In February 2012, new working documents on ecodesign and labelling requirements were submitted. Voting in Regulatory Committee is expected in early 2012.

The minimum performance and labelling requirements for boilers and water heaters were discussed in one proposal in Consultation Forum  29 February 2008. A revised proposal for water heaters was submitted in September 2008 (see Lot 1 for information about boilers) and 2012.

A water heater is defined as a product connected to an external supply of drinking water to generate heat and transfer this water to desired temperature levels. The hot water is typically used for cooking, cleaning, bathing and space heating (and several items in industry).

Some of the proposed requirements for water heaters are:

• From 2013: minimum performance of Class B level (for M, L and XL loads).
• From 2015: minimum performance of Class A level for all loads (with some exceptions for replacements).

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