# The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021, 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 (IW) 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 (JW) 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 (JW) 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 (IR) 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 (JR) 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) IW, JW, IR and JR must be calculated in accordance with Schedule 10.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2021/9780348222920/schedule/9/paragraph/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-ecodesign-for-energy-related-products-and-energy-information-regulations-2021/schedule-9/paragraph-14
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.