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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 ofthe Petition for Waiver From Clothes Washer Teat Procedures of New Harmony Systems COrp•

. AGENCY: 

### Office ofEnergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Departmentof Energy.

SUMMARY: 

### Today's notice publishes 

### a letter granting 

### an Interim Waiver to New 

### Harmony Systems 

### Corporation (New 

### Harmony) from the existingDepartment ofEnergy (DOE 

### orDepartment) teat procedure for clothes washers regardinl! 

### its series 1 and 2 

### machines. The design features that differ from thosecovered by 

### the existing clothes washertest 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 Waiverrequests 

### DOE to grant relieffrom the DOE clothes washertest

### procedure relating to the series 1 and 2 machines. The 

### design featu:ras that differ from those coveredbythe existing clothes washertest 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 ofusing externally heated water; test byusing 

### a continuously variable wash temperature control instead ofthe 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 

### shallbe sent to: Department ·ofEnergy. Office ofEnergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Case 

### No. CW

### 001, 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 ofEnergy 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

ofEnergy, 

### Office ofGeneral 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 ApplianceEnergyConservation 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 ofcertain

consumer products, including clothes washers. The intent ofthe test procedures is to provide 

### a comparable

measures ofenergy**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 InterimWaiver from test procedure requirements to

. manufacturers that have petitioned

### DOE for a waiver ofsuch 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 thatthe basic model contains one or more design characteristics which prevent testing according to the prescribed test procedures orwhen theprescribedtest procedures may evaluate thebasic model in a manner so unrepresentative ofits true energy consumption as to provide materially inaa:mate comparative data. Waivers generally remain in effect 

### until final test procedure amendments become effective, resolvingthe problem that is the subject ofthe waiver.



### The Interim Waiver provisions. added by the 1986 amendment, allow the Assistant Secretary to grant an Interim Waiverwhen it is determined that the applicant 

### will experience economic hardship if

### the Application for Interim Waiver is denied, ifit appears likely that the Petition for Waiverwill

### be granted, and/orthe Assistant Secretary determines that it would 

### be desirable for public policy reasons ta grant immediate reliefpending a determination on the Petition for Waiver. 

### An Interim Waiverremains in effect for a period of 180 d,ays oruntil 

### DOE issues its determination on the Petition for Waiver, which-everis
sooner, and may be extended for an additional 180 days; ifnecessary.



### 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 existingclothes washertest 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 Harmonyrequests the allowance to test both machines with: A cold water supplythat isheated 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 

### ifit cannot commence sales in

a short time. Commentsreceived from the Speed Queen Company of

### March 4, 

### 1993, supportthe waiver request. To encourage and foster the availability of these energy-efficient products isin 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. Pursuantto paragraph {e) of§430.27 ofthe 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. ActingAssistantSecrr:tary, 

### Eni:rgyEfficiency andRenewableEnergy.
Mr. Allen 

### Jaisle, President NewHarmony 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 Waiverrequest from the Department 

### ofEnergy (OOB 

### or Department) test procedure pursuant 

### to title 10CFR 430.27 

### for clothes 

### washers regarding New Harmony SystemCorporation'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 letterto the Department thei being a small company, it will suffer economic hardship ifit 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 ofthe 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 

### Jare 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. Ifthe 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 

### Jshall be deleted and replaced with the following:

3.2.1 Per-Cycle Electrical Energy Consumption atMaximum Fill. Set the water level selector et maximum fill. Insert the appropriate test load. ifapplicable. Set the variable water temperature thermostat to the hot setting (140°FJ and activate the normal cycle of the clothes washer. At the end ofthe wash cycle. interrupt the normal cycle by bypassing the antishock step to prevent mixing ofhot waste water and cold rinse
water. Verify the temperature ofthe discharged waste water in the drain pipe. which must be et 140°F

### ± 5°F. 'Ifthe 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 watertemperature thermostat to its lowest temperature setting and activate the normal cycle ofthe clothes washerafter inserting the appropriate test load. Record the kilowatt-hours ofelectrical energy consumed for the complete cycle as 

### Ee.max·

3.2.2 Per.Cycle ElectricalEnergy Consumption atMinimum Fill. Set the water level selector at minimum fill endrepeat section 3.2.1 for hot wash setting at 140°F

### ± 5°F. Record the kilowatt-hours ofelectrical 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 ofelectrical 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 ofelectrical energy consumed for the complete cycle 

### as 

### Ee.-.

(iv) Sections 4.1 and 4.2 in Appendix 

### Jare amended to read as follows:

4.1 Per-Cycle Tempef'!lture-Weighted Machine Electrical Energy Consumption For Maximum andMinimum 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 percycle 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·CycleMachine Electrical Energy Consumption. Calculate the total per· cycle energy consumption. 

### ETE. expressed in kilowatt-hours percycle 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 ofstatements and all allegations submitted by New Hannony Systems C.Orporation. This Interim Waiver may be revoked ormodified 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. ActingAssistantSecretary. EnergyEfficiency andRenewableEnergy. February 2, 1993. Assistant Secretary, Conservation andRenewableEnergy, United States Department of Energy, ForrestaJ Building. 1000 IndependenceAvenue. SW .• Washington, DC20585.

. 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 oftest method because of design · characteristics preventing testing or producing data unrepresentative ofa 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' waterheatingclothes washers have certain design characteristics, which make testing impractical and unrepresentative when tested according to the existing Appendix 

### Jtest method. These design characteristics are: -Internal electrical beater for heating wash

water: -Continuously variable wash temperature

control: -Cold waterrinse 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 

### Jto provide 

### a practical and representative method for testing ofNew Harmony Systems' clothes washers, aceording to the attached TestMethodfor WaterHeating Clothes Washers. The proposed Test Method includes the following amendments to Appendix 

### Jto accommodate the special design characteristics 

### oiwater heating clothes washers:

1. Definitions-"Waterheating clothes washer" is defined to specify design characteristics. "Waterbeating factor" is defined to provide a means ofweighting internal waterheating 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 powersupply 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 ofwaterheating clothes washers at both maximum and minimum water 

### fill. for each wash/rinse temperatW"e setting.

4. Calculation of DerivedResultsfrom Test Measurements-The calculation section provides for weighting ofmachine 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 canuse Temperature Use Factors in Section 5.5,

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# n. in cases where llOlD.8 hot water !B supplied 

### to theclothes washer**be~** wash water is further heated byinternalheating. Initial New Harmony Syst8Dlll' clothes washera will only have cold water supply. 

### All New Harmony Systema' clothes we,shers will have coldrinses exclusively.

7. WaterHeatingFactol'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
·twowaterheating categories: Hot Wash (Water Heating Factor-.25) and Ultra Wash (Water Heating Factor-.05). This is bucause the maximum temperature wash, Ultra Wash-maximumtemperature ofabout l!lO"F, 

### is intended only for extremely soiled clothes made ofstrong 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% ofthe washes will be at the Ultra Wash setting. This will be verified by
surveys ofusers in the United States aiter

. enough water heating clothes washers are m

use for meaningful surveyresults.

New Harmony Systems requests immediate reliefbygrant ofthe proposed .interim Waiver, justified by the following reasons:

Economic

### Hardsh.ip-New Harmony Systems ia a 

### small buainesa and will sufier economic hardship ifit cannotcommence sales in 

### a shorttiJ:ne. The developmental proceu

### bu al.ready been uuexpectedly long,

so that additionalregulatory delay will jeopardiz.e the company. 

## Filins for Waiver

was deferred until completion of development. in addition to the time required by the Department ofEnergy for approval ofWaiver 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

### Approwlof Wamr-The Petition for Waiveris likely to begranted, because the design characteristics ofwaterheating 

### 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 testmethod 

### ofAppendix

### J. The weighting strategy forwaterheating clothes 

### wuhan ismodeled

### on. theweighting 

### strategy cummtly specified 

### inAppendix

### Jfor non· heating clothes washers. 

### It 

### seems very likely that a test method generally onthe linesof the proposed method will

### beapproved, with any appropriate modifications by the Department ofEnergy.

Inthe period between Interim Waiverand Waiver, only 1 relatively smallnumberof 

### lftt8rheating clothes 

### 'W8lben 

### willbe soldby



### ·New Harmony Systema. Anydifference 

### between the test

### method approwd

### for Interim

### Wirlver and that finallyapproved 

### ror the Waiver

### will have onlyminimal impact on energyconsumption orconsumerdecisions.

Public PolicyMem-The public policy benefits ofencouraging small business

success and fostering innovation in clothes washerdesign are additional reasons for prompt approval ofthe requested Interim Waiver. New Harmony Systems' water heating clothes washers use less than onethirdofthe 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
extractmore water from wet clothes by a high 

### speed spincycle, up to 1000 RPM. Such
water extraction is many tiJ:nea more energy efficientthan 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.

Thankyou 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 ofthis application. 

### A copy ofthe letter is attached, Sincerely, Allen Jaisle, President, NewHarmonySystems.

Attachments: TestMethod for Water Heating 

### QothesWashers, Letterto

. Manufacturers ofClothes Washers. Application for Interim Waiverand 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 ''Waterheating clothes washer"

means 

### a clothes washerhaving an internal electrical heater to provide some orall ofthe energyrequired to heatwater 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 "Waterheating factor" means the percentage ofthe total number of washes a

userwould wash with a particularwash/ rinse temperature setting. Waterheating factors 

### are specified in Section 7 and used in the Section 4.4calculation ofwaterheating electric energy consumption for water

. heating clothes washers.
2. Testing Conditions

Amend the first 1811tance ofAppendix

### J, Section 2-2. Electrical Energy Supply, to 

### include clothes 

### washers using 120/208Y and 120/240volt supply 

### as follows: Maintain the electrical supplyto the clothes washer at 120volts :1:2 volts orwithin one percent of 120/208Y and 120/240volts.as applicable.

Amend the second sentence ofAppendix 

### J, Section 2.3, Water Temperature, to include
water heating clothes washers as follows:

For clothes washers equipped with thermostatic valves or

### for waterheating clothes washers. the temperature ofthe 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
measurementofmachine electrical energy consumption for water heating clothes washers atbothmaximum and minimum
water fill. 

### as follows:

3.2.1 Percycle electrical energy consumption. Set the water level selector at maximum fill and insert the appropriate test load, ifapplicable. Forwaterheating clothes washers. repeat test to measure electrical energy consumption at miniJ:num fill. Activate the normal cycle ofthe clothes washer and also any suds saver switch.

Amend Appendix 

## J, Section 3.3.1, to require data recording ofthe machine electrical energy consumption. at maximum and minimum fill levels, for water heating clothes washers. 

### as follows:

3.3.1 Total the kilowatt hours ofelectrical
energy for clothes washers, Me. consumed to operate the clothes washer withoutinternal
water heating in 3.2.1. Forwaterheating clothes washers, record the machine kilowatt hours ofenergy consumed at maximum fill, Me mllX!, and at minimum fill, Me mini, for each ofthe wash/rinse temperatura settings, i, in Section 7.
4. C.Slculation ofDerived Results from Test Measurements

Amend Appendix

### J, Section 4.4, PerCycle Electrical Energy Consumption. for calculation ofthe weighted percycle machine electrical energy con.sumption 

### for
water heating clothes washers. 

### as follows:

4.4 Percyclemachine electrical energy consumption. The value recorded 

### in 3.3.1 is the percycle machine electrii:al**~** consumption:, Me. expressed 

### mkilowatt hours per cycle, for clothes washers without internal waterheating. The equivalent weighted percycle machine electrical energy consumption, 

### Me. for waterheating 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 

### minxF minl where

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### min. ant percycle

macbine electrical energy consumption. recorded accordingto Section 3.3.1, at maximum and minimum 

### fill at each wash temperature selection, 

### i, specified in Section 7. 

### WHF1 = WaterHeating 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 inkilowatt 

### hours at minimumfill.



## 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

### Jby 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 ofDomestically Marketed Clothes Washers .05

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### .15

Re: Application for Interim Waiverand Petition for Waiver, Relating 

### to Department ofEnergyTestMethod for Water Heating Clothes Washers

Attached for your information is the referenced waiverapplication 

### propo.sed by New Harmony Systems

### ta the United States Department of

### Energy.

The Assistant Secretary forConservation and Renewable Energy

### will receive and consider timelywritten comments on the Application for Interim Waiver. Title 10

### CFR 430.27(d), Department ofEnergy rules. provides that: 

### "Anyperson submitting written comments to 

### DOE withrespect to an Application for Interim Waiveraha.11 also send a 

### copy of the comments

### ta the applicant."



### Thank you for yourXind conaiderationof the Application forInterimWaiver.

Attachments: Application Letter, Test Method.
(FR Doc. 93-14078 Filed 6-14-93; 8:45 am)

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