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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 167 / Wednesday, September 1, 2021 / Proposed Rules and use the average value for each variable in the final calculations in section 4 of this appendix.
3.2.4 Manufacturer default settings. For clothes washers with electronic control systems, use the manufacturer default settings for any cycle selections, except for 1 the temperature selection, 2 the wash water fill levels, or 3 network settings. If the clothes washer has network capabilities, the network settings must be disabled throughout testing if such settings can be disabled by the end-user and the products user manual provides instructions on how to do so. For all other cycle selections, the manufacturer default settings must be used for wash conditions such as agitation/tumble operation, soil level, spin speed, wash times, rinse times, optional rinse settings, water heating time for water heating clothes washers, and all other wash parameters or optional features applicable to that wash cycle. Any optional wash cycle feature or setting other than wash/rinse temperature, water fill level selection, or network settings on clothes washers with network capabilities that is activated by default on
the wash cycle under test must be included for testing unless the manufacturer instructions recommend not selecting this option, or recommend selecting a different option, for washing normally soiled cotton clothing. For clothes washers with control panels containing mechanical switches or dials, any optional settings, except for the temperature selection or the wash water fill levels, must be in the position recommended by the manufacturer for washing normally soiled cotton clothing. If the manufacturer instructions do not recommend a particular switch or dial position to be used for washing normally soiled cotton clothing, the setting switch or dial must remain in its as-shipped position.
3.2.5 For each wash cycle tested, include the entire active washing mode and exclude any delay start or cycle finished modes.
3.2.6 Anomalous Test Cycles. If during a wash cycle the clothes washer: a signals to the user by means of a visual or audio alert that an out-of-balance condition has been detected; or b terminates prematurely and thus does not include the agitation/tumble operation, spin speeds, wash times, and
rinse times applicable to the wash cycle under test, discard the test data and repeat the wash cycle. Document in the test report the rejection of data from any wash cycle during testing and the reason for the rejection.
3.3 Test cycles for automatic clothes washers. Perform testing on each wash/rinse temperature selection available in the energy test cycle was defined in section 2.12.1 of this appendix. Test each load size as defined in section 2.8 of this appendix with its associated water fill level defined in section 3.2.3 of this appendix. For each test cycle, measure and record the bone-dry weight of the test load before the start of the cycle.
Place the test load in the clothes washer and initiate the cycle under test. Measure the values for hot water consumption, cold water consumption, electrical energy consumption, and cycle time for the complete cycle. Record the weight of the test load immediately after completion of the cycle. Table 3.3 of this appendix provides the symbol definitions for each measured value.

TABLE 3.3SYMBOL DEFINITIONS OF MEASURED VALUES FOR AUTOMATIC CLOTHES WASHER TEST CYCLES
Wash/rinse temperature selection Extra-hot/cold
Hot/Cold
Warm/Cold
Warm/Warm
Cold/Cold

Bone-dry weight
Hot water
Cold water
Electrical energy
Cycle time
WIxL
WIxS
WIhL
WIhS
WIwL
WIwS
WIwwL
WIwwS
WIcL
WIcS

HxL
HxS
HhL
HhS
HwL
HwS
HwwL
HwwS
HcL
HcS

CxL
CxS
ChL
ChS
CwL
CwS
CwwL
CwwS
CcL
CcS

ExL
ExS
EhL
EhS
EwL
EwS
EwwL
EwwS
EcL
EcS

TxL
TxS
ThL
ThS
TwL
TwS
TwwL
TwwS
TcL
TcS

Load size Large Small Large Small Large Small Large Small Large Small

Cycle complete weight WCxL
WCxS
WChL
WChS
WCwL
WCwS
WCwwL
WCwwS
WCcL
WCcS

If two cycles are tested to represent the Warm/Cold selection or the Warm/Warm selection, calculate the average of the two tested cycles and use that value for all further calculations.

3.4 Test cycles for semi-automatic clothes washers.
3.4.1 Test Measurements. Perform testing on each wash/rinse temperature selection available in the energy test cycle as defined in section 2.12.2 of this appendix. Test each load size as defined in section 2.8 of this
appendix with the associated water fill level defined in section 3.2.3 of this appendix. For each test cycle, measure and record the bonedry weight of the test load before the start of the cycle. Place the test load in the clothes washer and initiate the cycle under test.
Measure the values for cold water
consumption, electrical energy consumption, and cycle time for the complete cycle. Record the weight of the test load immediately after completion of the cycle. Table 3.4.1 of this appendix provides symbol definitions for each measured value for the Cold temperature selection.

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TABLE 3.4.1SYMBOL DEFINITIONS OF MEASURED VALUES FOR SEMI-AUTOMATIC CLOTHES WASHER TEST CYCLES
Temperature selection
Load size
Bone-dry weight
Cold

Large
Small

WIcL
WIcS

3.4.2 Calculation of Hot and Warm measured values. In lieu of testing, the measured values for the Hot and Warm cycles are calculated based on the measured
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Cold water
Electrical energy
Cycle time
CcL
CcS

EcL
EcS

TcL
TcS

values for the Cold cycle, as defined in section 3.4.1 of this appendix. Table 3.4.2 of this appendix provides the symbol
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definitions and calculations for each value for the Hot and Warm temperature selections.

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