backward -tilted blades can 
be airfoil -shaped (AF), backward- curved single -thickness (BC), backward -incline single -
thickness flat (BI), or ra dial-tipped (RT). Impellers with forward titled blades are known 
as forward -curved impellers (FC).  
“Centrifugal inline fan” means a fan with a centrifugal or mixed -flow impeller in which 
airflow enters axially at the fan inlet and the housing redirects rad ial airflow from the 
impeller to exit the fan in an axial direction. Inlets and outlets can optionally be ducted.  4 
 “Centrifugal power roof ventilator exhaust (PRV -E) fan” means a PRV with a centrifugal 
or mix -flow impeller that exhausts air from a building.  Inlets are typically ducted, but 
outlets are not ducted.  
“Centrifugal power roof ventilator supply (PRV -S) fan” means a PRV with a centrifugal 
or mix -flow impeller that supplies air to a building. Inlets are not ducted, and outlets 
are typically ducted.  
“Centrifugal unhoused fan” means a fan with a centrifugal or mix -flow impeller in which 
airflow enters through a panel and discharges into free space. Inlets and outlets are not 
ducted. This fan type also includes fan designed for use in fan arrays that have partition 
walls separating the fan from other fans in the array.  
“Circulating fan” means a fan that is not a ceiling fan that is used to move air within a 
space, that has no provision for connection to ducting or separation of the fan inlet 
from its outl et. The fan is designed to be used for the general circulation of air.  
 
…[skipping “Combined energy efficiency ratio (CEER)”]  
 
“Commercial and industrial fan and or blower” means a rotary -bladed machine used 
to convert electrical  or mechanical power to air power, with an energy output  a 
specific work limited to 25 kilojoule per kilogram (kJ/kg)  of air. Have a or less and 
have a  rated fan shaft power greater than or equal to 1 horsepower, or, for fans 
without a rated shaft input power, an electrical input power greater than or equal to 
1 kilowatt (kW); kW, and a fan output power less than or equal to 150 horsepower.  
They consist o f an impeller, a shaft, bearings, and a structure or housing . It may 
include  a transmission, driver, and/or controller  at the time of sale ., including any 
transmission s, driver, and/or controls if integrated, assembled, or packaged by the 
manufacturer at the time of sale .  
(1) Commercial and industrial fans and blowers do not include:  
(A) safety fans as defined in Section 1602(d) of this Article;  
(B) ceiling fans as defined in 10 CFR 430.2;  
(C) circulating fans;  
(D) induced flow fans;  
(E) jet fans;  
(F) cross-flow fans; 
(G) embedded fans as defined in ANSI/AMCA 214 -21;  
(H) fans mounted in or on motor vehicles or other mobile equipment;  
(I) fans that create a vacuum of 30 in. water gauge or greater;  
(J) air curtains unit as defined in Section 1602(d) of this Article.  5 
 …[skipping “Cooling efficiency ratio (CER)”]  
 
“Cross -flow fan” means a fan with a housing that creates an airflow path through the 
impeller, in a direction at right angles to the axis of rotation and with airflow both 
entering and exiting the impeller at the periphery. Inlets and outlets can optionally be 
ducted.  
 
…[skipping “Dehumidifier” through “Direct evaporative cooler” ]  
 “Driver” means a machine, such as a motor, used to provide mechanical power to the 
impeller, either directly or through a transmission.  
 
…[skippi ng “Dual -duct portable air conditioner”] 
 
“Dual -use fan” means a fan having two operating modes to serve long -term ventilation 
purposes as well as short -time emergency duty at higher speeds for fire or smoke 
extraction.  
 …[skipping “Energy factor for dehumidifiers”  through “Evaporative cooler”  ] 
 
“Fan array” means multiple fans in parallel and in a single enclosure between two 
plenum sections in an air distribution system, where plenum means a compartment or 
chamber that forms a part of the air distrib ution system, and that is not used for 
occupancy or storage.  
“Fan Energy Index or FEI” means the ratio of the electrical input power of a reference 
fan to the electrical input power of the actual fan as calculated under the test method in 
section 1604(d)(2 ) of this Article . 
“Fan Electrical Power or FEP” means the electrical power required to operate a fan, 
including any motor controllers at a given duty point. It is calculated in the test method 
in section 1604(d)(2) of this Article . 
“Fan flow angle” means the angle of the centerline of the air -conducting surface of a 
fan blade measured at the midpoint of its trailing edge with the centerline of the 
rotation axis, in a plane through the rotation axis and the midpoint of the trailing edge.  6 
 “Fan output power” means the power delivered to air by the fan; it is proportional to 
the product of the fan air flow rate, the fan total pressure and the compressibility 
coefficient as determined in accordance with the test procedure specified in section 
1604(d)(2) of this Article . 
“Fan series” means a g roup of fan models that are geometrically similar per the 
proportionally and dimensional requirement explained in Annex K of the test method in 
section 1604(d)(2) of this Article.  
“Fan shaft power” means the mechanical  input power to the shaft that is connected 
directly to the impeller.    
 
…[skipping “Furnace fan” through “Highly decorative ceiling fan”]  
 “Housing” means any component or components of the fan that direct airflow into or 
away from the impeller and/or pr ovide protection to the internal components. It may 
serve as the structure of the fan.  
 
...[skipping “Hugger ceiling fan”]  
 
“Impeller” means a rotary bladed aerodynamic component of a fan that transfers 
mechanical energy to the airstream.  
 …[skipping “Indirect evaporative cooler”]  
 
“Induced- flow fan” means a type of laboratory exhaust fan with nozzle and windband; 
the fan’s outlet airflow is greater than the inlet airflow due to induced airflow. All airflow 
entering the inlet exits through the nozzle. Airflow exiting the windband includes the 
nozzle airflow as well as the induced airflow.  
“Inline mixed -flow fan” means a fan with a mixed -flow impeller in which airflow enters 
axially at the fan inlet, and the housing redirects radial airflow from the impeller  to exit 
the fan in an axial direction. Inlets and outlets can optionally be ducted.  
 …[skipping “Input power”] 
 7 
 “Jet fan” means a fan designed and marketed specifically to produce a high- velocity air 
jet in a space to increase its air momentum. Jet fans are rated using thrust. Inlets and 
outlets are not ducted but may include acoustic silencers.  
 
…[skipping “Lamp ballast platform” through “Low -speed small -diameter (LSSD) ceiling 
fan”] 
“Maximum airflow” means the maximum reported value for airflow in cubic feet per 
minute at standard air density that meets or exceeds the required minimum FEI ≥ 1.00 
for at least one duty point. Maximum airflow is represented as Point 1 in figures H.1 
through H.4 in Annex H of the test procedure in section 1604(d)(2).  
“Maximum fan speed” means the maximum reported value for fan speed in revolutions 
per minute that meets or exceeds the minimum FEI ≥ 1.00 for at least one duty point. 
The maximum fan speed is represented as Point 3 in figures H.1 through H.4. in Annex 
H of the test procedure listed in section 1604(d)(2).  
“Maximum pressure” means the maximum reported value for fan pressure in inches 
water gauge at standard air density that meets or exceeds the minimum FEI ≥ 1 .00 for 
at least one duty point. The maximum pressure is represented as Point 2 in figures H.1 
through H.4 in Annex H of the test procedure in 1604(d)(2).    
“Mixed -flow impeller” means an impeller with construction characteristics between 
those of an axial a nd centrifugal impeller with a fan flow angle greater than 20 degrees 
and less than 70 degrees. Airflow enters axially through a single inlet and exits with 
combined axial and radial directions at a mean diameter greater than the inlet.  
“Mixed -flow fan” me ans a fan with fitted mixed -flow impeller that has a fan flow angle 
greater than 20 degrees and less than 70 degrees.  
 
…[skipped “Multi -head ceiling fan” through “Portable or Spot Evaporative Cooler” ] 
 
“Positive pressure ventilator (PPV) ” means a portable fan that can be positioned relative 
to an opening of an enclosure and cause it to be positively pressurized by discharge air 
velocity. It is principally used by firefighters to mitigate the effect of smoke and is also 
used to assist in inflation of hot air  balloons.   
“Power roof ventilator (PRV)”  or “power wall ventilator (PWV)”  means a fan with an 
internal driver and a housing to prevent precipitation from entering the building. It has 
a base designed to fit over a rood roof or wall opening, usually by me ans of a roof curb. 
 …[skipping “Product capacity for dehumidifiers”]  8 
  
“Radial -housed fan” means a fan with a radial impeller in which airflow exits into a 
housing that is generally scroll -shaped to direct the air through a single fan outlet. 
Inlets and ou tlets can optionally be ducted.  
 
“Radial impeller” means a form of centrifugal impeller with a number of blades 
extending radially from a central hub. The airflow enters axially through a single inlet 
and exits radially at the impeller periphery. The housing has impeller blades positioned 
such that the outward direction of the blade at the impeller periphery is perpendicular 
within 25 degrees to the axis of rotation. Impellers can optionally have a back plate 
and/or shroud. 
 
…[skipping “Residential exhaust fan”]  
 
“Safety fan” means:  
(1)  a fan that is designed and marketed to operate only at or above 482 
degrees Fahrenheit (250 degrees Celsius);  
(2)  a reversible axial fan in cylindrical housing that is designed and marketed 
for use in ducted tunnel ventilation that will reverse operations under emergency 
ventilation condition  conditions ; 
(3)  a fan for use in explosive atmospheres tested and marked according to EN 
ISO Standards 80079 -36:2016, Explosive atmospheres – Part 36: Non -electrical 
equipment for explosive atmospheres – Basic method and requirements ; or 
(4)  a Positive Pressure Ventilator .  
(3)  a fan bearing a Underwriter Laboratories or Electric Testing Laboratories 
listing for “Power Ventilators for Smoke Control Systems”;  
(4)  an open discharge exhaust fan with integral discharge nozzles which 
develop or maintain a minimum discharge velocity o f 3000 FPM;  
(5)  a fan constructed in accordance with, AMCA type A or B spark resistant 
construction as defined in AMCA Standard 99 -16 Standards Handbook ; 
(6) a fan designed and marketed for use in explosive atmospheres and tested and 
marked according to E N 13463- 1:2001 Non-electrical Equipment for Potentially 
Explosive Atmospheres ; or 9 
 (7)  an electric -motor -driven-  Positive Pressure Ventilatoras defined in AMCA 
Standard 240 -15 Laboratory Methods of Testing positive Pressure Ventilators for 
Aerodynamic  Performance Rating . 
 
 …[skipping “Seasonally adjusted cooling capacity (SACC)”]  
 
“Series calculated fan” means the fan models for which the performance data was 
calculated based on a series tested fan from the same fan series using the allowable fan 
laws listed in the test method  in section 1604(d)(2) of this Article.  
“Series tested fan” means the fan model tested in a laboratory to provide performance 
data for a fan series as explained in the test method in section 1604(d)(2) of this 
Article.  
 …[skippin g “Single -duct portable air conditioner” through “ Spot air conditioner (x)”] 
 …[skipping the rest of (d) through (x)]  
 
The following documents are incorporated by reference in section 1602.  
Number  Title 
…[skipping FEDERAL STATUTES AND REGULATIONS through ADOBE SYSTEMS 
INCORPORATED]  
AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INTITUTE AIR MOVEMENT  AND CONTROL 
ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL (AMCA ANSI)  
ANSI/AMCA STANDARD 214 -21 Test Procedure for Calculating Fan 
Energy Index for Commercial and 
Industrial Fans a nd Blowers  
ANSI/AMCA Standard 99 -16 
ANSI/AMCA Standard 214 -21 Standards Handbook  
Test Procedure for Calculating Fan 
Energy Index for Commercial and 
Industrial Fans and Blowers  
ANSI/AMCA Standard 240 -15 Laboratory Methods of Testing 
Positive Pressure Ventilators for 
Aerodynamic Performance Rating  10 
 ANSI/AMCA STANDARD 214 -21 Test Procedure for Calculating Fan 
Energy Index for Commercial and 
Industrial Fans a nd Blowers  
ANSI/AMCA Standard 99 -16 
ANSI/AMCA Standard 214 -21 Standards Handbook  
Test Procedure for Calculating Fan 
Energy Index for Commercial and 
Industrial Fans and Blowers  
AMERICAN N ATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI)  
…[skipping AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS (ASTM)  ANSI C7 8.1-
1991 (R1996)  through SOCIETY OF MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION ENGINEERS 
(SMPTE)  INTERNATIONA ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION (IEC) ] 
INTERNA TIONAL ORGANISATION FOR STANDARDIZATIONTHE EUROPEAN 
COMMITTEE FOR STANDARIZATION  
EN 13463- 1:2001ISO  80079 -26:2016  Explosive atmospheres  – Part 36: 
Non-electrica l equipment for 
explosive atmospheres - Basic 
method and requirements  Non-
electrical Equipment for Pot entially 
Explosive Atmospheres  
 
… [skipping ANSI C78.3 -1991 (R1996) INTERNATIONAL UNION (ITU)  through the end 
of section  1602]  
Note: Authority cited: Sections 25213, 25128(e), 25401.9, 25402(a) -25402(c) and 
25960, Public Resources Code; and Sections 16, 26 and 30, Governor’s Ex ec. Order No. 
B-29-15 (April 1, 2015). Reference: Sections 25216.5(d), 25401.9, 25402(a) -25402(c), 
25402.5.4 and 25960, Public Resources Code; and Section 16, Gove rnor’s Exec. Order 
No. B -29-15 (April 1, 2015).  
§ 1604. Test Methods for Specific Appliances . 
…[skipping (a) through (c)] 
(d) Portable Air Conditioners, Evaporative Coolers, Ceiling Fans, Ceiling Fan Light Kits, 
Whole House Fans, Residential Exhaust Fans, Dehumidifiers, and Residential Furnace 
Fans, and Commercial and Industrial Fans and Blowers . 
(1) The test methods for portable  air conditioners, evaporative coolers, ceiling 
fans, ceiling fan light kits, whole house fans, residential exhaust fans, 
dehumidifiers, and  residential furnace fans are shown in Table D- 3. 11 
 Table D -3  
Portable Air Conditioner, Ceiling Fan, Ceiling Fan Ligh t Kit, Evaporative 
Cooler, Whole House Fan, Residential Exhaust Fan, Dehumidifier, and 
Residential Furnace Fan Test Methods  Testing Requirements for the 
following Appliances  
Appliance  Test Method  
Spot Air Conditioners  ANSI/ASHRAE 128 -2001 
Single -Duct and Dual -Duct Portable 
Air Conditioners  10 C.F.R. section 430.23(dd) (Appendix 
CC to subpart B of part 430)  
Ceiling Fans  10 C.F.R. section 430.23(w) (Appendix 
U to subpart B of part 430)  
Ceiling Fan Light Kits  10 C.F.R section 430.23(x) (Appendix V 
to subpart B of part 430)  
Evaporative Coolers  ANSI/ASHRAE 133 -2008 for packaged 
direct evaporative coolers and 
packaged indirect/direct evaporative coolers; ANSI/ASHRAE 143 -2007 for 
packaged indirect evaporative cool ers 
Whole House Fans  HVI-Publication 916  
29 September 2015 HVI Airflow Test Procedure, as specified in section 5.2.  
Use setups for whole house comfort ventilators.  
Dehumidifiers  10 C.F.R. section 430.23(z) (Appendix X 
to subpart B of part 430, active mode 
portion only)  
Portable Dehumidifiers and Whole -
Home Dehumidifiers Manufactured On or After June 13, 2019  10 C.F.R.  section 430.23(z) ( Appendix 
X1 to subpart  B of part 430)  
Residential Exhaust Fans  HVI-Publication 916  
29 September 2015 HVI Airflow Test 
Procedure, as specified in section 5.2.  
Residential Furnace Fans  10 C.F.R. section 430.23(cc) (Appendix 
AA to subpart B of part 430)  
 12 
 (2) Commercial and Industrial Fans and Blowers. The test method for 
Commercial and Industrial Fans andor Blowers is ANSI/AMCA Standard 
214-21 Test Procedure for Calculating Fan Energy Index (FEI) for 
Commercial and Industrial Fans and Blowers with the following additions:  
(A) lab reports and calculated resu lts used for certification and marking 
shall be maintained by the manufacturer per the requirements of 
Annex J of AMCA 214 -21. Records shall be retained per the 
requirements of section 1608(c)(1)  of this Article . 
 
…[skipping (e) through (x)] 
The following documents are incorporated by reference in section 1604.  
Number  Title 
…[skipping “CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION TEST METHODS”  through  “AMERICAN 
NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI)  AIR-CONDITIONING, HEATING, AND 
REFRIGERATION INSTITUTE (AHRI) ”] 
AIR MOVEMENT AND  CONTROL ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL, INC (AMCA)  
ANSI/AMCA Standard 214 -21 Test Procedure for Calculating Fan 
Energy Index (FEI) for Commercial 
and Industrial Fans and Blowers  
… [skipping “ANSI C78.42- 2004AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INS TITUTE (ANSI)” 
through the end of section 1604]  
Note: Authority cited: Section cited: Sections 25213, 25218(e), 25401.9, 25402(a) -
25402(c) and 25960, Public Resources Code; and Sections 16, 26 and 30, Governor’s 
Exec. Order No. B -29-15 (April 1, 2015) . Reference: Sections 25216.5(d), 25401.9, 
25402(a) -25402(c) and 25960, Public Resources Code; and Section 16, Governor’s 
Exec. Order No. B -29-15 (April 1, 2015).  
§ 1606. Filing by Manufacturers; Listing of Appliances in MAEDbS . 
…[Skipping (a) through “Residential Furnace Fans ” section D of Table X]  
 
 Appliance  Required Information  Permissible Answers  
 Commercial and Industrial 
Fans and Blowers  
manufactured after 
August 10 , 2023  
 Fan type  Centrifugal housed, 
centrifugal inline, centrifugal 
unhoused, centrifugal PRV 
supply, centrifugal PRV 
exhaust, axial inline, axial 
PRV, inline mixed -flow, power 13 
 roof/wall ventilators, axial 
panel, radial housed  
 Fan impeller 
diameter (in.)   
 Motor model number 
(if fan is sold with a 
motor) certified with 
a motor)    
 Transmission  type (if 
fan is sold with a 
transmission)  Direct, V -belt, synchronous -
belt, flexible coupling, none  
 Controller model 
number (if fan is sold 
with a controller )(if 
fan is certified with a 
controller)   
 Maximum  fan speed 
(RPM)  at FEI=1 .0  
 Maximum pressure 
(inches waster 
gauge) at FEI=1.0  
Airflow at maximum 
fan speed (SCFM)  
 Maximum compliant 
air flow (SCFM) at 
FEI=1.0  
Pressure at 
maximum fan speed 
(inches water gauge)   
 FEP act at maximum 
fan speed (kW ) Tested, Calculated  
 Associated Series 
Tested Fan Model 
Number (if 
calculated)  
FEP ref at maximum 
fan speed (kW)  Fan product line and model, 
(N/A if tested)  14 
  Method of FEP act 
determination 
Maximum pressure 
(inches water gauge)  Section 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, or 
6.5 of the test method  
 FEP ref at FEI=1.0  
Airflow at maximum 
pressure (SCFM)  Reference fan electrical power 
(kW) 
 FEP act at FEI=1.0  
Fan speed at 
maximum pressure 
(RPM) Actual fan electrical power 
(kW) 
 FEP act at maximum 
pressure (kW)   
 FEP ref at maximum 
pressure (kW)   
 Maximum air flow 
(SCFM)   
 Pressure at 
maximum airflow 
(inches water gauge)   
 Fan speed at 
maximum airflow 
(RPM)   
 FEP act at maximum 
airflow  (kW)  
 FEP ref at maximum 
airflow  (kW)  
 Is the model a  Series  
tested  fan? Yes, No  
 Associated Series 
Tested Fan Model 
Number (if not a 
series tested fan ) Fan product line and model, 
(Field is N/A if it is a Series 
tested  fan) 15 
  
…[skipping through the  end of section  1606]  
Note: Authority cited: Sections 25213, 25218(e), 25401.9, 25402(a) -25402(c) and 
25960, Public Resources Code; and Sections 16, 26 and 30, Governor’s Exec. Order No. 
B-29-15 (April 1, 2015). Reference: Sections 25216.5(d),  25401.9,  25402(a) -25402(c), 
25402. 5.4 and 25960, Public Resources Code;  and Section 16, Governor’s Exec. Order 
No. B -29-15 (April 1, 2015).  
§ 1607. Marking of Appliances . 
…[skipping (a) through (d)(15))] 
(16) Commercial and Industrial Fans and Blowers. Each commercial and industrial 
fan and or blower shall be marked , permanently and legibly on an accessible and 
conspicuous  place on the unit, in characters no less than 1/4  inchwith a legible  
and permanently fixed label, which may be  in tabular form (as shown below):  
(A) The label shall include the following information:  For Commercial and 
Industrial fans and blowers  the label shall include  the following information:  
Fan Energy Index ≥ 1.00 Efficiency boundaries    
a. maximum air flow (SCFM) ; 
b. maximum fan speed (RPM);  
c. maximum pressure (inches water gauge ).  
NOTE: Operation outside  of these boundaries will result in an energy 
inefficient operation.  
1. manufacturer name;  
2. brand name or brand code;  
3. model number;  
4. serial number;  
5. date of manufacture;  
6. FEP ref at FEI=1.0;  
7. maximum compliant air flow (SCFM)  at FEI=1 .0;  
8. maximum compliant speed (RPM) at FEI=1 .0; and 
9. maximum pressure (inches water gauge) at FEI=1 .0.  Method used to 
determine FEP act of 
test method in 
section 1604(d)(2)   Section 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, or 
6.5 of the test method  in 
section 1604(d)(2) 16 
  
 (B) No marketing or catalog information shall provide performance data for 
any duty point where the FEI  is less than 1 .0. Performance data provided to 
consumers shall be provided only for the operation of the fan where the FEI 
is equal or greater than 1 .0.  
…[skipping through  the end of section  1607]  
Note: Authority cited: Sections 25213, 25218(e), 25402(a) -25402(c) and 25960, Public 
Resources Code. Reference: Sections 25216.5(d), 25401.9, 25402(a) -25402(c) and 
25960, Public Resources Code