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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-ecodesign-for-energy-related-products-and-energy-information-regulations-2021/schedule-9/paragraph-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-ecodesign-for-energy-related-products-and-energy-information-regulations-2021/schedule-9/paragraph-16.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2021/9780348222920",
  "legislation_title": "The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-ecodesign-for-energy-related-products-and-energy-information-regulations-2021",
  "path": "schedule/9/paragraph/16",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Weighted water consumption requirement",
  "text": "(1) Household washing machines and household washer-dryers must meet the following requirements.\n(2) For—\n(a) household washing machines; and\n(b) the washing cycle of household washer-dryers,\nthe weighted water consumption (WW, in litres/cycle) for the eco 40-60 programme must be—\nWW ≤ 2.25 × c + 30.\n(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), c is—\n(a) the rated capacity of the household washing machine; or\n(b) the rated washing capacity of the household washer-dryer;\nfor the eco 40-60 programme.\n(4) For household washer-dryers, the weighted water consumption (WWD, in litres/cycle) for the wash and dry cycle must be:\nWWD ≤ 10 × d + 30.\n(5) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (4), d is the rated capacity of the household washer-dryer for the wash and dry cycle.\n(6) WW and WWD must be calculated in accordance with Schedule 10.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2021/9780348222920/schedule/9/paragraph/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:47:21.902040+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}