Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 225 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESOURCES › Title 225 CMR 9.00 - Appliance Energy-efficiency Standards, Testing And Certification Program › Section 9.02 - Definitions

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
Terms defined in
				42
				U.S.C. §
									6291 and M.G.L. c. 25B, §
				2, which are also used in
				225 CMR 9.00, shall have the
				same meaning as set forth in
				42
				U.S.C. §
									6291 and M.G.L c. 25B, §
				2, unless said term is otherwise defined in 225 CMR 9.02.
Ballast
. A device used with an
				electric discharge lamp to obtain necessary circuit conditions (voltage,
				current and waveform) for starting and operating the lamp.
Ballast Factor
. The ratio of the
				relative light output of a ballast expressed as a per cent to the rate of
				energy consumption expressed in watts at the test conditions specified in
				M.G.L. c. 25B, § 6.
Boiler
. A space heater that is a
				self-contained appliance for supplying steam or hot water primarily intended
				for space heating.
Boiler
does not include hot water
				supply boilers.
Central Furnace
. A self-contained
				space heater designed to supply heated air through ducts of more than ten
				inches in length.
Color Rendering Index (CRI)
. The
				measure of the degree of color-shift objects undergo when illuminated by a
				light source as compared to the color of those same objects when illuminated by
				a reference source of comparable color temperature.
Commercial Dishwasher
. A machine
				designed to clean and sanitize plates, pots, pans, glasses, cups, bowls,
				utensils, and trays by applying sprays of detergent solution (with or without
				blasting media granules) and a sanitizing rinse.
Commercial Fryer
. An appliance,
				including a cooking vessel, in which oil is placed to such a depth that the
				cooking food is essentially supported by displacement of the cooking fluid
				rather than by the bottom of the vessel and heat is delivered to the cooking
				fluid by means of an immersed electric element of band-wrapped vessel, such as
				electric fryers, or by heat transfer from gas burners through either the walls
				of the fryer or through tube passing through the cooking fluid, such as gas
				fryers.
Commercial Hot-food Holding Cabinet
. A
				heated, fully-enclosed compartment with one or more solid or transparent doors
				designed to maintain the temperature of hot food that has been cooked using a
				separate appliance; provided, however, that a "commercial hot-food holding
				cabinet" shall not include heated glass merchandizing cabinets, drawer warmers,
				or cook-and-hold appliances.
Commercial Oven
. A chamber designed
				for heating, roasting, or baking food by conduction, convection, radiation, or
				electromagnetic energy.
Commercial Steam Cooker
or
Compartment Steamer
. A device with one or more
				food-steaming compartment in which the energy in the steam is transferred to
				the food by direct contact; provided, however, that "commercial steam cooker"
				or "compartment steamer" may include countertop models, wall-mounted models,
				and floor models mounted on a stand, pedestal, or cabinet-style base.
Compensation
. Money or any other
				valuable, regardless of form, received or to be received by a person for
				services rendered.
Computer
. Shall have the same meaning
				as set forth in Title 20, § 1602(v) of the California Code of
				Regulations.
Computer Monitor
. Shall have the same
				meaning as set forth Title 20, 1602(v) of the California Code of
				Regulations.
Dual-flush Effective Flush Volume
. The
				average flush volume of two reduced flushes and one full flush.
Dual-flush Water Closet
. A tank-type
				water closet incorporating a feature that allows the user to flush the water
				closet with either a reduced or a full volume of water.
Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment
. An
				electric component assembly or cluster of component assemblies designed
				specifically to charge batteries within electric vehicles by permitting the
				transfer of electric energy to a battery or other storage device in an electric
				vehicle.
Electricity Ratio (ER)
. The ratio of
				furnace electricity use to total furnace energy use. ER = (3.412*)/(1000*EF +
				3.412*EAE) where EAE and EF are defined in 10 CFR.
Energy Conservation Standard
. A
				performance standard which prescribes a minimum level of energy efficiency or a
				maximum quantity of energy use, or in the case of showerheads, faucets, water
				closets, and urinals, water use, for a covered product determined in accordance
				with test procedures under
				225 CMR
				9.03.
Energy Efficiency
. The ratio of the
				useful output of services from a consumer product to the energy use of such
				product, determined in accordance with test procedures under
				225 CMR
				9.03.
Energy Star Program
. The voluntary
				program to identify and promote energy-efficient products and buildings in
				order to reduce energy consumption, improve energy security, and reduce
				pollution through voluntary labeling of, or other forms of communication about,
				products and buildings that meet the highest energy conservation standards, as
				defined in
				42 U.S.C. §
									6294a.
Energy Use
. The quantity of energy
				directly consumed by a consumer product at point of use, determined in
				accordance with test procedures under
				225 CMR
				9.03.
Faucet
. A lavatory faucet, kitchen
				faucet, metering faucet, public lavatory faucet or replacement aerator for a
				lavatory or kitchen faucet.
Flow rate
. The rate of water flow of a
				plumbing fitting.
General Service Lamp
. Shall have the
				same meaning as set forth in
				10
				CFR §
									430.2.
Hand-held Showerhead
. Means a
				showerhead that can be held or fixed in place for the purpose of spraying water
				onto a bather and that is connected to a flexible hose.
High Color Rendering Index Fluorescent
				Lamp
. A fluorescent lamp with a color rendering index of 87 or
				greater that is not a compact fluorescent lamp.
High-intensity Discharge Lamp
. A lamp
				in which light is produced by the passage of an electric current through a
				vapor or gas and in which the light-producing arc is stabilized by bulb wall
				temperature and the arc tube has a bulb wall loading in excess of three watts
				per square centimeter.
Medium Voltage Dry-type Distribution
				Transformer
. A transformer that:
(a) has an input voltage of more than 600
			 volts, but less than or equal to 34,500 volts;
(b) is air-cooled;
(c) does not use oil as a coolant;
			 and
(d) is rated for operation at a
			 frequency of 60 Hertz.
Metal Halide Lamp
. A high-intensity
				discharge lamp in which the major portion of the light is produced by radiation
				of metal halides and their products of dissociation, possibly in combination
				with metallic vapors.
Metal Halide Lamp Fixture
. A light
				fixture designed to be operated with a metal halide lamp and a ballast for a
				metal halide lamp.
Metering Faucet
. A fitting that, when
				turned on, will gradually shut itself off over a period of several
				seconds.
Model.
All units of a given type of
				covered product (or class thereof) manufactured by one manufacturer.
Nominal Lamp Watts
. The wattage at
				which a lamp is designed to operate and for which it is therefore rated.
On-demand
. When the water cooler heats
				water as it is requested.
Plumbing Fitting
. A device that
				controls and guides the flow of water in a supply system.
Plumbing Fixture
. An exchangeable
				device, which connects to a plumbing system to deliver and drain away water and
				waste.
Portable Electric Spa
. A factory-built
				electric spa or hot tub which may or may not include any combination of
				integral controls, water heating or water circulating equipment.
Probe-start Metal Halide Ballast
. A
				ballast used to operate metal halide lamps which does not contain an igniter
				and which instead starts lamps by using a third starting electrode probe in the
				arc tube.
Public Lavatory Faucet
. A plumbing
				fitting intended to be installed in nonresidential bathrooms that are
				accessible to walk-in traffic.
Relative Light Output
. The test
				ballast light output divided by a reference ballast light output using the same
				reference lamp and expressing the value as a percent. These measurements are
				made at the ballast's rated primary voltage.
Replacement Aerator
. An aerator sold
				as a replacement, separate from the faucet to which it is intended to be
				attached.
Residential Furnace or Boiler
. A
				product which utilizes only single-phase electric current, or single phase
				electric current or DC current in conjunction with natural gas, propane, or
				home heating oil, and which:
(a) is
			 designed to be the principal heating source for the living space of a
			 residence;
(b) is not contained
			 within the same cabinet with a central air conditioner with a rated cooling
			 capacity exceeding 65,000 Btu per hour;
(c) is an electric central furnace, electric
			 boiler, forced-air central furnace, gravity central furnace or low-pressure
			 steam or hot water boiler; and
(d)
			 has a heat input rate of less than 300,000 Btu per hour for electric boilers
			 and low pressure steam or hot water boilers, and less than 225,000 Btu per hour
			 for forced-air central furnaces, gravity central furnace and electric central
			 furnaces.
Residential Ventilating Fan
. A
				ceiling, wall-mounted, or remotely mounted in-line fan designed to be used in a
				bathroom or utility room, whose purpose is to move air from inside the building
				to the outdoors.
Showerhead
. A device through which
				water is discharged for a shower bath and includes a handheld showerhead, but
				does not include a safety showerhead.
Single-voltage External AC to DC Power
				Supply
. A device that:
(a) is designed to convert line voltage AC
			 input into lower voltage DC output;
(b) is able to convert to only one DC output
			 voltage at a time;
(c) is sold with,
			 or intended to be used with, a separate end-use product that constitutes the
			 primary power load;
(d) is contained
			 within a separate physical enclosure from the end-use product;
(e) is connected to the end-use product via a
			 removable or hard-wired male/female electrical connection, cable, cord or other
			 wiring;
(f) does not have batteries
			 or battery backs, including those that are removable, that physically attach
			 directly to the power supply unit;
(g) does not have a battery chemistry or type
			 selector switch and indicator light, or does not have a battery chemistry or
			 type selector switch and a state of charge meter; and
(h) has a nameplate output power less than or
			 equal to 250 watts.
Spray Sprinkler Body
. The exterior
				case or shell of a sprinkler incorporating a means of connection to the piping
				system designed to convey water to a nozzle or orifice.
Standby Power
. The average power in
				standby mode, measured in watts.
State-regulated General Service Lamp
.
				Includes:
(a) Shatter-resistant
			 incandescent lamps, three-way incandescent lamps and high lumen output
			 incandescent lamps rated at more than 2600 lumens or, in the case of a modified
			 spectrum lamp, more than 1950 lumens, and less than or equal to 3,300
			 lumens.
(b) Incandescent reflector
			 lamps that are:
1. ER30, BR30, BR40, or ER40
			 lamps rated at 50 watts or less;
2.
			 BR30, BR40, or ER40 lamps rated at 65 watts; and
3. R20 lamps rated at 45 watts or
			 less.