Test Procedure Development for Residential Dishwashers.
Test Procedure Development for Residential Dishwashers.
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Castro, N. S.
International Appliance Technical Conference, 50th
Annual. Proceedings. Held in Cooperation With Purdue
University. May 10-12, 1999, West Lafayette, IN,
320-331 pp, 1999.
Appliance Engineer, Vol. 56, No. 8, 70-76, August 1999.
Keywords:
dishwashers; appliances; energy factor; soil-sensing;
stand-by power; test procedures
Abstract:
It has been recognized that the current Department of
Energy (DOE) dishwasher test procedure is inadequate in
testing soil sensing dishwashers. As a result, DOE
proposed that NIST evaluate the dishwasher test
procedure as a part of their Appliance Standards
Program. This paper discusses proposed changes to this
test procedure, including several alternative testing
options that were analyzed, with the goal of obtaining
reliable efficiency factors which consumers could use in
making purchasing decisions. Results of studies,
conducted to determine the effect of the proposed
revisions on calculated energy factors, are presented.
In particular, tests of a soil sensing dishwasherr,
using the proposed test procedure and the current test
procedure, are presented. Issues concerning
manuufacturers and energy conservation groups are also
discussed.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899