June 14, 20232 yr So in the last while we have acquired some new appliances. I paid attention to water use and general efficiency when I bought. Dishwasher is A++ Washing machine is A+++ The dishwasher has an "eco" mode which is a minor miracle. 9l of water and (measued with a kill-a-watt) .87 kWh of electricity for a full load. My understanding is that all A++ dishwashers have to have a low water, low electricity mode like this. Who sets the ratings in use in this country? SANS? Or do we reuse EU or US ratings? And is it done on the basis that they say you must have a mode labelled "eco", it may not use more than X, and then how the manufacturer achieves that is up to them? Side note: In the last 2 years we replaced a dishwasher, a washing machine (12Kg top loader) and a fridge. All the units we replaced were still in regular use and all went to various charities. The stuff we own now is better, but any fridge (for example) is a good fridge to somebody who doesn't have a fridge. There's no need to dump servicable appliances.
June 14, 20232 yr Author OK. GIMF 🙂 South Africa aligns with the EU ratings system. What we do have locally is a very comprehensive specification for the labelling: colours, position of the label etc. So it has to be clearly visible, easy to understand, and nobody can play games with colors or the actual ratings on the label.
June 14, 20232 yr Author And here is a very good explantion of the EU ratings system for different classes of appliances. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_energy_label
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