Annex III Measurement methods and calculationsF1

For the purposes of compliance and verification of compliance with the requirements of this Regulation, measurements and calculations shall be made using harmonised standards the reference numbers of which have been published for this purpose in the Official Journal of the European Union, or other reliable, accurate and reproducible methods, which take into account the generally recognised state-of-the-art, and in line with the following provisions.

The eco programme at rated capacity shall be used for the measurement and calculation of the Energy Efficiency Index (EEI), water consumption, programme duration, cleaning and drying performance, and airborne acoustical noise emissions of a household dishwasher model. The energy consumption, water consumption, programme duration, cleaning and drying performance shall be measured concurrently.

The eco programme water consumption (EPWC) is expressed in litres per cycle and rounded to one decimal place.

The duration of the eco programme (T_t) is expressed in hours and minutes and rounded to the nearest minute.