Energy performance and water consumption of household dishwashers
This is the fifth edition of CSA C373, Energy performance and water consumption for household dishwashers. It supersedes the previous editions published in 2004, 1992, 1989, and 1980. Changes to this edition include
This Standard is considered suitable for use for conformity assessment within the stated scope of the Standard. This Standard was prepared by the Subcommittee on the Performance of Dishwashers, under the jurisdiction of the Technical Committee on Residential Equipment and the Strategic Steering Committee on Performance, Energy Efficiency, and Renewables, and has been formally approved by the Technical Committee. This Standard has been developed in compliance with Standards Council of Canada requirements for National Standards of Canada. It has been published as a National Standard of Canada by CSA Group
This Standard specifies
This Standard applies to household electrically-powered automatic dishwashers designed for a 60 Hz ac supply and a nominal system voltage not exceeding 250 V.
This Standard does not apply to commercial, industrial, or institutional dishwashers.
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; and "may" is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the standard. 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. Legends to equations and figures are considered requirements. Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application.
The values given in SI (metric) units are the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
| SDO | CSA: Canadian Standards Association |
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| Publication Date | Jan. 1, 2014 |
| Language | en - English |
| Page Count | 36 |
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