DOCKETED Docket Number: 15-AAER-05 Project Title: Residential Lavatory Faucets and Showerheads TN #: 206010 Document Title: Appliance Efficiency Regulations Description: Toilet, Urinal, Faucet and Showerhead Regulations 2015 Filer: John Nuffer Organization: California Energy Commission Submitter Role: Commission Staff Submission Date: 9/4/2015 10:46:24 AM Docketed Date: 9/4/2015
California Energy Commission Appliance Efficiency Regulations California Code of Regulations Title 20, Sections 1601 Through 1609 Toilet, Urinal, Faucet and Showerhead Regulations California Energy Commission Edmund G. Brown Jr.
California Energy Commission Harinder Singh Ken Rider Tuan Ngo Sean Steffensen Betty Chrisman Michael Murza Jared Babula Primary Author(s) Harinder Singh John Nuffer Project Managers Kristen Driskell Supervisor Appliances and Existing Buildings Office Dave Ashuckian, P.E. Deputy Director Efficiency Division Robert P. Oglesby Executive Director DISCLAIMER Staff members of the California Energy Commission prepared this report.
Amendments to Appliance Efficiency Regulations Section 1601. Scope. This Article applies to the following types of new appliances, if they are sold or offered for sale in California, except those sold wholesale in California for final retail sale outside the state and those designed and sold exclusively for use in recreational vehicles, or other mobile equipment. Unless otherwise specified, each provision applies only to units manufactured on or after the effective date of the provision.
Section 1602. Definitions. (h) Plumbing Fittings. Plumbing fitting means a device that controls and guides the flow of water in a supply system. Examples include showerhead, lavatory faucet, kitchen faucet, metering faucet, lavatory replacement aerator, kitchen replacement aerator, wash fountain, commercial pre-rinse spray valve, public lavatory faucet, or tub spout diverter. Public lavatory faucet means a fitting intended to be installed in non-residential bathrooms that are exposed to walk-in traffic.
Section 1604. Test Methods for Specific Appliances. (h) Plumbing Fittings. (1) The test method for commercial prerinse spray valves is 10 C.F.R. Sections 431.263 and 431.264. (2) The test methods for showerheads are: (A) Maximum flow rate test. The test method for determining maximum flow rate of a showerhead is 10 C.F.R. Section 430.23(t) (Appendix S to Subpart B of Part 430). (B) Minimum flow rate test. The test method for determining minimum flow rate of a showerhead is ASME A112.18.12012 / CSA B125.
Copies available from: ASME Headquarters Two Park Avenue New York, NY 10016-5990 www.asme.org Phone: 800-843-2762 (U.S./Canada) 001800843-2763 ( M e x i c o ) 973-882-1170 (outside North America) Email: CustomerCare@asme.org Note: Authority cited: Sections 25213, 25218(e), 25402(a)-25402(c) and 25960, Public Resources Code. Sections 16, 26 and 30, Governor s Executive Order No. B-29-15 (April 1, 2015). Reference: Sections 25216.5(d), 25402(a)-25402(c) and 25960, Public Resources Code.
Section 1605.1. Federal and State Standards for Federally-Regulated Appliances. (h) Plumbing Fittings. (1) Metering Faucets and Wash Fountains. The flow rate of wash fountains and metering faucets shall be not greater than the applicable values shown in Table H-1. Table H-1: Standards for Plumbing Fittings Appliance Wash fountains Maximum Flow Rate Metering faucets Metering faucets for wash fountains 0.
Section 1605.2. State Standards for Non-Federally-Regulated Appliances. (i) Plumbing Fixtures. See Section 1605.3(i) for water efficiency standards for plumbing fixtures. Note: Authority cited: Sections 25213, 25218(e), 25402(a)-25402(c) and 25960, Public Resources Code. Sections 16, 26 and 30, Governor s Executive Order No. B-29-15 (April 1, 2015). Reference: Sections 25216.5(d), 25402(a)-25402(c) and 25960, Public Resources Code. Section 16, Governor s Executive Order No. B-29-15 (April 1, 2015).
Section 1605.3. State Standards for Non-Federally-Regulated Appliances. (h) Plumbing Fittings. (1) Tub Spout Diverters and Showerhead Tub Spout Diverter Combinations. The leakage rate of tub spout diverters manufactured on or after March 1, 2003 shall be not greater than the applicable values shown in Table H-2. Showerhead tub spout diverter combinations shall meet both the standard for showerheads and the standard for tub spout diverters. (2) Lavatory Faucets and Aerators.
Table H-4: Standards for Kitchen Faucets and Aerators and Public Lavatory Faucets and Aerators Appliance Maximum Flow Rate Sold or offered for sale prior to January 1, 2016 Kitchen faucets and aerators 2.2 gpm at 60 psi Public lavatory faucets and aerators 2.2 gpm at 60 psi Sold or offered for sale on or after January 1, 2016 1.8 gpm with optional temporary flow of 2.2 gpm at 60 psi 0.5 gpm at 60 psi (4) Commercial Prerinse Spray Valves.
Table H-5: Standards for Showerheads Appliance Maximum Flow Rate Manufactured on or after January 1, 1994 and prior to July 1, 2016 Showerheads Manufactured on or after July 1, 2016 and prior to July 1, 2018 1,2,3 2.5 gpm at 80 psi 2.0 gpm at 80 psi Manufactured on or after July 1, 2018 1,2,3 1.8 gpm at 80 psi 1 The maximum flow rate shall be the highest value obtained through testing at a flowing pressure of 80 ±1 psi and shall not exceed the maximum flow rate in Table H5. 2 Minimum flow rate.
(2) Water closets sold or offered for sale or after January 1, 2016 shall pass the Waste Extraction Test (Section 7.10) of ASME A112.19.2. Note: Authority cited: Sections 25213, 25218(e), 25402(a)25402(c) and 25960, Public Resources Code. Sections 16, 26 and 30, Governor s Executive Order No. B-2915 (April 1, 2015). Reference: Sections 25216.5(d), 25402(a)-25402(c) and 25960, Public Resources Code. Section 16, Governor s Executive Order No. B-29-15 (April 1, 2015).
Section 1606. Filing by Manufacturers; Listing of Appliances in Database.
I Appliance Plumbing Fixtures Table X Continued Data Submittal Requirements Required Information Permissible Answers *Type Blowout water closet, gravity tank type water closet, dual flush water closet, electromechanical hydraulic water closet, flushometer tank water closet, urinal, prisontype urinal, prison-type water closet, flushometer valve water closet, troughtype urinal, wallmounted urinal, waterless urinal, vacuum other type urinal, vacuum type water closet Water Consumption (dual flush effecti
