Most consumers of household appliances pay attention to bright and concise colored stickers with a single marking. Owning technical information, placed in the labels, you can make the right choice. The manufacturer has facilitated the choice of energy efficiency class. Energy classification, in the form of a label with a European marking, excludes the problems of choice. The main thing is to understand what is represented in the label.
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What is a sticker on household appliances?
It is known that when choosing household appliances from the manufacturer, we meticulously inspect the appearance of the device, focusing on the labels of the marking system for home appliances.
According to DIRECTIVE 2009/125 / EC household appliances - refrigerators, washing and drying machines, electric ovens, televisions and air conditioners, as well as other home appliances, a label should be placed on the equipment body providing reliable information on the energy consumption class or other energy resources.
The sticker is a typewritten label from two columns and several information lines with categories:
- Manufacturer Model - model details and material
- More efficient - the letter designation of the energy efficiency classification (A, B, C, D, E, F, G) in the color image
- Energy consumption - consumption and efficiency for a certain type of household appliances
- The noise level originating from the device.
Read the information on the technical characteristics of household appliances on the label is easy.
Helpful Tips
Recall that to calculate the efficiency of household appliances, manufacturers choose the optimal parameters and mode of operation of the unit of a certain type. Color markers of the efficiency class in Russia - 7, in European countries and the United States - 10. The upper markings of technology on a green background class A, A +, A ++, A +++ are considered high. The lower markings F and G are the most ineffective.
There are household appliances with mandatory efficiency labeling.
Each label is distinguished by a characteristic pictogram of a household appliance.
Information on energy labels of household appliances
label of energy efficiency of washing machines
The energy efficiency of the washing machines determines the basic cotton washing cycle at t 60 ° C and max weight of the laundry (5-6 kg) with the energy consumption index expressed in kW / h.
In addition, the label indicates:
- The amount of energy consumption per wash cycle
- Quality of washing / spin - class A - G
- Rotational speed of drum (about)
- Volume of water consumed (L)
- Noise level (washing / spinning / drying) dB.
Helpful Tips
To the contents label on the washing machine did not look like a Chinese puzzle, not hurt to remember that according to the new rules, all washing machines with a laundry load of more than 3 kg have a high efficiency class A for washing efficiency A +, A ++ class provided the only possible .
dishwasher sticker
Energy efficiency of dishwashers is calculated from the number of items of dishes (persons) and the quality of drying dishes.
Energy efficiency labels contain information:
- The effectiveness of washing / drying regimes from A to G
- Power consumption kW / h
- Volume of water consumed (L)
- Sound level from the unit dB.
Helpful Tips
In the labels of dishwashers the value of energy efficiency is indexed and represents the ratio of E fact to the standard
E std, which depends on the number of dishes loaded.
Naturally, nobody forces you to calculate the coefficients. Our European friends have already been concerned about this.
label of refrigerators
The label for the energy efficiency of refrigerators contains the following information:
- Electricity consumption by the unit kW / h / year
- Volumes of refrigerating and freezing chambers (l)
- Unit sound level dB.
what is the sticker of energy efficiency on air conditioners
Information in the label of the energy efficiency of the air conditioner is more complex and depends on the functions of the unit - only cooling or additional heating and air conditioners of complex action (reversible). Therefore, the calculation of energy efficiency takes into account the parameters: the presence or absence of the heating channel, the presence and absence of water cooling.
On the labels of four types the information is indicated:
- Model type of unit (cooling, cooling and heating)
- Annual energy consumption kW / h
- The type of cooling, the rated cooling capacity and its ultimate load
- Type of heating and its intensity
- Seasonal performance factors of cooling / heating modes
- Unit sound level dB.
Helpful Tips
The letter designation of the energy efficiency of air conditioners on the label (label) is supported by the fan drawings (blue / red), suggesting that the unit has additional options. The calculated heating load is calculated for a certain heating period.
labels on TVs
The label on the TVs contains information: on the power consumption of the model, the screen diagonal, the presence of built-in multimedia peripherals, the icon of the switch of full blackout.
The power supply units for household appliances also have mandatory certification, confirmed by the corresponding label.
In addition to stickers and marking of household appliances, modern lighting devices also have European labels.
Learn more about energy consumption classes will help video.
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