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Fixtures andAppliances CommercialClothesWashersNational Efficiency Standards and Specificationsfor Residential and Commercial Water-Using Fixtures and Appliances(Adapted from information provided by the Alliance for Water Efficiency, U.S. EPA Office of Water,California Urban Water Conservation Council, Energy Star, Consortium for Energy Efficiency, Seattle Public Utilities and other sources) EPAct 1992, EPAct 2005(or backlog NAECA updates) Proposed/Current Standard FutureStandard MEF ≥ 1.26 ft 3 /kWh; Proposed Jan 1,WF ≤ 9.52013:gal/cycle/ft 3Top loaders:1.6 MEF andWF ≤8.5gal/cycle/ft 3Front loaders:2.0 MEF andWF ≤5.5gal/cycle/ft 3Current Requirements WaterSense ® or Energy Star ®Proposed/FutureRequirements Energy Star:Energy Star :MEF ≥ 2.0ft 3 /kWh/cycle; Effective February 1, 2013WF ≤ 6.0 gal/cycle/ft 32.2 MEF and ≤ 4.5 WFFor both front and top loaders(defined as a soft-mounted front ortop loading machine for use incommon area and coin-op laundrieswith capacity greater than 1.6 cubicfeet and not a combo washer-dryer)Consortium for EnergyEfficiency CurrentSpecification(Note: thisspec coversonly normalcapacity familywashers, NOTlarge capacitycommercialwashers)Tier 1:2.0 MEFWF ≤ 6.0gal/cycle/ft 3Tier 2:2.200 MEFWF ≤ 4.5gal/cycle/ft 3Proposed/FutureSpecification Consideringchanges for2013Tier 3:2.40 MEFWF ≤ 4.0gal/cycle/ft 3DOE: Department of Energy EF: energy factor gpf: gallons per flush NAECA: National Appliance Energy Conservation ActEPA: Environmental Protection Agency WF: water factor kWh: kilowatt hour psi: pounds per square inch Lpf: Litres per flushEPAct 1992: Energy Policy Act of 1992 gal: gallons ft 3 : cubic feet MEF: modified energy factor Rev. July 9, 2012 – by Koeller-Dietemann EPAct 2005: Energy Policy Act of 2005 gpm: gallons per minute MaP: maximum performance © 2012 Koeller & Co. Page 5