Paragraph 14 Functional requirements

(1)

Household washing machines and household washer-dryers must meet the following requirements.

(2)

For—

(a)

washing machines with a rated capacity higher than 3 kg; and

(b)

the washing cycle of household washer-dryers with a rated capacity higher than 3 kg;

the Washing Efficiency Index (IW) of the eco 40-60 programme must be greater than 1.03 for each of the loading sizes specified in sub-paragraph (3).

(3)

The loading sizes referred to in sub-paragraph (2) are—

(a)

the rated washing capacity;

(b)

half of the rated washing capacity;

(c)

one quarter of the rated washing capacity.

(4)

For—

(a)

household washing machines with a rated capacity lower than or equal to 3 kg; and

(b)

the washing cycle of household washer-dryers with a rated capacity lower than or equal to 3 kg;

the Washing Efficiency Index (I_W) of the eco 40-60 programme must be greater than 1.00 at rated washing capacity.

(5)

For household washer-dryers with a rated capacity higher than 3 kg, the Washing Efficiency Index (J_W) of the wash and dry cycle must be greater than 1.03 at—

(a)

the rated capacity; and

(b)

half of the rated capacity.

(6)

For household washer-dryers with a rated capacity lower than or equal to 3 kg, the Washing Efficiency Index (J_W) of the wash and dry cycle must be greater than 1.00 at rated capacity.

(7)

For—

(a)

household washing machines with a rated capacity higher than 3 kg; and

(b)

the washing cycle of household washer-dryers with a rated capacity higher than 3 kg;

the Rinsing Effectiveness (I_R) of the eco 40-60 programme must be smaller than or equal to 5.0 g/kg for each of the loading sizes specified in sub-paragraph (8).

(8)

The loading sizes referred to in sub-paragraph (7) are—

(a)

the rated washing capacity;

(b)

half of the rated washing capacity; and

(c)

one quarter of the rated washing capacity.

(9)

For household washer-dryers with a rated capacity higher than 3 kg, the Rinsing Effectiveness (J_R) of the wash and dry cycle must be smaller than or equal to 5.0 g/kg at—

(a)

the rated capacity; and

(b)

half of the rated capacity.

(10)

I_W, J_W, I_R and J_R must be calculated in accordance with Schedule 10.