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WATER HEATER COMpANY

JIlly 20, 2003

Mr. David Garman

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency

and RCI1cw3ble Energy

OnitlXl Stall;:'~ Departmellt ofEnergy

]000 !ndcpr;:ndencl; Avenue, SW

Washington, DC 20585

Rc: Polili(>n f()T Waiver and Application for Interim Waiver

Dear Sir:

AmeriCan Water Heater Company rcspcct(ully submlls this Petition for Waiver and

Application for Interim Waiver pmsuant to Title 10 CFR Part 431.29. Waiver is

requesled from the unifonll federal test procedures for measuring efHcicncy of

commercial water llCators rc[~nmced in 42 U.S.C. Section 6314(a)(4)(A). This petition

1.1rrccts the following wata h(:)at~r models:

American W~ltcr Heater Company G*2...75T75-4NV; CG~'2-75T75-4NV;

PVG*2~75T75~3NV; PVCG\~2-7ST7S-3NV; C'A'2~lOOT77-4NV;

C(: "~2N JOOT77-4NV G·).-2-75T75-4 PV; CG*2-75T75~4PV; I'VG*2-7ST7S-3PV;

PVCG*2~75T75-3PV;G*2-100T77-4'PV; CG*2-100T77-4PV

IlIld U.S. Craflnl~.stu Water Heaters - G2*7575T4NV; CG2*7575T4NV;

PVG2·.l:7575T3NV; PVCnZ'J:757ST3NV; G2'kl 0077T4NV; CG2'1.·] 0077T4NV;

G2,J.'7575T4PV; CG2*7575T4PV; PVG2*7575T3PV; PVCG2*7575T3PV;

G2·,t·10077T4PV; CG2"'·l0077T4PV.

Notl'; Asterisk is rephlcl~d with warranty period.

hI the Jnnuary 12,2001 Federal Register) DOB published a final rule adopting ASHRAE

Standard 90.1-199~) energy efficiency standards for 18 prodllct categories of cornmerci a1;

hCiltillc and air c(')llditionillg equipment as uniform national standards pursllanl to the

Energy Po!ic,y and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended by lhe Energy Policy Act of

1992 (EPACT), These new l'rlandatory national 11linimum standal'l.1s are applicable (0

commercial WaleI' hC:.lting proUllcls manufactured afler October 29,2003 (i.e. two year's

nih.'" the Octobor 29, 2001 erfcctivc date specified in ASHI<AE Standard 90.1-1999).

The Notices of Proposed Rulus (NOPRs) to adoplncw test procedures corresponding

with tilL: new eftlciclIcy si;'lndards related lo boilers and waler heaters were issued August

9,2000, bllt the final rilles have still not beon issued. This delay in implemenlation ofthc

'1100 E. Fairview Ave" P. O. Box 1378, Johnson City. TN 37605-1378, Tel: (423) 434-1500. Fax: (423) 434-1632 - .....--........ ..

A SubsidiClry of SOUTHC.RP USA HOLDINGS, INC.

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new tust pn)ccdllrcs forces watcr hcater 111<lnufacturers to continue to test products to the

ClIl'lcnt federal test procedures in order to meet the new fedoral efficiency stalldards.

Due lo the incompatibility ofthe currenl test procedLlres with the new federal cIficiency

i:i(and~lrds, we nrc unable to meet the new efficiency requirements using the eurrcnt test

proc.:edurc for those products. Exhibit A demonstrales the differences between the cun-ent

fccknd test procednres, i:lnd those contained in ASHRAE 90.1-1999, and our propos{)\1

alternate tost melhod, ASHRAE 118.1~2003. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section

G314(a)(4)(B), DOH is required by law to adopt ASHRAE Standflrd 118.1-2003, Method

or Testing for R~ting Comlllcreial Gel;;, Electric, and Oil Service Water Heating

Equipment, as the federal test procedure for commercial water heaters unless DOE can

ju&tify by clear and convincing evidence adoption of an alternative test procedure [or

these products. We respoctfully reql1est that DOE allow lise ofASHRAE Standard 1] 8.1-

2003 to test COl11rn erchd Water heaters.

Mmmfacturers who mmkd similar prodttcts are being sent a copy ofthis petition (see

Exhibit B for list ofmanulbcturers). Ifany furiher information is required, please C011ttlet

me or Jerry Miller at (423) 434··1511.

AUat:;,hmcllt: Exhibit A

Exhibit 13

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YX!!!!HT A .." C()mpll.·i~.morThcrmal Erfiehmcy and Shnldby Loss Measurements

gyfcl'cnccdJn:...J!:PACT, -1..:.'i!IRAE: 90"~1999\ And ASIII~AE 118.1...2003

140;:1;; 5

;---- ._---

ASHRAl~ 118.1-

2003

... •.•"' ._ _---_."",,,,--.-1.--- --_ _-

ANSI/CSA

1,21.10.3...1998

(J\SHRAE 90.1

...... ,_•.,."., •..,..... .. ., ..__. ·."".f l....;.~.~~) .__-j

.., ... ,..--.-----'''' ."....--.... --ANS'r]CSA

Z21,10.3-1990

(J~PACT)

....------", _-- ."""" _---- ".-----\--

75 ± 10 65 ... 90

_

Varv •• ,_ I ,.J.~1° F) ,...,.. "' ... _.. ~_.... T. ",,__:1:: 7 ±7-- ...._ _- .., -_.- ",.,~--- ",_._--j

Not less than 48

hOl..lrs

If ()X\ al48 hours

finish cycle

24 hours +

next cutout

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A{lt:r 1 cutout After 2 After 1

..... "' "...__'" ._. ., ..._c_l~_lo_l_lt~ ..., .•.__,---..", .._c_uton.!...... _

Start

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EXl nnrr B ._- List ofManuf,lc(urcrs Copy orPetition Submitted To

Ms. Patricia H. Apperson

Dusign/.C ~l1gf 11 cering

HCL'll Tr::1I1s[er Products, Inc.

120 Braley Road

p.o. Box 429

BasI. Frtx:tow)1, MA 02717-0429

Mr. Willi,1Il1 T. Hnrrigill

V.P. Prod. Dov. & Res. Eng.

I<..hccm W<llcr Hoater Division

Rhccm Manufacturing Compnny

101 Bell Road

MOlltgomc:ry, 1\T136117-4305

Mr. Drew Smith

Director, Engineering

A.O. Smith WaleI' Products Company

25731 Highway 1

M(;Fh!~, SC 29101-9304

Mr. Michael W. Gordon

VY. Engineering

Bradford White Coqlonltioll

200 LlIfayotto Street

Middloville, MT 41)333-9492

Mr. Ooorgc Kustct'cr

Teclmical Field Rcprcscntal.ivc

Bock Water Hcntcrs

220 Ch8stnut Slreet

Kutztown, PA 19530-1504

Me Jim Smolcer

V.P. En.gineering

LOl~h invnr Corporation

.100 Maddox Simpson Parkway

IA;b,tnon, TN 37090-5349

Mr. JDhn Paisley

I)jredor or Engineering

GSW W,llcr Heating Compnny

50') fJill Str~ct West

Fergus, Onl:trio NIM 2Y4

Cannd<l

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