الهيئة السعودية للمواصفات والمقاييس والجودة 
Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Org (SASO)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SASO 28 84:2017/AMD 4:2021 
 
 
 
سخانات المياه – متطلبات أداء الطاقة والبطاقات 
Water Heaters - Energy Performance Requirements and Labelling  
 
 
ICS: 91.140.065  
 
 
THIS DOCUMENT IS A DRAFT AMENDEMENT TO SAUDI  STANDARD 
CIRCULATED FOR COMMENT. IT IS, THEREFORE SUBJECT  TO CHANGE 
AND MAY NOT BE REFERRED UNTIL APPROVED BY THE  BOARD OF 
DIRECTORS.  SAUDI STANDARD                                                              SASO 2884:2017/AMD 4:2021  
                                                 
مقدمة  
قامت الهيئة السعععععععععععععع    ة للم اصعععععععععععععع ا  والمقاييس والج  ة باعتما  ت ديل الم اصعععععععععععععع ة القياسععععععععععععععية  ق  
SASO288 4:2017/AMD4:2021  " سععناتا  الميا– متطلبا  أ اء الطاقة والبطاقا " ب د اسععت ضا  
الم اصعع ا  القياسععية الدولية والأجنبية والمؤل ا  المضجعية. وقد اعتمد هذا الت ديل مكملا للم اصعع ة القياسععية 
 ق  SASO288 4:2017 " سناتا  الميا– متطلبا  أ اء الطاقة والبطاقا " 
 
Foreword  
Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) has approved the  
Amendment  of Saudi Standard No. “SASO  2884:2017/AMD 4:2021" “Water  
Heaters - Energy Performance Requirements and Labelling " based on relevant 
International and National Foreign  Standards and references.  This amendment has 
been approved as a complemen tary part of the Saudi Standard  No. “SASO  
2884:2017" “Water Heaters - Energy Performance Requirements and Labelling ”. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 SAUDI STANDARD                                                              SASO 2884:2017/AMD 4:2021  
                                                 
1. Scope   
Delete this paragraph from “ SASO 2884:2017/AMD3:2020 ”: 
“It shall apply to water heaters that operate in AC single -phase circuits of rated 230V and three -
phase circuits of 380 V or 400 V with a frequency of 60 Hz according to SASO GSO 1899.”  
 
Refer to the original text in the standard  “SASO 2884:2017 ”: 
“It shall apply to water heaters that operate in AC single -phase circu its of 220V or 230V or 
designed for dual voltage or voltage range including these valu es, and three -phase circuits of 380 
V or 400 V  with a frequency of 60 Hz according to SASO GSO 1899. ” 
 
4.2 Determining the Minimum Performance   
 
4.2.2 . Declaration of the Load Profile  
After paragraph c :  
Add:  
For storage water heaters with declared load profile M,L,XL,XXL, 3XL and 4XL , the 
requirements  of mixed water At 40 oC shall be as illustrated in table below  
Declared load profile  M L XL XXL  3XL 4XL  
Mixed water at 40 oC 65 Liters  130 Liters  210 Liters  300 Liters  520 Liters  1040 Liters  
 
Add new sub -clause  
4.2.5 Test Voltage  
The products shall be tested at 230V for single -phase, and shall be at 400V for three phase.  
 
5.2 Design and Placement of the Label  
Replace this paragraph:  
“The label shall be printed as illustrated in Figure 1. It shall be fixed and non -removable on the  
packaging and another label shall be available inside the packaging to be posted on the product. 
It is the responsibility of the retailer to place the label on the most prominent part of the product 
to be  easily visible to the consumer at the point of sale.  
 
The energy efficiency classes shall be represented with a visible letter and color -coded bars as  
outlined in Table 3 and illustrated in Figure 1.  
 SAUDI STANDARD                                                              SASO 2884:2017/AMD 4:2021  
                                                 
Figure 1 presents an example of the label designed for electric water heaters. Different labels are  
automatically generated by SASO applica tion (see Clause 7) depending on the type of water 
heater  or storage tank once the registration of the product has been completed.  
The label must be 100 mm wide and 170 mm high. ” 
By: 
“The label shall be printed as illustrated in Figure 1 . For all types of Water heaters within the 
scope of this standard, the label shall be visible and fixed on the most prominent part the of the 
product. Also, another label shall be fixed and non -removable on the product packaging  
The energy efficiency classes shall be represented with a visible letter and color -coded bars as  
outlined in Table 3 and illustrated in Figure 1.  
 
Figure 1 presents an example of the label des igned for electric water heaters. Different labels are 
automatically generated by SASO application (see Clause 7) depending on the type of water 
heater or storage tank once the registration of the product has been completed.  
 
The label  dimension s shall be 100 mm wide and 170 mm high. In  case of instantaneous type, the  
label  dimension s shall  be 45 mm wide and 75 mm high”