The industry and the Australian Consumers’ Association supported a water warning (either on the energy label or as a WELS-style water warning label) and a total litre value, but no star rating value until a new CWD test, based on further usage research, is devised. 19. Proposals for water and energy labelling of CWDs Proposals Clothes washing function Clothes drying function Combined function 0. Present Water Efficiency Label No Water Efficiency No label – situation litres/wash & stars Label (3 labels) based on litres/kg washed 0. Present Energy label kWh/year Energy label kWh/year No label – – situation & stars based on & stars based on (3 labels) kWh/kg kWh/kg 1. EL-015 Water Efficiency Label No Water Efficiency No label – proposal litres/wash & stars Label (3 labels) based on litres/kg washed 1. EL-015 Energy kWh/year & Energy label kWh/year No label – – proposal stars based on kWh/kg & stars based on (3 labels) kWh/kg + Water use message & litres for drying 2. WS-032 No Water Efficiency No Water Efficiency Efficiency Label – proposal Label Label litres/wash & dry ‘hybrid’ (3 labels) load & stars based on load (full load ‘hybrid’ washed + drying load dried) 2. WS-032 Energy label kWh/year Energy label kWh/year Water Efficiency Label – – – proposal & stars based on & stars based on litres/wash & dry ‘hybrid’ (3 labels) kWh/kg kWh/kg load & stars based on load (full load ‘hybrid’ washed + drying load dried) 3. Access Efficiency Label Water Efficiency Label No – – (2008) litres/wash & stars litres/dry & stars based proposal based on litres/kg on litres/kg dried (4 labels)(a) washed
The industry and the Australian Consumers’ Association supported a water warning (either on the energy label or as a WELS-style water warning label) and a total litre value, but no star rating value until a new CWD test, based on further usage research, is devised. 19. Proposals for water and energy labelling of CWDs Proposals Clothes washing function Clothes drying function Combined function 0. Present situation (3 labels) Water Efficiency Label – litres/wash & stars based on litres/kg washed No Water Efficiency Label No label 0. Present situation (3 labels) Energy label – kWh/year & stars based on kWh/kg Energy label – kWh/year & stars based on kWh/kg No label 1. EL-015 proposal (3 labels) Water Efficiency Label – litres/wash & stars based on litres/kg washed No Water Efficiency Label No label 1. EL-015 proposal (3 labels) Energy – kWh/year & stars based on kWh/kg Energy label – kWh/year & stars based on kWh/kg + Water use message & litres for drying No label 2. WS-032 proposal (3 labels) No Water Efficiency Label No Water Efficiency Label Efficiency Label – litres/wash & dry ‘hybrid’ load & stars based on ‘hybrid’ load (full load washed + drying load dried) 2. WS-032 proposal (3 labels) Energy label – kWh/year & stars based on kWh/kg Energy label – kWh/year & stars based on kWh/kg Water Efficiency Label – litres/wash & dry ‘hybrid’ load & stars based on ‘hybrid’ load (full load washed + drying load dried) 3. Access (2008) proposal (4 labels)(a) Efficiency Label – litres/wash & stars based on litres/kg washed Water Efficiency Label – litres/dry & stars based on litres/kg dried No
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