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Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[CU. No. CW-001) 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products: Granting of the 

Application tor Interim Waiver and 

Publishing of the Petition for Waiver 

From Clothes Washer Teat Procedures 

of New Harmony Systems COrp • 

. AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

SUMMARY: Today's notice publishes a letter granting an Interim Waiver to New 

Harmony Systems Corporation (New 

Harmony) from the existing Department 

of Energy (DOE or Department) teat 

procedure for clothes washers regardinl! 

its series 1 and 2 machines. The design 

features that differ from those covered 

by the existing clothes washer test 

procedure are: An internal electrical 

heater for heating wash water. a ·

0 

continuously variable wash temperature 
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control: and 120/208Y and/or 120/240 

volt electrical _POW&r supply. Today's notice also publishes a 

"Petition for Waiver" from New 

Harmony. New Harmony's Petition for 

Waiver requests DOE to grant relief from 

the DOE clothes washer test procedure 

relating to the series 1 and 2 machines. 

The design featu:ras that differ from 

those covered by the existing clothes 

washer test procedure are: an internal 

electrical heater for heating wash water; 

a continuously variable wash 

temperature control; and 120/208Y and/ 

or 120/240 volt electrical power supply. 

New Harmony seeks ta test by 

internally heating the inlet cold water 

instead of using externally heated water; 

test by using a continuously variable 

wash temperature control instead of the 

3 temperature requirements (i.e .• hot 

(140°f), wenn (100°F) and cold (60°F)); 

and test by using an electrical power 

supply of 120/208Y and/or 120/240 

volts instead of 120 ±2 volts. DOE is 

soliciting comments and information 

regarding the Petition far Waiver. 

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, 

and information not later than July 15, 

1993. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

statements shall be sent to: Department 

·of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, Case No. CW001, Mail Stop EE-90, room 6B--025, 

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence 

Avenue. SW .• Washington, DC., 20585, 

(202) 586--0561. 

FOR FURTiiER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William W. Hui, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, Mail Station 

EE-43, Forrestal Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW. 

Washington,DC..20585(202)586-

9145 

Eugene Margolis. Esq •• U.S. Department 

of Energy, Office of General Counsel, 

Mail Station GG-41 Forrestal. 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW .• Washington, OC., 20585, (Z02) 

586-9507 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products (other than 

automobiles) was established pursuant 

to the Energy Policy and Conservation 

Act (EPCA), Public Law 94-163, 89 Stat. 

917, as amended by the National Energy 

Conservation Act (NECPA), Public Law 

95-619, 92 Stat. 3266, the National 

Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 

1987 (NAECA), Public Law 100-12, the 

National Appliance Energy 

Conservation Amendments of 1988 

(NAECA 1988), Public Law lQ0-357, 

and the Energy Policy Act of 1992 

(EPAct), Public: Law 102-486, 106 Stat. 

2176, which requires DOE to prescribe 

standardized test procedures to measure 

the energy consumption of certain 

consumer products, including clothes 

washers. The intent of the test 

procedures is to provide a comparable 

measures of energy cons~on that 

will assist consumers in m · g 

purchasing decisions. These test 

procedures appear at 10 CFR pan 430, 

subpartB. 

DOE amended the prescribed test 

procedures by adding 10 CFR 430.27 on 

September 26, 1980, creating the waiver 

process. 45 FR 64108. Thereafter, DOE 

further amended the appliance test 

procedure waiver process to allow the 

Assistant Secretary for Conservation and 

Renewable Energy {Assistant Secretary) 

to grant an Interim Waiver from test 

procedure requirements to . 

manufacturers that have petitioned DOE 

for a waiver of such prescribed test 

procedures. 51 FR 42823, November 26, 

1986. 

The waiver process allows the 

Assistant Secretary to temporarily waive 

the test procedures for a particuia.r basic 

model when a petitioner shows that the 

basic model contains one or more 

design characteristics which prevent 

testing according to the prescribed test 

procedures or when the prescribed test 

procedures may evaluate the basic 

model in a manner so unrepresentative 

of its true energy consumption as to 

provide materially inaa:mate 

comparative data. Waivers generally 

remain in effect until final test 

procedure amendments become 

effective, resolving the problem that is 

the subject of the waiver. 

The Interim Waiver provisions. added 

by the 1986 amendment, allow the 

Assistant Secretary to grant an Interim 

Waiver when it is determined that the 

applicant will experience economic 

hardship if the Application for Interim 

Waiver is denied, if it appears likely 

that the Petition for Waiver will be 

granted, and/or the Assistant Secretary 

determines that it would be desirable for 

public policy reasons ta grant 

immediate relief pending a 

determination on the Petition for 

Waiver. An Interim Waiver remains in 

effect for a period of 180 d,ays or until 

DOE issues its determination on the 

Petition for Waiver, which-ever is 

sooner, and may be extended for an 

additional 180 days; if necessary. 

On February 2, 1993, New Harmony 

filed an Application for Interim Waiver 

regarding its series 1 and 2 machines 

with design features that differ from 

those covered by the existing clothes 

washer test procedure: an internal water 

heating source: a various. temperature -' 

testing capability; and an alternate 

electrical power supply. New 

Harmony's Application seeks an Interim 

Waiver from the DOE provisions that 

require an externally heated water 

supply, three specified temperature 

settings (i.e., 140°F, 100°F and 60°F), 

and 120 volt ±2 volt electrical power 

supply. Instead, New Harmony requests 

the allowance to test both machines 

with: A cold water supply that is heated 

internally for washing; continuously 

variable settings in water temperature: 

and manufactured specified voltages of 

120/208Y. and/or 120/240. New 

Harmony states that these energyefficient machines are to be imported 

into the United States in the near future. 

Since current DOE test procedures do 

not address the design features 

discussed above, New Harmony asks 

that the Interim Waiver be granted. 

New Harmony states in its application 

to the Department that being a small 

company, it will suffer economic 

hardship if it cannot commence sales in 

a short time. Comments received from 

the Speed Queen Company of March 4, 

1993, support the waiver request. To 

encourage and foster the availability of 

these energy-efficient products is in the 

public interest and thus. the Department 

grants the application for interim 

waiver. 

Therefore, DOE is granting New 

Harmony an Interim Waiver for its 

series 1 and 2 machines. Pursuant to 

paragraph {e) of§ 430.27 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations Part 430, the 

following letter granting the Application 

for Interim Waiver to New Harmony was 

issued. 

Pursuant to paragraph (b) of 10 CFR 

430.27, DOE is hereby publishing the 

"Petition for Waiver" in its enti?ety. The 

petition contains no confidential · 

information. DOE would appreciate 

comments, data and other information 

regarding the petition discussed above. 

Issued in Washington, DC., June 7, 1993. 

R.obert L. San Martin. 

Acting Assistant Secrr:tary, Eni:rgy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy. 

Mr. Allen Jaisle, President 

New Harmony Systems Corporation, J66(} 

South Highway JOO, 122 Parkdale Plaza. 

Minneapolis, MN 55416. 

Dear Mr. Jaisle~ This is in response to your 

February 2, 1993, Application for Interim 

Waiver and Petition for Waiver request from 

the Department of Energy (OOB or Department) test procedure pursuant to title 

10 CFR 430.27 for clothes washers regarding 

New Harmony System Corporation's (New 

Harmony) series 1and2 machinl!lt'wilh the 

following features that differ from thoee 

covered by the existing test procedure: an intemal electrical heater for heating wash 

water, a continuously variable wash · temperature control, and 120/208Y and/or 

120/240 vult electrical powersupply. · 
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New Hannonv states in its letter to the 

Department thei being a small company, it 

will suffer economic hardship if it cannot 

commence sales in a short time. Comments 

received from the Speed Queen C.Ompany of 

March 4, 1993. support the waiver request. 

To encourage end foster the availability o'f 

those energy-efficient products is in the 

public interest and thus, the Department 

grants New Harmony's Application for an 

lnferim Waiver from the DOE test procedure 

for its New Hannonv series 1 and 2 

machines. with the following features that 

differ from those covered by the existing 

clothes washer test procedure: an internal 

electric heater for heating wash water, a 

continuously variable wash temperature 

control. and 120/208Y and/or 120/240 volt 

electrical power supply. 

New Harmony Systems C.Orporation shall 

be pennitted to test its clothes washers on the 

basis of the test procedures specified in 10 

CFR part 430. subpart B, Appendix J, with 

the modifications set forth below: 

(i) Add a new Stiction 1.19 in Appendix I 

to read as follows: 

1. 19 "Water heating clothes washer" 

means a clothes washer that has an internal 

electrical heater which provides all the 

energy needed to heat water for washing. 

(ii) Sections 2.2 and 2.3 in Appendix J are 

amended to read as follows: 

2.2 Electrical energy supply. Maintain the 

electrical supply to the clothes washer 

terminal block within 1percent.of120/208Y 

or 120/240 volts as applicable to the 

particular tenninal block wiring system as specified by the manufacturer. If the clothes 

washer has a dual voltage conversion 

capability. conduct the test at the highest 

voltage recommended by the manufacturer. 

2.3 Water Temperature. The temperature 

of the water supply shall be maintained at 

so°F± 5°F. 

(iii) Sections 3.2.1 through 3.3.5 in 

Appendix J shall be deleted and replaced 

with the following: 

3.2.1 Per-Cycle Electrical Energy 

Consumption at Maximum Fill. Set the water 

level selector et maximum fill. Insert the 

appropriate test load. if applicable. Set the 

variable water temperature thermostat to the 

hot setting (140°FJ and activate the normal 

cycle of the clothes washer. At the end of the 

wash cycle. interrupt the normal cycle by 

bypassing the antishock step to prevent 

mixing of hot waste water and cold rinse 

water. Verify the temperature of the 

discharged waste water in the drain pipe. 

which must be et 140°F ± 5°F. 'If the 

measured temperature is lower than the 

specified lower bound, adjust the variable 

water temperature thermostat and/or increase 

wash time increment and repeat the 

procedure. Otherwise. reactivate and 

complete normal cycle end record the 

kilowatt-hours of electrical energy consumed 

for the complete cycle as Eh.nm,. 

3.2.1.1 Repeat section 3.2.1 for wann 

wash setting at 100°F ± 5°F and record the 

kilowatt-hours of electrical energy consumed 

for the complete cycle. as E..-.. 

3.2.1.2 For cold wash setting at 60°F ± 

s•F, set variable water temperature 

thermostat to its lowest temperature setting 

and activate the normal cycle of the clothes 

washer after inserting the appropriate test 

load. Record the kilowatt-hours of electrical 

energy consumed for the complete cycle as 

Ee.max· 

3.2.2 Per.Cycle Electrical Energy 

Consumption at Minimum Fill. Set the water 

level selector at minimum fill end repeat 

section 3.2.1 for hot wash setting at 140°F ± 

5°F. Record the kilowatt-hours of electrical 

energy consumed for the complete cycle es 

E11.m1a. 

3.2.2.1 Repeat section 3.2.2 for werm wash setting at 100°F ±5°F and record the 

kilowatt-hours of electrical energy consumed 

for the complete cycle es E...-. 

3.2.2.2 Repeat section 3.2.1.2 for cold 

wash setting at 60°F ± 5°F end record the 

kilowatt-hours of electrical energy consumed 

for the complete cycle as Ee.-. 

(iv) Sections 4.1 and 4.2 in Appendix J are amended to read as follows: 

4.1 Per-Cycle Tempef'!lture-Weighted 

Machine Electrical Energy Consumption For 

Maximum and Minimum Water Fill Levels. 

Calculate the per-cycle temperature-weighted 

electrical energy consumption for the 

maximum water fill level. E.,..., and for the 

minimum water fill level. Emu.. expressed in 

kilowatt-hours per cycle end defined as: 

E,.... = (0.30 x E •. mul + {0.55 x Ew. ,,,..) + {0.15 

X Ee. mu) 

Em1n = (0.30 X E11. nunl + (0.55 X Ew, nunJ + (0.15 

X Ee. nun) 

where: 

Et..mu =as defined in section 3.2.1 

Ew ...... =as defined in section 3.2.1.1 

Ee.....,. = as defined in section 3.2.1.2 

Eb.min = as defined in section 3.2.2 

Ew.mio =as defined in section 3.2.2.l 

Ee.......= es defined in section 3.2.2.2 

4.2 . Total Per·Cycle Machine Electrical 

Energy Consumption. Calculate the total per· 

cycle energy consumption. ETE. expressed in 

kilowatt-hours per cycle and defined as: 

ETE = (0.72 x E ..... ) + (0.28 x Em;.) 

where: 

E....,. =as defined in section 4.1 

Em1n =as defined in section 4.1 

(v) Delete sections 4.3 through 6.1 in 

Appendix J. 

This Interim Waiver is based upon the 

presumed validity of statements and all 

allegations submitted by New Hannony 

Systems C.Orporation. This Interim Waiver 

may be revoked or modified at any time upon a determination that the factual basis 

underlying the application is incorrect. 

The Interim Waiver shall remain in effect 

for a period of 180 days or until the· 

Department acts on the Petition for Waiver. 

whichever is sooner. and may be extended 

for en additional 180-da'y period, if 

necessary. 

Sincerely, 

Robert L. San Martin. 

Acting Assistant Secretary. Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy. 

February 2, 1993. 

Assistant Secretary, 

Conservation and Renewable Energy, United 

States Department of Energy, ForrestaJ 

Building. 1000 Independence A venue. SW .• Washington, DC 20585. . 

RE: Application for Interim Waiver and 

Petition for Waiver, Appendix J, subpart B 

CFR part 430. Test Method for Water Heating 

Clothes Washers 

Honorable Assistant Secretary: This 

Application for Interim Waiver and Petition 

for Waiver is submitted pursuant to Title 10 

CFR 430.27. which provides for modification 

of test method because of design · 

characteristics preventing testing or 

producing data unrepresentative of a covered 

product's true energy consumption 

characteristics. 

New Harmony Systems is a small business 

which intends to market innovative new 

clothes washing machines, with special 

design characteristics and addressed to a 

small specialized market niche. New 

Harmony Systems' water heating clothes 

washers have certain design characteristics, 

which make testing impractical and 

unrepresentative when tested according to 

the existing Appendix J test method. These 

design characteristics are: 

-Internal electrical beater for heating wash 

water: 

-Continuously variable wash temperature 

control: 

-Cold water rinse only, no heated water 

rinses; and. 

-120/208Y and 120/240 volt electrical 

power supply. 

New Hannony Systems proposes an 

Interim Waiver and Waiver to amend 

Appendix J to provide a practical and 

representative method for testing of New 

Harmony Systems' clothes washers, 

aceording to the attached Test Method for 

Water Heating Clothes Washers. The 

proposed Test Method includes the following 

amendments to Appendix J to accommodate 

the special design characteristics oi water 

heating clothes washers: 

1. Definitions-"Water heating clothes 

washer" is defined to specify design 

characteristics. "Water beating factor" is 

defined to provide a means of weighting 

internal water heating energy consumption at 

different wash/rinse temperature settings. 

New Harmony Systems' clothes washers are front loading designs; however. these 

definitions do not limit water heating clothes 

washers to front or top load design. 

2. Testing Condition:r-This section 

establishes testing conditions to 

accommodate 120/208Y and 120/240 volt 

power supply and to include water heating 

clothes washers in the specification of water 

supply on a comparable basis with non· 

heating clothes washers. 

3. Test Measurements-This section 

provides for machine electrical energy test 

measurements of water heating clothes 

washers at both maximum and minimum 

water fill. for each wash/rinse temperatW"e 

setting. 

4. Calculation of Derived Results from Test 

Measurements-The calculation section 

provides for weighting of machine electrical 

energy consumption to account for useage et 

different water fill levels end different wash/ 

rinse water temperature settings. 

5. and 6. Temperature Use Facto1'9-No 

amendments are proposed to these sections. 

New Harmony clothes washers can use 

Temperature Use Factors in Section 5.5, 
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Alternate n. in cases where llOlD.8 hot water 

!B supplied to the clothes washer be~ wash 

water is further heated by internal heating. 

Initial New Harmony Syst8Dlll' clothes 

washera will only have cold water supply. 

All New Harmony Systema' clothes we,shers 

will have cold rinses exclusively. 

7. Water Heating Factol'S'-Thia section 

specifies the Water Heating Factors used to 

weight the ma~e electrical en~rgy 

consumption at different washlnnse 

temperature settings. The Water Heating 

Factors are hased on the Temperature Use 

Factora in Section 5.5, Alternate II. The only 

change is that the use factor for Hot Wash 

(Temperature Use Factorw.30) is divided into 

·two water heating categories: Hot Wash 

(Water Heating Factor-.25) and Ultra Wash 

(Water Heating Factor-.05). This is bucause 

the maximum temperature wash, Ultra 

Wash-maximum temperature of about 

l!lO"F, is intended only for extremely soiled 

clothes made of strong material-for 

example, cotton diapers. Clothes washin~ 

instructions and temperature control settmgs 

will emphasize washing at the lowest wash 

temperature possible. New Harmony expects 

that less than 5% of the washes will be at the 

Ultra Wash setting. This will be verified by 

surveys of users in the United States aiter . 

enough water heating clothes washers are m 

use for meaningful survey results. 

New Harmony Systems requests immediate 

relief by grant of the proposed .interim 

Waiver, justified by the following reasons: 

Economic Hardsh.ip-New Harmony 

Systems ia a small buainesa and will sufier 

economic hardship if it cannot commence sales in a short tiJ:ne. The developmental 

proceu bu al.ready been uuexpectedly long, 

so that additional regulatory delay will 

jeopardiz.e the company. Filins for Waiver 

was deferred until completion of 

development. in addition to the time 

required by the Department of Energy for 

approval of Waiver on the Test Method, New 

Harmony Systems also faces the delay 

associated with approval of an appropriate 

Energy Guide label for water heating clothes 

washers. Unless the Application for Interim 

Waiver is granted and the regulatory 

proanses can be expedited. the combined 

regulatory delay could work severe economic 

hardship. 

Likely Approwl of Wamr-The Petition 

for Waiver is likely to be granted, because the 

design characteristics of water heating 

clothes washers are distinctly different from 

non-heating clothes washers. The proposed 

Test Method for Water Heating Clothes 

Washars is written to closely integrate with 

the existing test method of Appendix J. The 

weighting strategy for water heating clothes 

wuhan is modeled on. the weighting strategy 

cummtly specified in Appendix J for non· heating clothes washers. It seems very likely 

that a test method generally on the lines of 

the proposed method will be approved, with 

any appropriate modifications by the 

Department of Energy. 

In the period between Interim Waiver and 

Waiver, only 1 relatively small number of 

lftt8r heating clothes 'W8lben will be sold by · New Harmony Systema. Any difference 

between the test method approwd for 

Interim Wirlver and that finally approved ror 

the Waiver will have only minimal impact on 

energy consumption or consumer decisions. 

Public Policy Mem-The public policy 

benefits of encouraging small business 

success and fostering innovation in clothes 

washer design are additional reasons for 

prompt approval of the requested Interim 

Waiver. New Harmony Systems' water 

heating clothes washers use less than onethird of the water for washing, compared to 

most clothes washers. This means much less 

energy for heating wash water. It also means 

a two-thirds reduction in. washing chemicals 

introduced into the environment directly or 

during the chemical manufacturing process. 

New Harmony Systems' water heating 

clothes washers are designed to efficiently 

extract more water from wet clothes by a high 

speed spin cycle, up to 1000 RPM. Such 

water extraction is many tiJ:nea more energy 

efficient than drying the same amount of 

water. This innovation in clothes washer 

design does not affect the test method for 

clothes washers, but does re5ult in increased 

energy savings. 

Thank you for your timely attention to this 

request for Interim Waiver and Waiver. All 

clothes washing machine manufacturers 

known to New Harmony Systems have been 

notified by letter of this application. A copy 

of the letter is attached, 

Sincerely, 

Allen Jaisle, 

President, New Harmony Systems. 

Attachments: Test Method for Water 

Heating Qothes Washers, Letter to . 

Manufacturers of Clothes Washers. 

Application for Interim Waiver and Petition 

for Waiver· 

TEST METHOD FOR WATER HEATING 

CLOTHES WASHERS 

(TlUe 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, Appendix 

Jl 

1. Definitions 

Add the following definitions for "Water 

Heating Clothes Washer'' and "Water Heating 

Factor" in new subsections in Appendix J, 

Section 1: 

1.X.X ''Water heating clothes washer" 

means a clothes washer having an internal 

electrical heater to provide some or all of the 

energy required to heat water for washing. 

Wash water temperature is selectable on a continuously variable basis, with control 

settings at Cold Wash (no heating), Warm . Wash (lOO"F), Hot Wash (140"F) and Ultra 

Wash (maximum temperature} . .All rinses are Cold Rinse (no heating). 

1.XX "Water heating factor" means the 

percentage of the total number of washes a 

user would wash with a particular wash/ 

rinse temperature setting. Water heating 

factors are specified in Section 7 and used in 

the Section 4.4 calculation of water heating 

electric energy consumption for water . 

heating clothes washers. 

2. Testing Conditions 

Amend the first 1811tance of Appendix J, 

Section 2-2. Electrical Energy Supply, to 

include clothes washers using 120/208Y and 

120/240 volt supply as follows: 

Maintain the electrical supply to the clothes 

washer at 120 volts :1:2 volts or within one 

percent of 120/208Y and 120/240 volts.as 

applicable. 

Amend the second sentence of Appendix 

J, Section 2.3, Water Temperature, to include 

water heating clothes washers as follows: 

For clothes washers equipped with 

thermostatic valves or for water heating 

clothes washers. the temperature of the hot 

water supply should be maintained at 140°F 

± 5"F and the cold water supply should be 

maintained at 60°F ± s•F. 

3. Test Measurements 

Amend Appendix J, Section 3.2.1, Per 

Cycle Electrical Energy Consumption, by 

adding a new sentence requirilig 

measurement of machine electrical energy 

consumption for water heating clothes 

washers at both maximum and minimum 

water fill. as follows: 

3.2.1 Per cycle electrical energy 

consumption. Set the water level selector at 

maximum fill and insert the appropriate test 

load, if applicable. For water heating clothes 

washers. repeat test to measure electrical 

energy consumption at miniJ:num fill. 

Activate the normal cycle of the clothes 

washer and also any suds saver switch. 

Amend Appendix J, Section 3.3.1, to 

require data recording of the machine 

electrical energy consumption. at maximum 

and minimum fill levels, for water heating 

clothes washers. as follows: 

3.3.1 Total the kilowatt hours of electrical 

energy for clothes washers, Me. consumed to 

operate the clothes washer without internal 

water heating in 3.2.1. For water heating 

clothes washers, record the machine kilowatt 

hours of energy consumed at maximum fill, 

Me mllX!, and at minimum fill, Me mini, for 

each of the wash/rinse temperatura settings, 

i, in Section 7. 

4. C.Slculation of Derived Results from Test 

Measurements 

Amend Appendix J, Section 4.4, Per Cycle 

Electrical Energy Consumption. for 

calculation of the weighted per cycle 

machine electrical energy con.sumption for 

water heating clothes washers. as follows: 

4.4 Per cycle machine electrical energy 

consumption. The value recorded in 3.3.1 is 

the per cycle machine electrii:al ~ 

consumption:, Me. expressed m kilowatt 

hours per cycle, for clothes washers without 

internal water heating. The equivalent 

weighted per cycle machine electrical energy 

consumption, Me. for water heating clothes 

washers is expressed in kilowatt hours per 

cycle and defined as follows: 

Me min = ~ !Me mini><WHF;] f:ti 

Me-IMe max x F maid+(Me minx F minl 

where 
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Me llWC4 and Me min. ant per cycle 

macbine electrical energy consumption. 

recorded according to Section 3.3.1, at 

maximum and minimum fill at each 

wash temperature selection, i, specified 

in Section 7. 

WHF1 = Water Heating Factors Crom 

Section 7. 

F max= Usage fill factor• 0.72. 

F min = Usage fill factor "' 0.28. 

Me max = Per cycle machine electrical 

energy consumption in kilowatt hours at 

maximum fill. 

Me min = Per cycle machine electrical 

energy consumption in kilowatt hours at 

minimum fill. 

s. and 6. Temperature Use Factors 

No amendments are proposed to these 

sections. Water heating clothes washers can use Table 5.3 Temperature Use Factors for 

automatic washers. 

7. Water Heating Factors 

Amend Appendix J by adding a new 

Section 7, Water Heating Factors, specifying 

water heating facton for water heating 

clothes washers as follows: 

7. Water Heating Factors (WHF) for Water 

Heating Clothes Washer 

Wash/rinse temperature setting 

Water heat· 

ing tactcr 

(WHF) 

Ultra Wash (maximum temperature) Cold Rinse {no 

heating) ...................... - ... - ... . 

Hot Wash (140°F) COid Rinse 

(no heating) ................ _ ....... .. 

Warm Wash (100"F) COid 

Rinse (no heating) .... --....... 

Cold Wash (no heating) COid 

Rinse (no heating) .............. _ 

• * * * • 

Allen Jaisle. President, New Harmony 

Systems 

February 2, 1993. 

Manufacturers of Domestically Marketed 

Clothes Washers 

.05 

.25 

.55 

.15 

Re: Application for Interim Waiver and 

Petition for Waiver, Relating to Department 

of Energy Test Method for Water Heating 

Clothes Washers 

Attached for your information is the 

referenced waiver application propo.sed by 

New Harmony Systems ta the United States 

Department of Energy. 

The Assistant Secretary for Conservation 

and Renewable Energy will receive and 

consider timely written comments on the 

Application for Interim Waiver. Title 10 CFR 

430.27(d), Department of Energy rules. 

provides that: "Any person submitting 

written comments to DOE with respect to an 

Application for Interim Waiveraha.11 also 

send a copy of the comments ta the 

applicant." 

Thank you for your Xind conaideration of 

the Application for Interim Waiver. 

Attachments: Application Letter, Test 

Method. 

(FR Doc. 93-14078 Filed 6-14-93; 8:45 am) 

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