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## Reprint from the

Federal Register of

November 25, 1977 RULES AND. REGULATIONs**~-** .'



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# _:': i., seasOtUJl Bntn'111I Eittcie1lctt 

### Ratio. peatable i-esut1'4 from. the

## ~:*' degradatiOli 

# coemctent of 0.3 

### woUld be

The 

### testproeedures' proposed 

### by PEA 

### method. and 

### the inherent 

### variabilitY. of hlgh 

### for some models. 

### mantiraeturem

!Dr, 

### .central air 

### conditioners were de- 

### tbe test restIlt4. 

### One commenter con- wOuld be IncUned 

### to conduct tests 

### e and

, signed around the ,concept of 

### a seascmal 

### eluded that the 

### part-load 

### tests were der 

### D rather than utilize the 

### degmdation '

eD.erID' 

### efIic1eDc7 ratio ,(SEEB). 'I'llIsveloped 

### with 

### an In:su1llc1ent amount of 

### coeflI.c1ent. ' , . '

"**~'represents** a' departure from. 

### test 

## bJator:r and' '·were

. therefore 'pre-

, 'l'he 

### degra.djl.tion coeJ!!c1ent 

### Is iiltended'

, . cur.rent JndllStry rat1na' .pract1ce. both

... 

# mature. The major IssUs 

### ralsedJJY these 

### to provide man1lfacttlrers. 

### a rea.sona.ble.



### ,**':~** 

### . conceptuaIl7 and 

### In the**~** by which .' 

### c:ommen1'4 

### are ctiscussed, 

### below. ' alternative to 

### the testtog of air ,condt- "



# <- prod'!1Cts are tested. ". ' ::.' 

### a. Tut D Ctlcling 

### l'ime.'1'he testmeth- tioD.em. ,The valUe of 0.2 suggested, by. "



### " ' CommeD1'4 with regard' 

### to the JDcor- odolOgy 

### far deteim!mng the 

### SEER may 

### the comments appears- too low 

### to fie:

poration of· the SEER 

### feB 

### lnto three 

### be ,based on 

### twO part-1oa4 

### tes1'4 (tests 

### e representatln of IDIl1l7 of 

### the aT8.Uable



### " classes: (1) 

### aeceptance of the P1'OJl(lIIal;, and. 

### D> • Test 

### C iii 

### a 

### steactr-state. dry colI models of 

### central air CcmdittoDers.. 

### On

, (2) 

### acceptance'.ot the concept. of 

### an test 

### (i.e

.. 

### no condensate b 

### allowed 

### to' the 

### other band.tbe 

### VIilue ofOJt of·the



### - ' • SEER. but 

### not the proposed 

### test. method forin,on the evaporatOr 

### con) • 

### Test D

,. 

## a. ..P1'OPOII81

.. would 

### not appear 

### to allow '

" , for meastuing the SEER; 

### and (3) 

### rejec- cycUcfdry' 

### con. 

### test. In wh1cb. 

### the u:n1t : 

### man1lfact1:Jrera a' viable 

### choice In 

### the

, tion of the proposal. 

### The cOncept of an 'being: tested 

### Is 

### manUaIl7 cycled on and. 

### method by which the'desracIation 

# coem-

. ,',', '.. SEER. 

### was acknowledged 

### by a maJcn1t.,v- 

### oft. Both tests 

### are conducted 

### at the 

### same c.l.ent 

### wID. be determined. 

### In older to 

### re-

" ':, : of the**commen~** 

### to be 

### a better 

### measure fndoor and 

### outd'oor 

### temperatures. The 

### solve this IssUe, the 'final 

### re'gulatiims have



### . : of energy eJ!!c1ency tban the current 

### tn- restIlts 

### of'testse and D 

### may be 

### used to 

### 'been modifled to,provide a CD equal 

### to

" dllStr)' pra.Ct1ce 

### of determ1n1ng an 

### energy calculate 

### a test-based degradation 

### co- 0.25. ' , :, , " :,

" . e1DcleDq ratio, (EEB) 

### by a steady 

### state efD.cient 

### which in 

### tum Is 1lBed 

### in Ueu of Co Use 

### of 

### Enhcmcemenf Factm fir 

### Ueu.· ';



### test al a.siJ:lgle 

### rating polnt. Those op..· ,the COllStant 

### ''faCtor to caIculate 

### the 01 t.J Degrct44tfon Coet1f.citm;t. 

### One 

### coni:'

posed to 

### the' SEER arped 

### that for a . 

### SEER. ",' " ',. ,'menter 

### suggested tb&t the S)!!EB. 

### be 40-

,SiI;1gle 

### compressor capjJla.r;r tube type

. 

### Several comments statedtbat.· 

### the on termJned 

### bY, utWzlng: 

## an "enhancement

; air. 

### CODdit1cmer 

### (which 

### ta the prlmar,y' and QJf 

### times of the proposed test; pro- ,factor" 

# rather thana 

### degradation eoet1l- '

, ' type, sold 

### for residential use):, the 

### SEER eedures(6 

### minutes a7;ld 24 

### minutes. re-:"; c1ent. Under t1$' approach. 

### the- SEER



### . and 

### EEa. are aJ.mOs1; equal. 'I'he'reason-

, spectfve!y)," 

### were· InConsIstent 

### with, ,the for a.t17 central alr 

### conditioner woUld be '

ableness, of apend1ng 

### slBl11flcant 

## ,re-:." cool1ng load factOr 

### (a functlon: 

## at the, determ1t!,ed by 

### mUlt1pb1nrthe stead7-

sources 

### to measure the SEER 

### was th'llll' ratio of 

### the on time 

### to the**~per1Od)** , 

### state**~** 

### by the enhancement factor.

ca11edfntaquest1on;**",~,.'** 

### attheSJ)eCiftedoutdoort.empelatwie (C' 

### Mannfacturel$ ,would 

### not. have the 

### op...

, DOE' has evaluated 

### allot the com-' 

### P>:. Aceordingto, 

### data proVided 

### b:r one tion 

### of conducting 

### tests C and 

### D..,

menta 

### CUrected at the concept of 

### an

_**manufacturer~** the 

### on and 

### off times' 

### The values otthe enhancemenUactoTS

SEER 

### and has 

### determined that 

### it is 

### a should 

### be approximately the 

### same. provided by 

### the commenter 

### were onlY

_ useful and 

### appropriate- measure of 

### en- The mathemat1cal definition, of the estimates. However. 

### both NBS 

### and DOE,

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### ,ergy consumptiOn. The etIiciency of 

### degradation coelfI.c1ent, 

### Cn. shows 

### that it' c:on:sider the 

### enhancement factor, ap-'

central air 

### conditioning units is affected ' ,is a, 

### function of the**coo~** load factor'**p~** 

## as worth 

### of further coDSidera.tion.

by clla!:lging load C9Jl(Iit101lB. Some 

### cen- and the 

### rat1l) of 

### 'the 

### DR under cycUng. 

### No 

### Changes ' have been made 

### in the final



### " traI air· Corldlttoner desigJ:la are: 

### capable

. conditions 

### to the 

### DR under**~** state,' 

### regulations 

## at; this time based. tlPOll this

, , of: 1'I!SPODdlIIg better 

### to chaDging load CODdlttons. 

### Further. data from. 

### tests 

### con- comment. ' ';" ." ',,'**,~'**

" conditions than 

### others and 

### heDce are liuctedby NBS 

### show that this 

### ratio Is a d. 

### l'estJ/.'arlt.Jbilit1/. One 

### comment 

### sug-

more etnc1ent 

### over 

# a wider operating Unear 

### function 

### Qf the cooU:ng factor and ' 

### IUClited 

## that the tol.erancea allowed 

### in

range. 

### TheJndllStr)' practice of 

# measm:- Is 

### !ndepeDdent of 

### the, outdoor tempera.- measurements taken 

### during' the eyclic, .' •

ing the**~** 

### at a. siJ:Igle 

### POint, would tare. 

### 'Gra.Ph1call:7. a, 

### Plot. of 

### tbJ8 ratio 

### dr7 coil capacity test (test D) coUld**~-** .



### , not. necessarib' detect 

### these 

### differences 

### versus the 

### cool1ntr load.factor**~ds** 

### a 

### trodUC8 an error of ±U 

### percent In 

### the

of etftcienc7.'l'he SEER. however. would Unear function 

### wit&. a 

### slope equal to the capaclt.,v 

### measurement&. NBS' 

### has re-

. provide 

### a means 

### to identify those air 

### degradation. coefBcient,..eo.., 

### It follows. 1'iewed 

### these 

### tolerances and has deter-o

conditioners 

### which 'are more, eJ!!c1ent then. 

### that the degradation 

### coefflc1ent 

### can mined 

### that uncerta.inty' 

### In determining



### under actual 

### operating conditions. (Data.' 

### be dete.tmined 

### at any cooling load 

### factor the 

### capac1tJ' in 

### test D is less than 3 

### per-

, from testa conducted 

### b:r NBS show 

### that provided 

### that cyc.Ue and stea.c1y-state 

### cent. No**~** have been made in. the



### the EEB and the SEER may be s1gnifl- 

### valu,. of the DR are 

### i:nea.sured at the 

### test procedures In response to tbJs

eantJ:r dlfl'erent. even 

### for siI:lglcii compres- ,!I&Ille 

### outdoor tem.peratute.; 

### -comment.. " ' '

.sor 

### designs.) By giving: recognition to" 

### The cooUng load 

### factor (and hence, ' 'e:. 1'ImUIg 

### ollm'PO$ition o/l'ests 

### C and

deslgnlnnovattonswh1chJmproveovera.1l the 

### eycling times) 

### of the proposed regu_ D. As discussed previoUsly, 

### the 

### concept

emcieD.C7, 

### adoption of 

### the SEER will 

### lations was chosen to 

### assure an ai:cura.te of an 

### SEER 

### as genera.lly 

### accepte(!.. How

### ent:Ourage the 

### development of air. 

### con- 

### measurement of. 

### the degradation. eoet1l- 

### ever. much 

### concern 

### was expressed as to

ditioning c:lesigns whlch.cooserve 

## eneri:r. c.l.ent. 'l'he 

### outdoor 

### temPerature for tests whether j;be test methodoloo 1ncluded



### The final 

### test procedures, 

### thua adopt ,C and D 

### was chosen to minimIze the 'In, 

### the proposal 

### to determine the SEER

the 

### concept. of 

### a seaaona.l eIlel'IJ' e1D •.. need. 

### ,to cOJ:i.dltion the 

### 8.1r SUPPl1edto the coUld be 

### performed 

### SI1CCessfull7 and 

### con-**~** 

### ratio. '**,~,** 

### o&ndoor unit during the 

### test and 

### avOid slstently, by 

### manufacturera. Even the

__ 2. Tm Methodolornr. 

### 'l'be decfa10n to 

### the need far cbanging 

### test. conditions tIl,stl.JnoIllr of those who 

### favored the 

### test

. "ado1?t an, SEER requires resolution of, 'after 

### performance of 

### test B. 

### No changes methodology suuested 

### that time 

### would

, questions concem1ng 

### the P&rtlcular 

### test ,have been 

### made in**~final** 

### recuIationa ' ,be required in order 

### for**m.a.nu:f~**

methCHi 1lBed, to' dete.rm1ne. the**~;'** to either the 

### eyc11ng times 

### ar the 

### outdoor:_ to acqutre experience. 

### ,in' ,using 

### ,the 

## D.eli!',

tTIlder 

### the' PfOpGee(l test**~** 

### tQt'

, temperature requirement. ' '

.. -

.. test 

### method.. :- '" -',' ','

, 

### SEES. (and the' seasonal 

### energy**con~,** b. 

### Degrad4tllm 

## eoefJl,ci.ent. e

... , 'lhe ' DOE and NBS have codsidered all of

snmpticm), 

### wwe 

## w' be 

### determined by" proposed regulations provided manufac- 

### the commenf:$ regarding tEIfts, C and D 

### ,llIinfteither aeonst&nUactor 

### <deara.da- turetlS an 

### OPtion of either 

### testiI:1c units and haV&**~** that they are 

### ap..

,tton,. c:oet!lctent) 

### or tbe, results of two to determfne CD 

### ar using an 

### Mllianed propr:l.ate and' 

### not inherently burden-



## , part-load testa (test C and Dl. A number value of 

### the degradation coefflc1ent Of some. both·-testa, C'and D 

### have-.been

of 

### te8hn1cal questions arcie. 

### caoceming' 0.3. 

### lofanufacturem 

### genenn,. coilsIdered inCorporated 

### in the final**.~** 

### proce..

. the 

### degradation coef/lclent. and 

### the part.. 

### this value as 

### too 'h1Ib. Da.ta.. 

## was sub- dures. However., 

### In order 

### to provide the

, load 

## testa. Concem-'_

## ~ over m1tted 

## wbich 

## bldlcated that'the degra- 

# =**=J:.ob~~** , ' the**dl:fI!eu1~** 

### of 

### the part-1oa4 

## tests. the dation, coetIlc1ent. shoUld 

### be,O.2;. Com- opera.tmg, Cost. OneJWUDI' the regional_



### 1n.abWty, of manufactarem to otita1n re- 

### inen1'4 aJso._ 

### stJqeSte4- that 

### ,because the ized**~t.}** 

### will. untU.1anuai7 

### 1. 1979. be

"

fiDERAL UGISTn, VOL 42. NO.**22T~OAY.,** NOViMBa 25, 1977 ' 

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### 60152

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:- caIculatea. 

# on the basis of the steady-,. tured 

## to any significant extent.for con;; gets

. 'Under seCtIon 324, and in 

### enforce-'

state wet, con test 

### (teat A> and the: sumer appllcat1on. Data from the. AIr ment testing 'Under .section**326~** These

ste:ady-state energy e1!lc1ency ratio 

### (teat Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute aspects of the appliance program have

A). After that time. the estimated an- verifIed that units of this type,were gen-

. not. however. been· Implemented., It is

nual operating cost must be determined: erally used with a cooling 

### tower or large' qUite PQIIIIIble that the objectives of ap.

, • USirlg the resUlts of test A and the av- water ChUler. For this 

### reason, water- p11a.nce testing 'Under' each of these parts

. , , • erage 

### seasonal energy e1!lc1ency ratio; cooled central ,air C9JldItibnera are not- 

### Of theprogram,-as- well as the**~c-** ','

: 'The delq wID provide an manufacturers presently 

### covered by this 

### teat procedure, ,tlons as to 

### bow a test- Procedure ahoUid



### , . an. equal opportunity to make allY nee-. 5. Numb,er 

### 0/ ,Units' to 

### be Tested. and ,be applied, may dlifer. DOE, NBS' and



## ,_ .,.essar.v, changa**~.** their facmties to ac- ,tJ/.e Definition 

### 0/ Ba:sfc**M~. ~**  

### ll"'l"C'1I.re continu.!ng to evaluate the'ap.

,

. ,'.' -:**~te** the,pS.rt-load 

### tests. " " an commenie!S tQok issue with the ,pro- 

### propmte method 

### Or methods for apply-

'Further, the teat proceaures include PQ.Sedaampllrig-'p1'OVis1on and 'the pro- Ing.test procedures in-,order tocompl-y

, " bOth the 

### EER and 

### 'the SEER as measures 'polled deflnltion of ".basic. model." The. with the lltatute arid satillfy an of the



### -, at energ;y COllSUDlptiOn. Manufacturers ."**com.bln~** effect 0(' 

### these two prOvfs1ona d1:fferent· 

## elementS of the applia;nce**pro~** » " . May thus continue to make,representa- 

### was**sa1dto~Jmpose** und,ulyburdensomegram.,

.**'~_** " '. '

" ",_ tIons I:egardlng the 

### EER provided**~t** , testing Teqwrements on**~e** industrY.!A ,While the vartOUsparts of the 

### ILP-

,. teatIng ,is performed 

### in 

## a.ccorqance WIth number, of 

### maIluracturerJil' teStItled,tl'iat liance program.ldentifledabove are not "

, these test procedures. ' The 

### SEER need ,new'facUities costing over

### $3~.oqo each 

# &,.**etf~** 

### at this 

### ttia.e. sect10n 32;i(c)

,

. not be utiJ.ized 

### nntn required by regula- " would have to be constructed and that 

### of the 

### ACt provides"

- tIons Jmplementing a**.com~t** of the testing would take years to 

### complete. ':

. ."

• appl1a1lce

### program(e~.,la.beling,lItand- ' 'SeVeral commenters.lltated that "baste :BIfecUVeiloc1a,a

### ·.~a 

## .ieirt 

# procecLure

..**'~** ards)**~'Nelther** DOE 

### nor the Fl'C wID 1m- model" 

# was not 

### clearlY de1ined. It 

### waS rule .appl1cable**~** 

### .:!-lOvered.- 

### PMducC

.. pJ:'e-



### -

### ~ pose such a, .reQ.uirement 

### witn'manu':'· suggested'that the def!nttion tn. section;

### =:1'i~=:.~!~~;, 

# .

. facturers have had time to Obtain 

### ex- 3 of.the ARt OperatingM8uuill 210/240 make axi¥rePr-ntatloDl- '**~'** .. perience with 

### the 

## test methodoloi7. on**for:-~.t1n1tary·Alr·Cond1tfoners:** 

### and 

### Heat- " (1) "In 'W11tln1**(1tiCl~g** a representation,- 

# ,: 'which theSEER,is based. .',

_ ': '_. 

### Pum1?S be Incorporated. Data.**~ved** ona.la.Del) or,

. . . . . '.'

.

. " DOE and NBS are. of course, interest-**demopstrate~!:·the** proposed ,qeflnl":,:, ' (2f In.

, an:? 'broa<;lCut &c1vertillement. :te-, ed in theexperlences Of manutacturerL_tIon of**"bas1c~"** in conJunction llpecttng the' energy consumpt1onotBUCh m.conductlng**~ts,** C and D. Should a with the proposedaampllng:require-, pl'OCluct 01' cost;ot**enersT~** 1!Y auclL,

aenous problem**~th** the test 

### methad.,.· 

## menta. increase the number, of tests now product. -Wllesa such pl'OCluCt haa been teated.

olog:1es be revl!aled, both NBS 

## a.JlI1 DOE ,conducted 1Iy the industry by 

## a. factor' 111 a.ccordailce with such test**p~** and

are available to assist in resolVing the' of 5, Th1s was pr1rila.ri1i due to the ,fact such representatlon fairly cUs10111!lS the. re-

- problem. In the event that 

### a. ma.j9l' prob- 'that a single condenser unit coUid be SUlta of**~** te8t1ng'.. '.



### !em is ldentltled the delay period could combined with a number of evaporator. T.I:le testing reqUirements which apply

be extended or the final test procedUl'es 

## eo1ls: tTnder the- proposed' def!nttlon of only for purpose of adverttsmg have been

could 'be modIfIed. as appropriate. DOE "bas1cmodel,," each condenser-eva.pora-

. reorganized'into § 430.24(m) of .:the 

### final

does not, however, ioresee any problems tor-eoll-combinatlonwo.uld. be a' sep-' • test·procedures. Section 430.24(m) dlifers



### with conducting 

### tests C and D,wh1ch Will arate' basic model for' P\U'POSeS:' 

### of in a number .of 'respects from. proposed .'

, not ultimatelY'be'resolved by expertence slimpllug. tTncier,present 

### iDdustry praC-':' §'430.23(ml. Plrst,.unitsteated are**r~** .

-, : in actually using the methodology. .'

, :tree, condenser-eVaPorator-con-comh1-' qUired to, be rePresentative of production

. .**~** •.

;- 3. 

### 'Bepretnmttitive AVeTage

.. Use Cgcle.

. 

### natlolls 

# may be' rated by procedures' units or actual producition units. Thus,

.



# - one: commenter stated that' the

. 

### teat whlch do not. reqUire that each combina"; testing 

### of produCtIon units. is not neces-

. 'method did not Identify a meaI1fl1gful' tIon be separately tested. - " •. ',,; 'sar1ly 

### reqUired in an 

### cases. Morelm-.

average..;use cycle because sevI!ral' 

## van- The numbet' of units' whlch' the pro-

. portanUy, the'Slimple reqUired by 

### f' 430.-

.



### . &b1es which affected.energy consumptiiill", polled**~tions** 

### would require to be 240ti) is not' a sample of, the, "basic



### , were not COJlII1dered in determining the tested is 

### a. prOduct of the interaction**ofmod~"** but-of 

## a "condenser-eva.poratorrepresentative average-use cycle for 

### cen-' the deflnltlon of "basic' model" and the coll-comblnatlou." A**"condense.r~po** tral air,. conditioners. 

### No alternate reqUirement 

### that 

## a aample of 

## each basic**rator-con~inatiOn"** is defined-as a

method was, 

### suggested for calculating-,ll., model 

### be tested. 

### While DOE agrees that partlcuJ.at condenser unit combined with representative average-use cycle, 

### nor the testing reqwrementll of 

### the propo.sed an evaporator call intended for use**~** 

### was any mention made of any specU1c regulations could be reduced, it does not that condenser. For'each con4enserUJllt,

, errors in the 

## proPOSed methOdology. Fur- 'fOllow that the defihitlon. of "basic a sample. of the condenser-evaporator-

,

ther, 

### the variables d1scussed by the com- model" ahould be 

### amimded. The defini- con-comblnatlon which is likely torepre-'

ment (e.g •• thermostat setting, lifestyle tIon of "basic model" is generic to the sent, the highest sales

- volume is 

### to be

of user)**~** not those wh1ch could be applicance program as 

### a. whole. Thus. tested such that there is at 

### least 90**per~** readIlY quantltled. Thus, the main Objec- any change in the scope of this deflnl- cent confidence that' the 

### true mean, of

tIon.of the commenter appeared to be 'tion could have serious Jmpact:N:m other' any measure ·of energy. consumption of

that any average-use- cycle for caIcula- 'aspects of the' apfllicance program. Ap- that combination**~** WIthin :1:5. percent

_ tions of an**est~ted** annual operating plication of test 

### procedures on the other of the mean of such 

### measures of the

.



### . cost wo.uld be inappropriate. Section 323 ha.nd; 'is 

### preselltly required only to com- sample. ll'or an.other condenser-eva.j?Ora-

.

. (b) (2) of, the Act reqUires that the test ply with the requtre.ments 

### Of section 323.' tor-coR-combinations,

. an appropriate

..

, procedures prescr1bed produce test,re::, (c) of the**~ct:** BecaUile 

### c:h8.npS,to- 

## Pro

.... rating teclm1que ista be used to 

### assure

. "**,.su1tsWhlchreflectestlmated~ua10P-v!/I1oIis'Of** theregulattona wh1ch,Jmple- that there 1s at.·least· 90 

### percent con-

, erating cost. based on a representative. 

### ment section 

### 323 (c)' of the Act' 

### can be 

### .Mence that**~** true 

### mean of allY meas"

average-use cycle. DOE and NBS agree made**withQy.t,~us** 

### finpact to 

### the tat ur& of. energy- consumption 

### at any one that l,OOOliours of annual use**&CCl.tI:a~** prOcedures- 

### themselves. the deilnttion of of' the· 

### rema.I.ll1ng

. coinbinatIqUs lies

reflects the best avallable data 

## a.JlI1 "b8sic model" has been 'chailged only within.::5 percent at the mean of .&.. .:.- 

### therefore no changes- have been 

### incor- ed1tortany. As 

### d1scUssedbelow. the sam- sample**Ofthat-~binatlon,bad'cesttng,** porated in the· proposed average-use pllng provision halLbeen changecl',sO**as.~ ~**  been performed.

cycle. '''', ' to avoid the**Jm~** of any burden.. The' above changes are consistent With

4.W'ater-Cooled B/lUhJme1I.t. One com- some teatlngreqUirements. ' the purpose of the Act and the comments

menter noted that the proposed 

### test pro- Test procedures**~** Undu 

### sec- received on the proposed 

### test procedure.

cedures placed 

### great emphasi.s on eqUip-

- tlon 323' of the Act 

### are- intended Ulti- Provisions**~** the regulations based upon

ment havillg 

### two compressor. systems. mately to be used for 

### la.belins under 

### sec.. section 323(c) Of,the

. .;\ct a.r8lntended to

. wh11e water-cooled equipment 

### was tIon 324. for monitoring of the progress provide reqUirements 

### on labelina' 

### and 19nored. lJpOIl further, investjgatlon.,

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....... _ ....... _. DOE has determined that water-cooled. of· manufacturers IoUW

........ ___ representations regar......... measures of

eqUipment is not 

# at this time manufac- the eriergy**efll~.** improvement tar,:, energy consumption during the 

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### . RULes ANDREGULATlONS· 

### 60153 •

. . between' the issuance 'of test

### p~~ 2. General

### ~. Todai's rule-

. 

# ttoner," "concieD:sJ.n.g UDit,

..

### "~1'1denser';'

and final rules govemb:lg labels. The making eontams a detlnition of "central evaporator

- coil

-. combinatiOn." and

changes to 

### the proPOS!ll 

### discussed above air conditioner.'·· "conc1ens1ng UDit," "evaporator con..

.. to read as follows:

provide a mechanism for rating central "condenser

- evaporator

- coU

- combina-' § 

# 430 2 D fini' '. .'

air conditioners prior to the pUblicatIon tiou," and "evaporator eoU." The detlni-

. .e liOns •.

of represeo.tatJgns concerning measures tion of the 

### term "bas1e model"· for cen- • .' .•

. •.. ' . .**'~".** • .

of energ;reonsumption. of 

### such. prod- tral'airconditioners 

### discussed above.·:"Bas1Cmodel" 

### means·aU UDits of. a



### . ucts. The departure 

### from previous test· has also been added....

,. given 

### t1Pe of Covered product (or clasS .'

procedures' (in which samp11nK 

### was ap.

. 3. 

### AppliclStfcm 

### fit Test 

## Proceauru. AJs' thereon

. manufactured, by. PIle mann- ''>;' plied to 

### the baslcm.odel) 

## was deemed. preViouslY noted, thefinaltestproee-', faeturerandi:-**'~\·,c:.** '.' ,,'::.,'.:-' .'; appropriate in order to avoid the pos- dures 

### prescribed -toGa;y mun be ,per- " •. ' ". • -: . - •.

- "'." -'.**~':** .'f.'": 

### s1bi11t:V of. ImposJng substantial. testing**~onnedbefore** representat10Da regarding'

. (13) With 

### l-espect to central-air 

## Con':

'requirements wh1ch might make**infor~** .. a 

### measure of enel'ID'**~ption** 

### can be 

## 'dit1oners. which ba.ve 

### eleetr1cal eharaem.ti\t»u eoneern1ng the energy cbaraeter-· made. Because the P1I1'POSU and needs of,**~** 

### wh1chc 

### are essellot1all7 'identtcal

.istl.cs of central air conditioners unava1l-

. the· different. elements of the appliance· and whiCh do not ba.ve ally differing

able to 

### consumers dtlr.lng the .int:erfm programJe.r..label1ng. targets) 

### vary, ap- 

## PhYsical or':fnnct1ona1 c:b.8.raeter1stlcs**~'** .; '.; ;,'

.- 'pl1cation of the standard 

### test methodol- that aft'ectenerg:y**~t1on.** . ,..

.. Until a labeling rule".has been Imple.,·· 011' prescribed 

### fioda7 may differ in some,· .:

. '.',

.

, mented pursuant to section 324. mlmu:"

. respects for eaehprogram 

### element. It is ." .'. •**.~,.."** -'. .'

,. facturer§ 

### are not required 

### io test miless

. expected that instructions for applytng "Central, air. 

### eoildlttonerr means a theydloose to make a representation re- the standard test 

### methodolo8Y to thue consumer appHanee wh1ch Ja powered by**'~** 

### a 

### meaSure of energy 

### consump... other elements of the 

### appl1ance program '. 

### s1nde phase-electrie current. which con-. ' '

tion 1d.entUied In or based ,upon §**~0.22** . ,will 

### J;Ie proposed in the near**fu~'** .•. : . ; s1sts of a compressor and an air cooled

(m).. ,": '

.. : _,.'

. ,.'. ','

. ,·.Therequirementsof**U~.24(m)** of the 

## condenser assemb17 and an evaporator 

### f. Milcellaneous. After 

## Caretul eons1d'-

- tIDal regulations apply,uritU 

### such. time as or eoollng 

# eon. wh1ch is designed to pro4Ir&tion of 

### aU the comments and further the finallabe11ng requirements**f~** 

### a par.,. 

### vide 

### !Io1r e0011ng. dehum1d1fy1ng. 

### clrculateonsulta.tion 

### with Nl3S and 

### Pl'C DOE': 

### t1cular 

### measure ofenerlD' 

### consumption lng. air e1ea.n1ng.**~d** wh1ch.is rated

baa 1ncorporated.somemlnor 

## ch.aJiges In andtheproVisionforapplylngtheassoe1- 

## below 8S,OOOBtu/hOm;. "-.'**','~.-** the proposed test proCedures 

## m the final' ated test procedures 

### are preser1bed. After "Condensing UDit" 

### means 

### a compo-

. rule that 

### were not d1scUSsed 

### abOVe.. that 

### time; aU representations rega.rd1ng nent of 

### a central 

## ai!' conditioner which



## . a measure of enerI1' consumption covered 18 designed to remove the heat absorbed, .'

_ C.

### RE~NS**~n** by 

### a labeling rule mun be the 

### same 

# as by 'the refr1gera.nt andtran3.fer it 

### to the



### 1. Test 

## Proeedures. The 

### test procedure represented on the 

### label. • outside enVironment.·

. 'for central. air conditioners. prescribed' ' D. Uli11' COSTS 

### em buGY ..',. . • .: •

.. ".

today 

### are 1neluded in Subpart· B and are·

. , '. "Conden.ser-evaporator..con-combina.- substan1::!allythesameasthoseproposed, Under section 323(b}(2) of the**Act,~·tion"** meanS 

### a condens1ng unit. and one

with the additioil of .the changes dis": FEA was-to provide manufactUrers with, of several evaporator coils intended 

### to

cussed above..As with the proposed pro- information· on representative average be**eombin~** with tl\3t part1eular con- cedures. the 

### test· methodoiOl1' incorpo- UDit. eosts of· enerI1'. This information**dA~.4-** '. "" - - - '

. rates in part the Air Condltioning and 

### was. provided by notice Issued-July 11,**~.** -

.... ',' .'.' .'

....... Refrtgeration.Institute·,sta.ndard21o.;;.75

### 19'17(~P'R36549,~,15.1977)'.· ..... 

## c

.... :.: "', ';.,..

. .. and the 

### AmeriCan SOciety of Heating. it Prlm:JrnIoN' " "EVli\porator eOU" means a- compOnent

RefrlgeratiOn: and Air Condit1on1ng 

### En-.· -'

. . '. of 

### a central air conditioner wh1ch is deglneers Standard 37-69 

### to measure/the' .' Toda¥'s rulemAklng prescriblng final signed to absorb heat from an enclosed

e0011nK 'caPicity and enlClency of central." test procedures for- central air condition._ space and transfer the heat· 

### to a refr1g- '

. air eondlt1on1ng equipment. For purpo.ses

. ers**,~es** . any.' state regul&tion 

### to**~t.,.**

of DOE's program, the incorporated ap.· the extent reqUired by section 327 of 

### the-

,. .. .. .. • . • preach will remain appl1cah1e as pres_Act. 

### Pursuant to.section 327. 

### aU State

. 2. 

### SectiOn 430.22 is amended by 

### add-

.

.. ently 

### written. regardless of any subse": regulations wh1eh provide for the dis-. 

## ,1ntt paragraph (m) to read as follows: . '

quent amendment by the standard 

### set- closure of information with respect to (.m) Central Air'Conditioners.

,- .' t1ng organization, untuDOE amends the any**~e** of enenrY consumption of .'



### test procedures., .'

, central a.tr

### cond1~. or,which provide § 

## 430.22"**Test:PNeed~** lOr Measures

Under the requirements of section 32· for anenerg:y .efIlcienCY 8talldard.orolEneqyCo.am.mpdon.·

_. (0) of the Federal Energy Adminfstra- ,s1m1larrequ1rement reprding the enerl1' (m) Central Air condit1oners. .' '- .'

tion Act of 19'14. 15 U.s.C. 761 et seq.) etnc1eney or enerI1' use of central.air. (1) The estimated annual operating'

as amended by section.9 otthe Federal" conditioners mun 

### now employ test proce- cost for central air cob.d1t1oneis shall be

EnerIIY AdmIn1stration Authorization**~** 1dent1cal to those spec1fi.ed in 

### to- the prodUct of:

- ',-'

Act of 19T1 <Pub. 

### L. 95-70)

, the Adm1n1s. day 

### s final rule. (1) Prior to Januai-y 1. 1979, (A) the

.trator 

# was directed· to consult :with. the (Energy Polley an4 

### eoaservat1o:li Act; Pub.:L. qUOtient of the highest measured eoolAttorney General and the Chairman of 9+-163

... am.endecl by PuJ). :L. 94-384; lI'ecl. lng capae1ty in Btu's per. hour deter

### the

........ eral....... 

### C-_:·"'- eral :&:DeriD'**~tI.or1** .Act of 1974. Pub. -'--"

--..... ..._ ... _ ....... -

.... "'" ........ e

................... n 

### concern- :L. 93-2"15. sa 

### amended. by !'!lb. Ii. 94-385; De-

...........,... ................. 

### e

.. ........., __ 

## wet-con test ,ing the Impact on CODipetition of I/.IlY .partm.ent of Jlz1ergyOrpnlzatlon .Act Pub' (test·.A> in 2.7 of Append1xM: to this.

. rules prescribed by 

### :rEA which 

### utUtze or 1.. 9$-111;**B.O~ll'l9O.** S9 l1'l'f, 23184.) : "

,... subpart 

### d.1v1ded. by the**~-sta.te** en-

.. incorporate &UY' 

### commercJal standards.·.·.'

. '.

. erlD' et!idency ratto.in Btu's per watt-

.

The AdmIn1strator transmitted a copy of " " In consideration of the foregOing, 

### Part

. hour deteim1ned·from 

### test A In &«lOrd-

, the proposed test procedures for central 430 of Chapter 

# n of Tltle 10', Code of Fed- 

# ance with 2.5.1· ,of Appendix M: 

### to this.

air 

### eond1ttoners. wh1ch incorpora:ted the eral Regulations, is amended as 

### set forth subpart: (5) 

### th8 ·representative average

, ai:iove-omeo.tlgned commercial 

### standal:ds. '**be1ow,.e1f~** Janua.ry 

### 1.**1973~** tuie CYcle -of 1,000 hours of**~prusor** 

### to the**A~** 

### General. and the Cba.1r-' 'Issued in 

### Wash1n8ton. D.C.; November operat1onperyear; (C) aeonvers1on:fae-

man of· the 

### Federal Trade CommlMion 21. 1977: ' .;'

___ , . ., tor of .001 kilowatts per 

### watt; and (D) 

### .4JJr their comments concerning the' Im-' 

### a representative average UDit 

### cost of

pact of such standard on competition, in ", ·WILLI.UC S.**~ ~ectrieit.Y**  in dollars per kI.1owil.tt;'..hour·

aeeord&nce with section 32 (c) • Ne1ther Director Of Attmi1&1stratlon. as provided pursuant to section 323(b)



### 01Jlcial ba.d any unfavoJ,'able**.c~ts,** I. Section 430..2.1S amended by, adding' (2) of' 

### the 

### Act. the resulting pioduct

nor did they recommend aga1nst the in

.. ' 

### a. subpa.J:'agraph (13) as part 01 the then being rounded ott: 

### to the nearest corporation or" use of these- com.mercial detlnition of "basic model" and by add- dollar per year.

, standards In the tfnal 

### test procedures lng in the appropriate alpbahetical.ordu (11) 

## on and atter'Januan- 1, 19'19 the**forcen~,aircondi~** . -, the definition of "central air condi- product of (A)theqUOtient,of.the;hipFEDElIAL 'aEGlmll, VOL 42'. 'NO. 227--FRiDAY, NOVEMBER 2.5. 1977



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