CSA R7008:19

Sustainability standard for household dehumidifier appliances

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  Title: Sustainability standard for household dehumidifier appliances

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  Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers AHAM 7008-2019

  Second Edition

  
  

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  Second Edition

  
  

  Underwriters Laboratories Inc. UL 7008

  Second Edition

  
  

  Sustainability Standard for Household Dehumidifier Appliances

  
  

  March 12, 2019

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  CONTENTS

  1. Scope 6

  2. General 6

  3. References 7

     1. Normative references 7

  4. Definitions 10

  5. General requirements 14

     1. Units of measurement 14

     2. Attributes 15

     3. Assessment 15

  6. Point allocation system 15

  7. Prerequisites 17

  8. Audit scope and boundaries 17

  9. Attributes, criteria, and metrics 18

     1. Materials attribute 18

     2. Attribute – Energy consumption during use 23

     3. Attribute – Manufacturing and operations 24

     4. Attribute – End-of-life management 31

     5. Attribute – Innovation 33

  10. Document retention and record keeping 34

Annex A (informative) Multi-attribute approach

A.1 Context .......................................................................... .A1

A.2 Overall methodology .............................................................. .A2

A.2.1 General ................................................................... .A2

1. Development of value chain heat map template for use in hot spot analysis and identification of attributes for this Standard .................................... .A4

2. Literature review to identify preliminary hot spots ............................... .A6

3. Manufacturer interviews to identify preliminary hot spots ........................ .A7

4. Evaluation of preliminary results of hot spots to determine whether additional information is required ................................................................ .A10

5. Re-evaluation, weighting, and prioritization of hot spots ........................ .A11

6. Selection of final set of attributes for sustainability standard .................... .A12 A.3 Conclusion ...................................................................... .A15

Annex B (informative) References

Annex C (informative) Environmental management systems

Annex D (informative) Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled content

Annex E (informative) Drafting process

E.1 General ..................................................................... .E1

E.2 Purpose .................................................................... .E1

E.3 Principles ................................................................... .E1

Preface

This is the second edition of AHAM 7008/CSA R7008/UL 7008, Sustainability standard for household dehumidifier appliances. This is a consensus document; it will be processed in accordance with procedures accredited by ANSI and SCC with the intent of being published as a consensus document.

This harmonized standard was prepared by the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, (AHAM), CSA Group and Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL). The efforts and support of the Technical Harmonization Committee are gratefully acknowledged.

This standard was reviewed by the CSA Technical Committee on Sustainability of Household Appliances, under the jurisdiction of the CSA Strategic Steering Committee on Business Management and Sustainability, and has been formally approved by the CSA Technical Committee.

The environmental performance of dehumidifier appliances is commonly evaluated on the environmental attributes of electricity consumption during use. This Standard takes a broader, multiattribute, and more holistic approach to assessing the environmental impacts of dehumidifier appliances. The multi-attribute approach was developed using life-cycle assessment (LCA) information along with other key factors such as hot-spot or hot-button analyses influencing product environmental performance. This approach, detailed in Annex A, determined the environmental attributes of dehumidifier appliances for inclusion in this Standard.

All parties have agreed that this Standard will be updated at the time a new U.S. Department of Energy or Natural Resources Canada minimum energy standard change occurs or within five years from the date the AHAM-CSA Group-UL Preliminary Requirements Standard is published. Many of the measurements included within this Standard are unique and have not been conducted on other appliance categories. The Task Force that drafted this Standard expects to learn much from the application of this first edition in the coming years. The use of this Standard, self-assessment by dehumidifier manufacturers, and external third-party assessment will be used to improve the Standard in drafting the second and subsequent editions.

This Standard was written specifically for products placed on the market in the United States and Canada. At the present time, a number of the calculations are based on systems specific to North America.

This Standard was prepared by the Task Force on AHAM-CSA Group-UL Sustainability Standard for Household Dehumidifier Appliances, under the jurisdiction of the AHAM Major Appliance Engineering Council, CSA Strategic Steering Committee on Business Management and Sustainability, CSA Technical Committee on Sustainability of Household Appliances, and UL Environment.

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1. Use of the singular does not exclude the plural (and vice versa) when the sense allows.

   
   

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1. Scope

   
   

   1. This Standard covers dehumidifier for households use included within the scope of the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) and Canadian Energy Efficiency Regulations (as of June 13, 2019) that are products, other than a portable air conditioner, room air conditioner, or packaged terminal air conditioner, that is a self-contained, electrically operated, and mechanically encased assembly consisting of:

      
      

      1. A refrigerated surface (evaporator) that condenses moisture from the atmosphere;

         
         

      2. A refrigerating system, including an electric motor;

         
         

      3. An air-circulating fan; and

         
         

      4. A means for collecting or disposing of the condensate. (10 CFR 430.2).

         
         

   2. This includes dehumidifiers with the following capacity:

      
      

      1. 11.83 L (25.00 pints)/day or less;

         
         

         (b) 11.83 L (25.01 pints) to 23.66 L (50.00 pints)/day; and

         
         

         (c) 23.66 L (50.01 pints)/day or more.

         
         

         Note: Whole home dehumidifiers are not covered by this Standard’s scope.

         
         

   3. The values given in SI units are the units of record for the purposes of this Standard. The values given in parentheses are for information and comparison only.

      
      

2. General

   
   

   1. In this Standard, “shall” is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the Standard; “should” is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; “may” is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the Standard; and “can” is used to express possibility or capability. Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material. Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements. Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (nonmandatory) to define their application.