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Division 1.1 The information in the product fiche of the water heater shall be provided in the following order and shall be included in the product brochure or other literature provided with the product:

United Kingdom

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  1. (a)

    supplier’s name or trade mark;

  2. (b)

    supplier’s model identifier;

  3. (c)

    the declared load profile, expressed by the appropriate letter and typical usage in accordance with Table 3 of Annex VII;

  4. (d)

    the water heating energy efficiency class of the model, determined in accordance with point 1 of Annex II, whereby: for solar water heaters and heat pump water heaters, under average climate conditions;

  5. (e)

    the water heating energy efficiency in %, rounded to the nearest integer and calculated in accordance with point 3 of Annex VIII, whereby: for solar water heaters and heat pump water heaters, under average climate conditions;

  6. (f)

    the annual electricity consumption in kWh in terms of final energy and/or the annual fuel consumption in GJ in terms of GCV, rounded to the nearest integer and calculated in accordance with point 4 of Annex VIII, whereby: for solar water heaters and heat pump water heaters, under average climate conditions;

  7. (g)

    if applicable, other load profiles for which the water heater is suitable to use and the corresponding water heating energy efficiency and annual electricity consumption as set out in points (e) and (f);

  8. (h)

    the thermostat temperature settings of the water heater, as placed on the market by the supplier;

  9. (i)

    the sound power level LWA , indoors, in dB, rounded to the nearest integer (for heat pump water heaters if applicable);

  10. (j)

    if applicable, an indication that the water heater is able to work only during off-peak hours;

  11. (k)

    any specific precautions that shall be taken when the water heater is assembled, installed or maintained;

  12. (l)

    where the value of smart is declared as being ‘1’, an indication that the information on water heating energy efficiency, annual electricity and fuel consumption, as applicable, relate to enabled smart control settings only;

in addition, for solar water heaters and heat pump water heaters:

  1. (m)

    the water heating energy efficiency in %, under colder and warmer climate conditions, rounded to the nearest integer and calculated in accordance with point 3 of Annex VIII;

  2. (n)

    the annual electricity consumption in kWh in terms of final energy and/or the annual fuel consumption in GJ in terms of GCV, under colder and warmer climate conditions, rounded to the nearest integer and calculated in accordance with point 4 of Annex VIII;

in addition, for solar water heaters:

  1. (o)

    the collector aperture area in m2, to two decimal places;

  2. (p)

    the zero-loss efficiency, to three decimal places;

  3. (q)

    the first-order coefficient in W/(m2 K), to two decimal places;

  4. (r)

    the second-order coefficient in W/(m2 K2), to three decimal places;

  5. (s)

    the incidence angle modifier, to two decimal places;

  6. (t)

    the storage volume in litres, rounded to the nearest integer;

  7. (u)

    the pump power consumption in W, rounded to the nearest integer;

  8. (v)

    the standby power consumption in W, to two decimal places;

in addition, for heat pump water heaters:

  1. (w)

    the sound power level LWA , outdoors, in dB, rounded to the nearest integer.