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Clothes Washer Rulemaking

This page contains the material that was the basis for the Clothes Washer Final Rule and the Technical Support Document (TSD). The material was prepared by DOE staff and contractors.

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The following direct final rule amending the clothes washer test procedure will take effect on January 1, 2004, if no significant adverse comments are received in response to the concurrently published Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR). Please submit any comments on the NOPR for the clothes washer test procedure by December 1, 2003.

Certification Information

  • Direct Final Rule: Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure for Clothes Washers, Federal Register, October, 31, 2003 (PDF 138 KB)

  • Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure for Clothes Washers, Federal Register, October 31, 2003 (PDF 29 KB)

  • Clothes Washer Energy Conservation Standards Final Rule Regulatory Review

  • Final Rule: Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Clothes Washer Energy Conservation Standards, Federal Register, January 12, 2001 (PDF 315 KB)

  • Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (PDF 429 KB)

  • Final Rule Technical Support Document for Clothes Washers: This report provides the technical analysis and results in support of the information presented in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for clothes washers. The TSD consists of 13 chapters, Appendices A through R, the Environmental Assessment, and the Regulatory Impact Analysis

Marginal Energy Prices Report (PDF 378 KB)
Marginal Energy Prices - RECS 97 Update (PDF 17 KB)

Clothes Washer Test Cloth Correction Factor Information

  • Look-up Table for Spin Between 50 to 100g (Excel 18 KB)

  • Test Cloth Data for Lots 5 & 6 (Excel 43 KB)

  • Lot 7 Correction Coefficients Using 50 and 100g (Excel 20 KB)
  • Lot 7 Correction Coefficients Using 50, 200 and 350g (Excel 23 KB)

  • Lot 7 Correction Coefficients Using 100, 200, and 350g (Excel 23 KB)

  • Lot 8 Correction Coefficients Using 50 and 100g (Excel 22 KB)
  • Lot 8 Correction Coefficients Using 50, 200, and 350g (Excel 23 KB)

  • Lot 8 Correction Coefficients Using 100 200, and 350g (Excel 23 KB)

  • Lot 9 Correction Coefficients Using 50, 200, 350g (Excel 23 KB)

  • Lot 9 Correction Coefficients Using 100, 200, 350g (Excel 23 KB)

  • Lot 10 Comparisons (Excel 10 KB)
  • Lot 10 Correction Coefficients Using 50, 200, 350g (Excel 23 KB)

  • Lot 10 Correction Coefficients Using 100, 200, 350g (Excel 30 KB)

  • Lot 11 Correction Coefficients Using 100, 200, 350g (Excel 33 KB)

  • Lot 12 Correction Coefficients Using 100, 200, 350g (Excel 36 KB)

  • Lot 13 Correction Coefficients Using 100, 200, 350g (Excel 34 KB)

  • Lot 14 Correction Coefficients Using 50, 200, 350g (Excel 24 KB)
  • Lot 14 Correction Coefficients Using 100, 200, 350g (Excel 38 KB)
  • Lot 15 Correction Coefficients Using 100, 200, 350g (Excel 75 KB)
  • Lot 16 Correction Coefficients Using 100, 200, 350g (Excel 91 KB)

Price Efficiency Results

Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period Results

Consumer Results

National Energy Savings and Shipments Results

Net National Employment Results

Manufacturers Impact Analysis (MIA) Results

Emissions Results

Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA)

Previous Rules and Documents

Final Rule — Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure for Clothes Washers and Reporting Requirements for Clothes Washers, Clothes Dryers, and Dishwashers; August 27, 1997.