Consumer refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers and freezers.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 10

(a) (2) For each basic model of residential refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers, a sample of sufficient size shall be randomly selected and tested to ensure that— (i) Any represented value of estimated annual operating cost, energy consumption, or other measure of energy consumption of a basic model for which consumers would favor lower values shall be greater than or equal to the higher of: (A) The mean of the sample, where: (B) The upper 95 percent confidence limit (UCL) of the true mean divided by 1.10, where: (ii) Any represented value of the energy factor or other measure of energy consumption of a basic model for which consumers would favor higher values shall be less than or equal to the lower of: (A) The mean of the sample, where: (B) The lower 95 percent confidence limit (LCL) of the true mean divided by 0.90, where: (3) The value of total refrigerated volume of a basic model reported in accordance with paragraph (b)(2) of this section shall be the mean of the total refrigerated volumes measured for each tested unit of the basic model or the total refrigerated volume of the basic model as calculated in accordance with § 429.72(c). The value of adjusted total volume of a basic model reported in accordance with paragraph (b)(2) of this section shall be the mean of the adjusted total volumes measured for each tested unit of the basic model or the adjusted total volume of the basic model as calculated in accordance with § 429.72(c). (b) (2) Pursuant to § 4

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 10:§ 429.14