## 1874 Federal Register / Vol. 49, No. 9 t Friday, January 1% 1984. / Notices

Office of Conservation and Background 

## Renewable Energy

Energy Conservation, Program for

. . , . . Consumer Products ; Petition for as amended by the National Energy Waiver of Furnace Test Procedures j Conservation Policy Act [NECPA), Pub. from The Catalyte Energy Corporation i„ RS-619.92 Stat

. 3266 ; which requires ''- DOE to prescribe standardized test AGENCY : Conservation and Renewable procedures to; measure the energy Energy Office, Department of Energy. consumption of certain consumer products, including furnaces . The intent 

## SUMMARY : Today's notice publishes a of the test procedures is to provide a "Petition for Waiver" from The Catalyte comparable measure of energy Energy Corporation (Catalyte) a division consumption , that will assist consumers of MTD Products inc. of Cleveland in making purchasing decisions. These Ohio, requesting a waiver from the existing Department of Energy fDOEJ• test procedures for furnaces

. Catalyte 

## manufactures residential and procedures by adding 10 CFR 430:27, commercial heating appliances . The firm Petitions for Waiver, to allow the has developed a line of high efficiency , Assistant Secretary for Conservation gas-fired furnaces and boilers that will and Renewable Energy temporarily to recover latent heat by condensing water waive test procedures for a particular vapor in the products of combustion basic model

. 45 FR 64108 ( September 2% before they exit the furnace

- The 1980 ). Waivers may be granted when petition requests DOE to grant relief one or more design characteristics of a from the test procedure requirements basic model either prevent testing of the relating to the efficiency attributable to basic model according to the prescribed the condensing of flue gases. Catalyte test procedures or lead to results so seeks to use a National Bureau of unrepresentative of the model's true Standards (NBS} condensate test energy consumption as to provide method for determining Annual Fuel materially inaccurate comparative data Utilization Efficiency ( AFUEJ and Waivers generally remain in effect until steady

- state efficiency instead of the final test procedure amendments present DOE test procedures which base become effective, resolving the problem condensation calculations on the

. that is the subject of the waiver - average flue gas temperature

. DOE is Catalyte 's petition seeks a-waiver soliciting comments, data, and from the DOE test method basing information respecting the petition , condensation calculations on the DATE : DOE will accept comments, data average flue gas temperature. instead, 

## and information not later than Pab r The Energy ConservatioirrProgranrfor Consumer Products (other than automobiles) was established pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation. Act (EPCA) 

## Pub L 94

-16? 89 Stat 927

test procedures appear at 10 CFR Part 430, Subpart B. 

## DOE has amended the prescribed test

ate yte requests the use of the usty condensate measuring method as set 13, 19M. forth in Appendix C of National Bureau ADDRESSES : Written comments and, of Standards' Interagency Report 80- statements shall be sent to. Department 2210. "Recommended Testing and 

## of Energy. Office of Conservation and Calculation. Procedures for Estimating Renewable Energy, Case No. F-012,. Mail the Seasonal Performance of Residential Stop CE-112.2, Forrestal Building, 100U. Condensing Furnaces and Boilers," Independence Avenue, S.W., dated April 1980, to determine the Washington. D.C. 20585. efficiency of its condensing furnace. Pursuant to paragraph (b) of 10 CFR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 430.27, DOE is hereby publishing the Michael J. McCabe, U.S. Department of "Petition for Waiver" in its entirety. The 

## Energy, Office of Conservation and petition contains no confidential . Renewable Energy, Mail Station CF, information. DOE solicits comments. 112.1 ,. Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington

. D.C. 20585 . (202) 252.- 9127; data. and information respecting the petition. 

## Issued in Washington , D.C.. January 9,UNEugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department Pat Counts of Energy , Office of General Counsel, IsisfnatSeeretary Consereatmn and D- L-1 B 

## Mail Station GC-33 Forrestal ewe e mrgy._ November 11,:1983. Building

. 1000 Independence Avenue, Joseph 1 Tribble. 

### S.W., Washington , D.C: 20585, (202) Assistant Secretary, Conservation and 252-9513

. Renewable Energy, Department of BnOZ

. g}. Forrestal Bldg.

. 100& Independence Avenue, SW., Washington: D.C zasa Gentlemen: 1. Petition for Waiver

- This is a petition for waiver from the Department of Eherayr teat procedure specified in 10

- CFR Part'430. Subpart B, Appendix N, amended August 12.. 198(t. Catalyte Energy Corporation has developed and will be marketing a line of gas fired, forced air condensing furnaces and gas fired, hot water

. condensing boilers that are required' to be tested to the procedures under 10 CFR Part 430, Appendix N, and the Appendix N tests do not fully account for latent heat recovery ; therefore, we submit this petition. 2. Petitioners Business

- Catalyte Energy Corporation , an MTD Company, is a manufacturer of residential high efficiency gas fired warm air furnaces and gas fired boilers that recover latent heat by condensing the water vapor in the products of combustion

. These furnaces and boilers will. be manufactured in five sizes ranging from 40,000BTUti to 120, 000BTt

. H Input Model numbers are OF series furnaces and GO series boilers: 3. Furnace/ Boiler Design PrinciplesFurnace and boiler models are designed with a primary finned heat exchanger with water as the heat transfer fluid, and a regenerative type blower that premixes gas and air to a unique radiant type burner to obtain higher efficiencies, Condensation of water vapor from the products of combustion

. occurs in the pnenary heat exchanger. 4. Current DOE Teat Does not Accurately Measure Condensate-lit CFR Part 430, amended August 12,1980

. accounts for condensation of water vapor in the cpmbustion products based an the average flue gas temperature whereas the Catalyte Energy Corporation models OF and GB series condense more water vapor due to film condensing than the present DOE teat method predicts. This difference is as high as two percentage points. S. DOE Test is Unfair to the General Public and Petitioner

- For the consumer to justify spending additional dollars for a high efficiency furnace instead of a less affrcient' less expensive furnace, Catalyte Energy Corporation believes It is highly important to accurately represent the fail energy efficiency of our UF series furnace and GB series boiler. High efficiency furnaces will play a major . role in reduced fuel usage and operating costs which will motivate the purchase of this type of furnace

. If Catalyte Energy Corporation cannot accurately represent the full energy efficiency of,our UF series furnaces and GH" series boilers , we wilt be placed at a marketing disadvantage ; and it would be difficult economically to recover high development costs incurred-Failure to grant this petition would also tend to discourage all future development by furnace manufacturers of high efficiency furnaces. 6. Proposed Alternate Teat

-Method-The recommended procedure outlined in, Appendix C of Natural Bureau of Standards Publication No. NBSIR 80-2110. April 1981_ will more accurately measure the efficiency of condensing furnaces or boilers; and this

## Federal Register / Vol. 49, No. 9 / Friday, January 13, 1984 / Notices

petitioner requests that Catalyte Energy Corporation be granted the option to use the procedure as outlined in NBSIR 80-2110. Petitioner also requests ,. as in the case of Lennox , Arkia, and Heil -Quaker petitions, inhouse testing by manufacturers be permitted when manufacturers have their own. test facilities. 7. Public Policy -The granting of this petition will advance the nation 's energy conservation policy by encouraging the
consumer to purchase and use more , efficient appliances and.by encouraging manufacturers to continue .development of. high efficiency heating appliances - & Other Manufacturers-To our knowledge ,, there are five other manufacturers lathe United States that. market furnaces or boilers operating in the condensing mode . Also, to our knowledge, these manufacturers have submitted petitions for waiver. These manufacturers are 

### a. Hydrotherm

. Inc., Rockland Avenue, Northville , New Jersey , 07847 ; Boiler Manufacturer b. Amana Refrigeration , Inc., Main Street, Amana , Iowa , 52204 ; Furnace Manufacturer . c. Lennox Industries , Inc., Dallas , Texas; . Furnace Manufacturer d. Arkla Industries , Inc., Evansville, Indiana , 47704 ; Furnace Manufacturer - e. Heil

- Quaker Corporation , Nashville, Tennessee , 37204 ; Furnace Manufacturer 

### If additional information is required , please contact Harry, Ihlenfield , Catalyte Energy. Corporation. ; Respectfully. Harry L. Ihlenfield, Chief Engineer , Cata1yte- Energy Cotporvtion.

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## 1825 Office of Energy Research Energy Research Advisory Board Technical Panel on Magnetic Fusion; Cancellation of Meeting This notice is given to advise of the cancellation. of the meeting of the Technical Panel on Magnetic Fusion (January 17, 1984) of the Energy Research Advisory Board as published in the issue of December 18, 1983 (48 FR 55905). Issued at Washington, D.C. on January 12, 1984. 

### Howard H. Ralken, Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
IFR Dec. 84-1144 Filed 1

- 12-84 ; 1138 am] .. . llUiNG CODE 41460-01-M