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The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Household Tumble Dryers) Regulations 2026

S.I. 2026/318 · Made 19 March 2026 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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reg. 11(1)(c)-(i)coming into forceEcodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Household Tumble Dryers) 2026 reg. 2(3)(a)
reg. 16(1C)(1D)(2)(c)-(i)coming into forceEcodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Household Tumble Dryers) 2026 reg. 2(3)(c)
reg. 18(2)coming into forceEcodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Household Tumble Dryers) 2026 reg. 2(3)(d)
reg. 19(b)coming into forceEcodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Household Tumble Dryers) 2026 reg. 2(3)(e)

ENERGY CONSERVATION

Made at 11.05 a.m. on 19th March 2026

Laid before Parliament at 3.00 p.m. on 19th March 2026

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 2

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by regulations 22 and 24(2) of the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010f1 (“the 2010 Regulations”) and Articles 11(3) and 11A(3) and (4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council setting a framework for energy labellingf2 (“the Framework Regulation”).

For the purposes of paragraph (1) of regulation 22 of the 2010 Regulations, the Secretary of State considers that the matters set out in paragraphs (2) and (6) of that regulation are satisfied. The Secretary of State has complied with paragraph (4) of regulation 22 of the 2010 Regulations.

For the purposes of paragraph (3) of Article 11 of the Framework Regulation, the Secretary of State considers that the conditions set out in paragraph (1)(a) to (d) of that Article are satisfied.

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Footnotes

f1

S.I. 2010/2617.

f2

EUR 2017/1369, amended by S.I. 2019/539, 2020/1528.

Contents

  1. Part 1: Introduction
  2. 1Citation and extent
  3. 2Commencement
  4. 3Key definitions
  5. 4Application
  6. Part 2: Ecodesign
  7. 5Ecodesign requirements
  8. 6Conformity assessment
  9. 7Verification procedure for compliance purposes
  10. 8Measurements and calculations
  11. 9Circumvention
  12. 10Software and firmware updates
  13. Part 3: Energy information
  14. 11Obligations of suppliers
  15. 12Obligations of dealers Not yet in force
  16. 13Measurements and calculations
  17. 14Verification procedure for compliance purposes
  18. Part 4: Transitional provisions
  19. 15Ecodesign requirements - transitional provisions
  20. 16Energy information - use of labels etc. without repairability index
  21. Part 5: Final
  22. 17Review
  23. 18Consequential amendments
  24. 19Revocations
  25. Signature
  26. Schedule 1Further definitions
  27. Schedule 2: Ecodesign requirements
  28. Part 1: Programme requirements
  29. 1Paragraph 1
  30. Part 2: Energy efficiency requirements
  31. 2Paragraph 2
  32. 3Paragraph 3
  33. Part 3: Condensation efficiency requirements
  34. 4Paragraph 4
  35. 5Paragraph 5
  36. Part 4: Low power modes
  37. 6Paragraph 6
  38. Part 5: Resource efficiency requirements
  39. 7Availability of spare parts
  40. 8Maximum delivery time of spare parts
  41. 9Access to repair and maintenance information
  42. 10Paragraph 10
  43. 11Paragraph 11
  44. 12Paragraph 12
  45. 13Paragraph 13
  46. 14Paragraph 14
  47. 15Paragraph 15
  48. 16Software and firmware updates
  49. 17Information requirements for refrigerant gases
  50. 18Requirements for dismantling for material recovery and recycling while avoiding pollution
  51. Part 6: Information Requirements
  52. 19Paragraph 19
  53. 20Paragraph 20
  54. Schedule 3: Requirements for multi-drum household tumble dryers (ecodesign)
  55. 1Paragraph 1
  56. 2Paragraph 2
  57. 3Paragraph 3
  58. 4Paragraph 4
  59. 5Paragraph 5
  60. 6Paragraph 6
  61. Schedule 4: Measurement and calculation methods
  62. 1Parameters for measurement
  63. 2Paragraph 2
  64. 3Paragraph 3
  65. 4Paragraph 4
  66. 5Paragraph 5
  67. 6EEI
  68. 7Paragraph 7
  69. 8Paragraph 8
  70. 9Paragraph 9
  71. 10Paragraph 10
  72. 11Paragraph 11
  73. 12Weighted average energy consumption
  74. 13Condensation efficiency
  75. 14Paragraph 14
  76. 15Low power modes
  77. 16Paragraph 16
  78. 17Paragraph 17
  79. 18Paragraph 18
  80. 19Acoustic airborne noise emission
  81. 20Acoustic airborne noise emission
  82. 21Repairability index
  83. 22Paragraph 22
  84. 23Disassembly Depth , Fasteners (type) and Tools (type) assessments: general
  85. 24Paragraph 24
  86. 25Paragraph 25
  87. 26Paragraph 26
  88. 27Disassembly Depth (DD) assessment at part level
  89. 28Paragraph 28
  90. 29Paragraph 29
  91. 30Paragraph 30
  92. 31Paragraph 31
  93. 32Paragraph 32
  94. 33Fasteners (type) (F) assessment at part level
  95. 34Paragraph 34
  96. 35Paragraph 35
  97. 36Paragraph 36
  98. 37Paragraph 37
  99. 38Tools type (T) assessment at part level
  100. 39Paragraph 39
  101. 40Paragraph 40
  102. 41Paragraph 41
  103. 42Paragraph 42
  104. 43Repair Information (RI) assessment at product level
  105. 44Paragraph 44
  106. 45Interpretation
  107. Schedule 5: Technical documentation with repairability information
  108. 1Paragraph 1
  109. 2Paragraph 2
  110. 3Paragraph 3
  111. 4Paragraph 4
  112. Schedule 6: Verification procedure for compliance purposes (ecodesign)
  113. 1Paragraph 1
  114. 2Paragraph 2
  115. 3Paragraph 3
  116. 4Paragraph 4
  117. 5Paragraph 5
  118. 6Paragraph 6
  119. 7Paragraph 7
  120. 8Paragraph 8
  121. 9Paragraph 9
  122. Schedule 7: Label with repairability information
  123. Part 1: Label for condenser tumble dryers with repairability class pictogram
  124. 1Label for condenser tumble dryers with repairability class pictogram
  125. 2Label design for condenser tumble dryers with repairability class pictogram
  126. 3Paragraph 3
  127. 4Paragraph 4
  128. 5Paragraph 5
  129. 6Paragraph 6
  130. 7Paragraph 7
  131. 8Paragraph 8
  132. Part 2: Label for non-condenser tumble dryers with repairability class pictogram
  133. 9Label for non-condenser tumble dryers with repairability class pictogram
  134. 10Label design for non-condenser tumble dryers with repairability class pictogram
  135. 11Paragraph 11
  136. 12Paragraph 12
  137. 13Paragraph 13
  138. 14Paragraph 14
  139. 15Paragraph 15
  140. 16Paragraph 16
  141. Schedule 8: Product information sheet with repairability information
  142. 1Paragraph 1
  143. 2Paragraph 2
  144. Schedule 9: Information to be provided in visual advertisements, in technical promotional material and in distance selling, except distance selling on the internet
  145. 1Paragraph 1
  146. 2Paragraph 2
  147. 3Paragraph 3
  148. 4Paragraph 4
  149. 5Paragraph 5
  150. 6Paragraph 6
  151. 7Paragraph 7
  152. Schedule 10: Information to be provided in the case of distance selling on the internet
  153. 1Paragraph 1
  154. 2Paragraph 2
  155. 3Paragraph 3
  156. 4Paragraph 4
  157. 5Paragraph 5
  158. 6Paragraph 6
  159. 7Paragraph 7
  160. 8Paragraph 8
  161. 9Paragraph 9
  162. 10Paragraph 10
  163. 11Paragraph 11
  164. Schedule 11: Requirements for multi-drum household tumble dryers (energy information)
  165. 1Paragraph 1
  166. 2Paragraph 2
  167. 3Paragraph 3
  168. 4Paragraph 4
  169. 4AParagraph 4A
  170. 5Paragraph 5
  171. 6Paragraph 6
  172. Schedule 12: Energy efficiency class, acoustic airborne noise emission class, condensation efficiency class and repairability class
  173. 1Energy efficiency class
  174. 2Airborne noise emission class
  175. 3Paragraph 3
  176. 4Condensation efficiency class
  177. 5Repairability class
  178. Schedule 13: Verification procedure for compliance purposes (energy information)
  179. 1Paragraph 1
  180. 2Paragraph 2
  181. 3Paragraph 3
  182. 4Paragraph 4
  183. 5Paragraph 5
  184. 6Paragraph 6
  185. 7Paragraph 7
  186. 8Paragraph 8
  187. 9Paragraph 9
  188. 10Paragraph 10
  189. 11Paragraph 11
  190. 12Paragraph 12
  191. 13Paragraph 13
  192. Schedule 14: Technical documentation without repairability information
  193. 1Paragraph 1
  194. 2Paragraph 2
  195. 3Paragraph 3
  196. 4Paragraph 4
  197. Schedule 15: Label without repairability information
  198. 1Label for condenser tumble dryers without repairability class pictogram
  199. 1Label for condenser tumble dryers without repairability class pictogram
  200. 2Paragraph 2
  201. 3Paragraph 3
  202. 4Paragraph 4
  203. 5Paragraph 5
  204. 6Paragraph 6
  205. 7Paragraph 7
  206. 8Paragraph 8
  207. 2Label for non-condenser tumble dryers without repairability class pictogram
  208. 9Paragraph 9
  209. 10Paragraph 10
  210. 11Paragraph 11
  211. 12Paragraph 12
  212. 13Paragraph 13
  213. 14Paragraph 14
  214. 15Paragraph 15
  215. 16Paragraph 16
  216. Schedule 16: Product information sheet without repairability information
  217. 1Paragraph 1
  218. 2Paragraph 2
  219. Schedule 17: Modifications
  220. 1Paragraph 1
  221. Explanatory note