California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 4.1 - Flexible Demand › Article 1 - Flexible Demand Appliance Standards › Section 1693 - Appliance Specific Standards and Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Every unit
				  of every appliance within the scope of this Article shall comply with the
				  applicable provisions of this section.
(b) Pool controls.
(1) Effective date. The standards for pool
				  controls shall be effective with respect to products manufactured on or after
				  September 29, 2025.
(2) Flexible
				  demand appliance standards.
(A) Communication
				  Requirements.
1. Pool controls shall be
				  connected devices.
(B)
				  Clock Requirements.
1. Pool controls shall
				  have the following capabilities:
a. in the
				  event of a loss of power, the system settings, including operating schedules,
				  and local clock, shall be retained for at least 72 hours; and
b. pool controls shall have the ability to
				  automatically and continuously synchronize their system clock to the local
				  time.
2. Pool controls
				  shall provide local manual control of the pool filter pump start and stop
				  operations, and the start and stop operations of any controlled electric pool
				  heaters or pressure cleaner booster pumps that rely on the circulation provided
				  by the pool filter pump for their operation.
3. Pool controls shall support setup,
				  selection, and update of its operating schedule via a user interface.
a. The user interface may be located on a
				  separate device able to communicate with the pool control via a wireless
				  communications format.
(C) Default Operating Schedule.
1. Pool controls shall be preprogrammed with
				  a preconfigured or default operating schedule that shall:
a. start no earlier than 9 a.m. local time
				  and finish no later than 3 p.m. local time for the following operations:
(i) any automatic operation of the pool
				  filter pump at more than 50 percent of the maximum operating speed of the pool
				  filter pump,
(ii) any operation of
				  the pressure cleaner booster pump, and
(iii) any operation of the electric pool
				  heater; and
b. not
				  automatically operate the pool filter pump, pressure cleaner booster pump, or
				  electric pool heater between 4 p.m. local time and 9 p.m. local time.
(3) Testing.
				  There are no testing requirements for pool controls.
(4) Marking. The general marking requirements
				  shown in section 1692(b) of this Article shall be met. There are no additional
				  marking requirements specific to pool controls.
(5) Cybersecurity. The general cybersecurity
				  standards in section 1692(c) of this Article shall be met. There are no
				  additional cybersecurity standards specific to pool controls.
(6) Communication.
(A) Manufacturers of pool controls subject to
				  the standards stated in section 1693 shall comply with section 1694.
(B) Pool controls shall communicate with
				  entities outside the device using open standards for all communication layers
				  for the customer and consumer consent functions listed in section
				  1694.
(C) Pool controls shall be
				  capable of communicating their current operating status, at a minimum meaning
				  whether the device is operating or not operating the pool filter pump, and
				  their stored schedule.
(D) Pool
				  controls that are capable of communicating additional information, including
				  but not limited to real-time power draw, shall do so only to authorized
				  entities and only with customer or consumer consent.