Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › 48 - Procedures for Establishing Energy Efficiency Standards for Certain Appliances and Products › Section 16a-48-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in section 16a-48-1 to section
				16a-48-6,
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
(1) "Annual fuel utilization efficiency"
			 means a measure of the fuel converted to heat supplied to a space in proportion
			 to the total amount of fuel entering the furnace or boiler;
(2) "AV" means "Adjusted Volume," +
			 refrigerator volume (ft3);
(3) "Boiler" means "boiler" as defined in
			 section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(4) "Bottle-type water dispenser" means
			 "bottle type water dispenser" as defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(5) "Central air conditioner" means "central
			 air conditioner" as defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(6) "Central furnace" means "central furnace"
			 as defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(7) "Commercial clothes washer" means
			 "commercial clothes washer" as defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(8) "Commercial hot food holding cabinet"
			 means "commercial hot food holding cabinet" as defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(9) "Commercial refrigerators and freezers"
			 means "commercial refrigerators and freezers" as defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(10) "Electricity ratio" means "electricity
			 ratio" as defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(11) "Energy Efficiency ratio" means "energy
			 efficiency ratio" as defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(12) "Furnace air handler" means "furnace air
			 handler" as defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(13) "High intensity discharge lamp" means
			 "high intensity discharge lamp" as defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(14) "Illuminated exit sign" means
			 "illuminated exit sign" as defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(15) "Large packaged air-conditioning
			 equipment" means "large packaged air-conditioning equipment" as defined in
			 section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(16) "Low-voltage dry-type transformer" means
			 "low-voltage dry-type transformer" as defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(17) "Metal halide lamp" means "metal halide
			 lamp" as defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(18) "Metal Halide lamp fixture" means "metal
			 halide lamp fixture" as defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(19) "Modified energy factor" (MEF) means the
			 quotient of the ft3 capacity of the clothes
			 container divided by the total clothes washer energy consumption per cycle,
			 with such energy consumption expressed as the sum of the machine electrical
			 energy consumption, the hot water energy consumption, and the energy required
			 for removal or the remaining moisture in the wash load, as determined using the
			 applicable test method as directed by the Secretary;
(20) "New product" means; "new product" as
			 defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(21) "Pass-through cabinet" means
			 "pass-through cabinet" as defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(22) "Pool heater" means "pool heater" as
			 defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(23) "Portable electric spa" means "portable
			 electric spa" as defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(24) "Probe start metal halide ballast" means
			 "probe start metal halide ballast" as defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(25) "Reach-in cabinet" means "reach-in
			 cabinet" as defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(26) "Residential furnace or boiler" means
			 "residential furnace or boiler" as defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(27) "Residential pool pump" means
			 "residential pool pump" as defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(28) "Roll-in cabinet" or "roll-through
			 cabinet" means "roll-in cabinet" or "roll-through cabinet" as defined in
			 section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(29) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the
			 Office of Policy and Management;
(30) "Single voltage external AC to DC power
			 supply" means "single voltage external AC to DC power supply" as defined in
			 section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(31) "State regulated incandescent reflector
			 lamp" means "State regulated incandescent reflector lamp" as defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(32) "Torchiere lighting fixture" means
			 "torchiere lighting fixture" as defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(33) "Traffic signal module" means "traffic
			 signal module" as defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(34) "Transformer" means "transformer" as
			 defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(35) "Unit heater" means "unit heater" as
			 defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(36) "V" means total volume
			 (ft3);
(37) "Walk-in freezer" means "walk-in
			 freezer" as defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(38) "Walk-in refrigerator" means "walk-in
			 refrigerator" as defined in section
			 16a-48
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes; and
(39) "Water factor" means the quotient of the
			 total weighted per-cycle water consumption divided by the capacity of the
			 clothes washer, determined using the applicable test method as directed by the
			 Secretary.