Lot 24: Professional washing machines, dryers and dishwashers
Last updated: 16 April 2014
This lot was discussed in Consultation Forum on horizontal matters May 5, 2014.
Appliances that are proposed to be included in the scope of the regulation are:
- Non-household laundry washing machines;
- Non-household laundry dryers;
- Non-household dishwashers.
The scope covers non-household washing machines and textile dryers varying in capacity from 6 kg per load up to more than 500 kg/h for pass-through industrial tumble dryers and more than 2,000 kg/h for industrial tunnel washers.
The dishwashers to be covered range from a typical capacity of 200 dishes per hour for a single rack appliance to 6,000 dishes per hour for certain multi-tank dishwashers with conveyors.
The proposal suggests that the following products should be excluded from the scope:
- Dry-cleaning appliances (using non-aqueous non-polar, mostly organic solvents),
- Finishers
- Flat-work dryers and ironing presses
| Date | Process | Key documents |
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| Consultation forum horizontal matters | WD lot 24 (docx) |
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| Consultation Forum | ||
| Final report: dishwashers | Task 1 (pdf) |
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| Final report: washing machines and laundry driers | Task 1 (pdf) |