Breaking: DOE Issues Final Rule Regarding Test Procedures For Refrigerated Beverage Vending Machines
The Department of Energy has issued a pre-publication final rule regarding test procedures for refrigerated beverage vending machines. (July 15, 2015).
The effective date of this rule is 30 days after publication in the Federal Register. Compliance with Appendix A will be mandatory for representations made on or after 180 days after publication in the Federal Register.
“Appendix A includes amendments that (1) update the referenced test method to ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 32.1-2010, (2) incorporate amendments to clarify several ambiguities in the ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 32.1-2010, (3) eliminate the requirement to test at the 90 °F ambient test condition, (4) clarify the test procedure for combination vending machines, (5) clarify the requirements for loading of BVM units under the DOE test procedure, (6) specify the characteristics of a standard test package, (7) clarify the average next-to-vend beverage temperature test condition, (8) specify placement of thermocouples during the DOE test procedure, (9) establish provisions for testing at the lowest application product temperature, (10) clarify the treatment of certain accessories during the DOE test procedure, and (11) clarify the certification and reporting requirements for covered beverage vending machines.
DOE has concluded that these amendments will serve to clarify the test procedure. As such, and as noted above, these clarifications and amendments are mandatory for representations made starting 180 days after the final rule is published in the Federal Register, and manufacturers will be required to use Appendix A to demonstrate compliance with existing energy conservation standards for beverage vending machines after that date.”
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- All notices, public comments, public meeting transcripts, and supporting documents associated with this rulemaking are included in Docket No. EERE-2013-BT-TP-0045.
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