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WH2 St<strong>and</strong>by Loss<br />

Current Code Requirements<br />

CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE UTILITIES CODES AND STANDARDS PROGRAM<br />

16<br />

● Current Code Requirements<br />

●<br />

●<br />

Title 24 water heater efficiency requirements follow federal<br />

st<strong>and</strong>ards, which preempt CA to have more stringent<br />

st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />

St<strong>and</strong>by stack heat loss in atmospheric combustion gas<br />

storage water heater is included in Energy Factor (EF)<br />

● Changing market conditions<br />

●<br />

New federal regulations for residential water heaters were<br />

passed this year<br />

●<br />

●<br />

Residential water heaters<br />

– 20 to 100 gallon capacity<br />

– Less than 75,000 Btu/hr input<br />

– Efficiency measured by EF<br />

Commercial water heaters<br />

– Greater than 75,000 Btu/hr input<br />

– Efficiency measured by Thermal Efficiency <strong>and</strong> St<strong>and</strong>by Loss<br />

CA 2011 Utilities Title 24 2011 CASE Title <strong>Process</strong> 24 Stakeholder Update Meeting for Proposed Code Changes<br />

May 25, 2010

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