Division 1 INDICATIVE BENCHMARKS FOR HOUSEHOLD WASHING MACHINES ON WATER AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION, WASHING EFFICIENCY AND AIRBORNE ACOUSTICAL NOISE EMISSIONSF1

At the time of entry into force of this Regulation, the best available technology on the market for household washing machines, in terms of their water and energy consumptions and airborne acoustical noise emissions during washing/spinning for the standard 60 °C cotton programme at rated capacity and half of the rated capacity and for the standard 40 °C cotton programme at half of the rated capacity, was identified as follows^f1:

1. (1)

   household washing machine with a rated capacity of 5 kg:

   1. (a)

      energy consumption: 0,56 kWh/cycle (or 0,11 kWh/kg) corresponding to an overall annual consumption of 82 kWh/year;

   2. (b)

      water consumption: 40 L/cycle, corresponding to 8 800 L/year for 220 cycles;

   3. (c)

      airborne acoustical emissions during washing/spinning: 58/82 dB(A);

2. (2)

   household washing machine with a rated capacity of 6 kg:

   1. (a)

      energy consumption: 0,55 kWh/cycle (or 0,092 kWh/kg) corresponding to an overall annual consumption of 122 kWh/year;

   2. (b)

      water consumption: 40,45 L/cycle, corresponding to 8 900 L/year for 220 cycles;

   3. (c)

      airborne acoustical emissions during washing/spinning: 47/77 dB(A);

3. (3)

   household washing machine with a rated capacity of 7 kg:

   1. (a)

      energy consumption: 0,6 kWh/cycle (or 0,15 kWh/kg) corresponding to an overall annual consumption of 124 kWh/year;

   2. (b)

      water consumption: 39 L/cycle, corresponding to 8 500 L/year for 220 cycles;

   3. (c)

      airborne acoustical emissions during washing/spinning: 52/73 dB(A);

4. (4)

   household washing machine with a rated capacity of 8 kg (when equipped with a heat pump):

   1. (a)

      energy consumption: 0,52 kWh/cycle (or 0,065 kWh/kg) corresponding to an overall annual consumption of 98 kWh/year;

   2. (b)

      water consumption: 44,55 L/cycle, corresponding to 9 800 L/year for 220 cycles;

5. (5)

   household washing machine with a rated capacity of 8 kg (when not equipped with heat pump technology):

   1. (a)

      energy consumption: 0,54 kWh/cycle (or 0,067 kWh/kg) corresponding to an overall annual consumption of 116 kWh/year;

   2. (b)

      water consumption: 36,82 L/cycle, corresponding to 8 100 L/year for 220 cycles;

6. (6)

   household washing machine with a rated capacity of 9 kg:

   1. (a)

      energy consumption: 0,35 kWh/cycle (or 0,038 kWh/kg) corresponding to an overall annual consumption of 76 kWh/year;

   2. (b)

      water consumption: 47,72 L/cycle, corresponding to 10 499 L/year for 220 cycles.