Changes to EU Energy Labelling Scheme from next month

[l86810]

Hey,

Thought I'd pop this on in case some of u hadn't seen it!

Interestingly washing machines now have to be A-rated for wash!

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http://www.newenergylabel.com/progress/en/labelcontent/washers

 

[dj-gabriele]

Glad you posted it! I'm having a look right now!

 

[nrones]

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I am not sure how this is gonna be..
I thought new ones would come, since most machines having A and milion pluses xD
But are these new standards?
Can anyone explain me what does annual consumption mean on electricity? Electricity per KG is better?

 

[dj-gabriele]

Well, annual energy use, in the CURRENT energy label is calculated as 200 cycles at the cotton 60°C programme with the stated load, so if the machine is e.g. 6 kg, that would be the energy required to wash 200X6 kg of laundry, usually a family's load in a year. Same goes for water usage.

 

[l86810]

I;ve just seen this too ...

Q) Some suppliers already declare a washing machine as A-30%, does it equal to A+++?

A) A-30% is a declaration for energy efficiency. It means that the product is 30% more efficient that current A class, but it is not an official class endorsed by the European Union.
A+++ has additional elements in it, and it does not necessarily correspond to A-30%.

... So it will be interesting to see if some machines get downgraded, from A+++ to A++... because their own rating is not equal to the EU's new standard

 

[dj-gabriele]

I guess it could be, one ought to see how many watts-hour per kg of laundry are defined for each class!

Anyway I hate those 60°C washes that in reality are 45-48°C washes as in my machine!
There should be a "normative" cycle and then you can set a real temperature on it!