Cal. Code Regs. tit. 20, § 1607
(a) Scope of Section 1607.
Every unit of every appliance within the scope of section 1601 of this Article shall comply with the applicable provisions of this section. The effective dates of this section shall be the same as the effective dates shown in section 1605.1, 1605.2 or 1605.3 of this Article for appliances for which there is an energy efficiency, energy consumption, energy design, water efficiency, water consumption, or water design standard in section 1605.1, 1605.2, or 1605.3 of this Article. For appliances with no energy efficiency, energy consumption, energy design, water efficiency, water consumption, or water design standard in section 1605.1, 1605.2, or 1605.3 of this Article, the effective date of this section shall be January 1, 2006.
(b) Name, Model Number, and Date.
Except as provided in section 1607(c) of this Article, the following information shall be permanently, legibly, and conspicuously displayed on an accessible place on each unit;
(c) Exceptions to Section 1607(b).
(d) Energy Performance Information.
(1) Federally Regulated Consumer Products.
The marking required by 16 C.F.R. part 305 shall be displayed as required for all federally regulated consumer products of the following classes:
(2) Federally Regulated Commercial and Industrial Equipment.
Unless otherwise specified in Table Y, each unit of an appliance listed in Table Y that is federally regulated commercial and industrial equipment shall be marked, permanently and legibly on an accessible and conspicuous place on the unit, with the applicable energy performance information shown in Table Y, and such information shall also be included on all printed material that is displayed or distributed at the point of sale.
Table Y
Requirements for Marking of Federally-Regulated Commercial and Industrial Equipment
Class
Energy Performance Information
Split system central air conditioners (on printed material only)
Cooling capacity, SEER, EER
Single package central air conditioners
Cooling capacity, SEER, EER
Split system heat pumps (on printed material only)
Cooling capacity, heating capacity, SEER, EER, HSPF, COP
Single package heat pumps
Cooling capacity, heating capacity, SEER, EER, HSPF, COP
Package terminal air conditioners
Cooling capacity, EER
Package terminal heat pumps
Cooling capacity, heating capacity, EER, COP
Warm air furnaces
Input rating, thermal efficiency
Packaged boilers
Input rating, thermal efficiency, combustion efficiency (combustion efficiency marking requirement applies only to boilers with input ratings greater than 2,500,000 Btu/h.)
Hot water supply boilers
Rated input, rated storage volume, measured storage volume, thermal efficiency, standby loss
Water heaters
Input rating, rated storage volume, measured storage volume, thermal efficiency, standby loss (%/hr), standby loss (Btu/hr)
Self-priming pool filter pumps, non-self-priming pool filter pumps, pressure cleaner booster pumps, and waterfall pumps
WEF, dedicated-purpose pool pump motor total horsepower
(8) External Power Supplies.
(9) Residential Pool Pumps and Motor Combinations and Replacement Residential Pool Pump Motors.
(10) Battery Charger Systems. Each state-regulated battery charger system shall be marked with a “BC” inside a circle. The marking shall be legible and permanently affixed to:
(11) Air Filters. Each unit of air filters manufactured on or after July 1, 2024, shall be marked, permanently and legibly on the edge of the filter itself or on the pleats in characters of font size 12 or larger, with the information specified in either section (A) or (B) below as applicable to the air filter unit, and such marking shall either be visible through any retail packaging or, if it is not visible, it shall additionally be marked on the retail packaging in the same font size and format. Sample air filter package labels and air filter frame markings are shown in Tables Z-1 and Z-2.
(A) Air filters for which the basic model has been tested in accordance with AHRI Standard 680 (I-P)-2017.
1. Air filters that have been tested and for which the reported information is determined in accordance with the AHRI Standard 680 (I-P)-2017 shall be marked with the following information:
b. Initial resistance for the range of airflow rates as published by the manufacturer, including the maximum rated airflow rate. The airflow rate values shall be the values for 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% of the maximum rated airflow rate determined in accordance with AHRI Standard 680 (I-P)-2017 as described in subsections (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) below.
2. Air filter sizes that have not been tested shall be marked with information that is based on the information for an air filter of the same basic model which has been tested per section 1604(c)(3) of this Article in accordance with the AHRI Standard 680 (I-P)-2017 and certified to the Energy Commission per section 1606(a)(1)(I) of this Article. Information for an air filter that has not been tested shall be determined at a face velocity that is identical to the face velocity used for the test procedure for the tested air filter of the same basic model. Air filters that have not been tested shall be marked with the following information:
(B) Air filters for which the basic model has been tested in accordance with ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 52.2-2017.
1. Air filters that have been tested and for which the reported information is determined in accordance with ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 52.2-2017 shall be marked with the following information:
b. Initial resistance for the range of airflow rates as published by the manufacturer, including the maximum rated airflow rate. The airflow rate values shall be the maximum rated airflow rate, and the values for 50%, 75%, 100% and 125% of the test airflow rate value determined in accordance with ANSI/ASHRAE 52.2-2017 as described in subsections (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) below.
2. Air filter sizes that have not been tested shall be marked with information that is based on the information for an air filter of the same basic model which has been tested per section 1604(c)(3) of this Article in accordance with the ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 52.2-2017 and certified to the Energy Commission per section 1606(a)(1)(I) of this Article. Information for an air filter that has not been tested shall be determined at a face velocity that is identical to the face velocity used for the test procedure for the tested air filter of the same basic model. Air filters that have not been tested shall be marked with the following information:
d. Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV). The MERV for an air filter that has not been tested shall be identical to the value determined for a tested air filter of the same basic model. The value shall be a whole number between 1 and 16.
Table Z-1: Sample Air Filter Marking (AHRI Standard 680 [I-P]-2017)
(μm) PSE (%)
0.30-1.0
1.0-3.0
3.0-10
Airflow Rate (CFM)
[val 1]
[val 2]
[val 3]
[val 4]*
*Max Rated Airflow
[val]
[val]
[val]
Initial Resistance (IWC)
[val]
[val]
[val]
[val]
Table Z-2: Sample Air Filter Marking (ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 52.2-2017)
MERV
(μm) PSE (%)
0.30-1.0
1.0-3.0
3.0-10
Airflow Rate (CFM)
[val1]
[val2]
[val3]
[val4]
[val5]*
*Max Rated Airflow
[val]
[val]
[val]
[val]
Initial Resistance (IWC)
[val]
[val]
[val]
[val]
[val]
(12) State-Regulated LED Lamps. State-regulated LED lamps shall meet the criteria below before making any of the relevant claims in marketing materials, including retail packaging or on the lamp itself.
(A) For lamps manufactured on or after January 1, 2018, the following shall be demonstrated before making a claim of being “dimmable.”
(B) State-regulated LED lamps manufactured on or after January 1, 2019 shall meet all of the following requirements before including comparisons to incandescent lamps:
3. The lamp shall have a lumen output of 310 lumens or greater for medium-screw base lamps or 150 lumens or greater for intermediate and candelabra bases.
Exception to section 1607(d)(12)(B) of this Article: Section 1607(d)(12)(B) of this Article does not apply to incandescent wattage equivalency claims.
(C) If the manufacturer makes incandescent wattage equivalency claims for medium screwbase and GU24 base omnidirectional state-regulated LED lamps manufactured on or after January 1, 2018, the lamps shall have a minimum lumen output not less than the values shown in Table K-4.
Table K-4
Incandescent Wattage Equivalences for State-regulated LED Lamps
Incandescent wattage equivalence
Minimum Lumen Output
40 W
310
60 W
750
75 W
1050
100 W
1490
150 W
2500
(13) Portable Electric Spas.
(A) All portable electric spas manufactured on or after June 1, 2019, shall be marked by the manufacturer with the label specified in section 1607(d)(13)(B) of this Article.
(B) The label for all portable electric spas shall conform to the design specifications listed in subdivisions (d)(13)(B)1. through (d)(13)(B)4. in this section (inclusive). If the spa has been tested with multiple spa covers, the label shall display the most recent performance data, the model number, and the manufacturer, as listed in MAEDbS, of the tested spa cover of the spa unit-cover combination that yielded the maximum normalized standby power test result obtained in accordance with section 1605.3(g)(7)(A) of this Article and Section 7.2 of ANSI/APSP/ICC-14 2019. The label may display the most recent spa cover model number(s) and corresponding spa cover manufacturer(s) for other covers tested with the unit. If the label lists multiple spa covers, the label shall display the spa cover model number(s) and corresponding spa cover manufacturer(s) of the spa covers tested with the unit as listed in MAEDbS.
1. Label Specifications. The label shall be formatted as shown in Figure 1 and as directed in subdivision (d)(13)(B)2. of this section.
Figure 1. Label Design
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2. Letter Codes for Figure 1 Label Design. Letter codes for Figure 1 above:
h. Font: Arial Bold; character height shall not be less than 9.5 point type. Text shall state the following:
Manufacturer: [insert name of manufacturer here]
Model: [insert model number here]
Capacity (# of people): [insert number of people here].
p. Font: Arial; character height shall not be less than 8 point type, and may be horizontally scaled to no less than 85 percent. The text shall state the following:
Maximum standby power allowed for this size spa under ANSI/APSP/ICC-14 [(optional) 2019]: [insert the allowed maximum normalized standby power value based on fill volume, rounded to a whole number] Watts.
Total annual power consumption in standby mode*: [insert the normalized standby power value resulting from the test in watts here, rounded to a whole number] x Duty Cycle = [insert calculated value of total annual power consumption in standby mode here in kilowatts per hour, rounded to a whole number] kWh.
Annual Standby Energy Cost* = [insert total annual power consumption value here, rounded to a whole number] x Energy Rate (cost per kilowatt hour in your area).
*Data is based on standard test procedure for Portable Electric Spas as stipulated in ANSI/APSP/ICC-14 [(optional 2019]. Note: This is the amount of power used during test conditions and does not include spa usage or extreme cold conditions. This data should be used only for comparison of spa models. Power is not monthly energy consumption. Duty cycle is estimated to be [insert duty cycle value in hours here. For standard spas, exercise spas, and combinations spas insert 8,760. For inflatable spas, insert 5,040] hours per year.
Based on testing with the spa manufacturer's specified cover checked below, the spa cover-unit combination that yielded the highest normalized standby power. This spa must be sold with this cover or a manufacturer's approved equivalent that has also been tested with the unit.
Tested Cover Manufacturer(s):
[insert name of manufacturer(s) here, names shall be preceded by a checkbox].
Tested Cover Model(s):
[insert cover model number(s) here, model numbers shall be preceded by a checkbox].
3. The label shall be printed:
(14) Landscape Irrigation Equipment.
(15) Replacement Dedicated-Purpose Pool Pump Motors.
(A) Each replacement dedicated-purpose pool pump motor manufactured on or after July 19, 2021, shall be marked, permanently and legibly with the following:
(16) Commercial and Industrial Fans and Blowers. Each commercial and industrial fan or blower, manufactured on or after April 29, 2024, shall be marked, permanently and legibly on an accessible and conspicuous place on the unit, as shown below:
(A) For Commercial and Industrial fans and blowers the label shall include the following information:
d. type of pressure (“static” or “total”).
Note: Operation outside of these boundaries will result in an energy inefficient operation.
The following documents are incorporated by reference in section 1607.
Number
Title
FEDERAL MARKING REQUIREMENTS
C.F.R., Title 16, part 305
C.F.R., Title 10, section 430.32(w)(4)
Copies available from:
SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402
www.ecfr.gov
International Efficiency Marking Protocol for External Power Supplies, Version 3.0, September 2013
Copies available from:
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Forrestal Building, Mail Station EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121 http://www.regulations.gov/contentStreamer?documentId=EERE-2008-BT-STD-0005-0218&disposition=attachment&contentType=pdf
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEATING, REFRIGERATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING ENGINEERS (ASHRAE)
ANSI/ASHRAE/IES 90.1-2007
Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings
Copies available from:
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEATING, REFRIGERATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING ENGINEERS
1791 TULLIE CIRCLE N.E.
ATLANTA, GA 30329
www.ashrae.org
PHONE: (800) 527-4723 (u.s./canada) or
Fan Energy Index ≥ 1.00 Efficiency boundaries
(404) 636-8400
FAX: (404) 321-5478
THE POOL AND HOT TUB ALLIANCE
ANSI/APSP/ICC-14 2019
American National Standard for Portable Electric Spa Energy Efficiency
Copies available from:
POOL & HOT TUB ALLIANCE
2111 EISENHOWER AVENUE, SUITE 500
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314-4695
phta.org
PHONE: (703) 838-0083
Note: Authority cited: Sections 25213, 25218(e), 25401.9, 25402(a)-25402(c) and 25960, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 25216.5(d), 25401.9, 25402(a)-25402(c) and 25960, Public Resources Code.
1. Amendment filed 2-7-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No. 6).
2. Renumbering and amendment of former section 1607 to section 1608 and renumbering and amendment of section 1606 to section 1607 filed 7-21-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 30).
3. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 10-1-82; designated effective 6-2-83 (Register 82, No. 40).
4. New subsections (d), (e) and (f) filed 5-22-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 21).
5. Amendment filed 10-23-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 43).
6. Amendment of Note filed 7-20-87; operative 8-19-87 (Register 87, No. 30).
7. Amendment filed 8-29-88; operative 9-28-88 (Register 88, No. 37).
8. Amendment of subsections (a) and (b) and new subsection (h) filed 6-5-90; operative 7-5-90 (Register 90, No. 31).
9. Amendment of subsection (b) and adoption of Table G-2 filed 11-6-91; operative 12-6-91 (Register 92, No. 9).
10. Repealer and new subsection (h) filed 7-23-92; operative 8-24-92 (Register 92, No. 35).
11. Repealer and new section filed 10-28-2002; operative 11-27-2002 (Register 2002, No. 44).
12. Repealer of subsections (b)-(c), new subsections (b)-(c)(3) and repealer of subsection (d)(1)(A) designator and subsections (d)(1)(B)-(d)(1)(B)2. filed 4-1-2003 as an emergency; operative 4-1-2003 (Register 2003, No. 14). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-30-2003 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
13. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-1-2003 order transmitted to OAL 7-8-2003 and filed 8-19-2003 (Register 2003, No. 34).
14. Amendment filed 3-16-2005; operative 4-15-2005 (Register 2005, No. 11).
15. Amendment of subsections (b)(1), (d)(1) and (d)(9)(i)a., new Exception to subsection (d)(9)(ii)d. and amendment of federal marking requirements filed 12-30-2005; operative 1-1-2006 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2005, No. 52).
16. Amendment of subsections (d)(9)(i)a. and b., (d)(9)(ii)a. and Note filed 6-22-2006; operative 6-22-2006 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2006, No. 25).
17. Amendment of subsection (d)(7) filed 12-14-2006; operative 12-14-2006 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2006, No. 50).
18. Amendment of subsection (d) -- Table W filed 8-22-2007; operative 9-17-2007 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2007, No. 34).
19. Amendment filed 7-10-2009; operative 8-9-2009 (Register 2009, No. 28).
20. New subsections (d)(11)-(d)(11)(B) filed 9-1-2010; operative 1-1-2011 (Register 2010, No. 36).
21. New subsections (d)(12)-(13) filed 10-26-2012; operative 1-1-2013 (Register 2012, No. 43).
22. Amendment filed 4-22-2014; operative 7-1-2014 (Register 2014, No. 17).
23. Amendment of subsections (d)(8)(A)-(B), new subsections (d)(12)-(d)(12)(B)3. and amendment of list of documents incorporated by reference filed 6-30-2016; operative 7-1-2016 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2016, No. 27).
24. New subsections (d)(13)-(d)(13)(E) and amendment of list of documents incorporated by reference filed 11-1-2016; operative 1-1-2017 (Register 2016, No. 45).
25. Amendment of subsection (d)(12) filed 3-27-2017 as an emergency; operative 3-27-2017 (Register 2017, No. 13). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-25-2017 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
26. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-27-2017 order transmitted to OAL 8-25-2017 and filed 10-5-2017 (Register 2017, No. 40).
27. New subsections (d)(14)-(d)(14)(B)4. filed 7-19-2018; operative 10-1-2019 (Register 2018, No. 29).
28. Amendment filed 9-26-2018; operative 10-1-2019 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2018, No. 39).
29. Editorial correction restoring inadvertently omitted subsection (d)(3) and amending subsection (d)(13)(B) (Register 2018, No. 45).
30. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (d)(6) and (d)(9)(A)-(C) filed 3-18-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 12).
31. Amendment of subsection (c)(2), new subsections (d)(15)-(d)(15)(A) and amendment of Note filed 10-7-2019; operative 10-1-2020 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(2) and Public Resources Code section 25402(c)(1) (Register 2019, No. 41).
32. Amendment of subsections (d)(2) -- Table Y and (d)(9), repealer of subsection (d)(9)(A), subsection relettering, amendment of newly designated subsection (d)(9)(B) and (d)(14)(B) and (d)(14)(B)2.p. and new subsection (d)(16)-(d)(16)2. filed 9-21-2020; operative 1-1-2021 (Register 2020, No. 39). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-66-20.
33. Amendment of subsection (d)(1), new subsections (d)(1)(A)-(X), repealer of subsection (d)(11), subsection renumbering, amendment of newly designated subsections (d)(12)(B)2.-3., (d)(13)(A), (d)(13)(B)-(d)(13)(B)1. and (d)(13)(B)3.b. filed 3-16-2021; operative 3-16-2021 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2021, No. 12). (Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20.)
34. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (d)((8)(B) and (d)(13)(A) and renumbering of former subsection (d)(16) to new subsection (d)(15) filed 7-12-2021 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2021, No. 29).
35. Amendment of subsections (d)(13)(B), (d)(13)(B)2.c., (d)(13)(B)2.g. and (d)(13)(B)2.p. and amendment of list of documents incorporated by reference filed 9-8-2021; operative 1-1-2022 (Register 2021, No. 37).
36. New subsection (d)(16)-(d)(16)(A)d. filed 1-17-2023; operative 11-16-2023 (Register 2023, No. 3).
37. Repealer of subsections (d)(11)-(d)(11)(B)3. and Table Z and new subsections (d)(11)-(d)(11)(B)2.d. and new Tables Z-1 and Z-2 filed 4-7-2023; operative 7-1-2024 (Register 2023, No. 14).
38. Amendment of subsection (d)(12)(C), redesignation of former Table K-10 to Table K-4, amendment of subsection (d)(12)(D), repealer of subsection (d)(12)(E), amendment of subsection (d)(16) and amendment of list of documents incorporated by reference filed 7-18-2024; operative 7-18-2024 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2024, No. 29).