Sec.16a-48-1. Definitions

As used in section 16a-48-1 to section 16a-48-6, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:

(1) "Annual fuel utilization efficiency" means a measure of the fuel converted to heat supplied to a space in proportion to the total amount of fuel entering the furnace or boiler;

(2) "AV" means "Adjusted Volume," + refrigerator volume (ft³);

(3) "Boiler" means "boiler" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(4) "Bottle-type water dispenser" means "bottle type water dispenser" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(5) "Central air conditioner" means "central air conditioner" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(6) "Central furnace" means "central furnace" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(7) "Commercial clothes washer" means "commercial clothes washer" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(8) "Commercial hot food holding cabinet" means "commercial hot food holding cabinet" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(9) "Commercial refrigerators and freezers" means "commercial refrigerators and freezers" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(10) "Electricity ratio" means "electricity ratio" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(11) "Energy Efficiency ratio" means "energy efficiency ratio" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(12) "Furnace air handler" means "furnace air handler" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(13) "High intensity discharge lamp" means "high intensity discharge lamp" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(14) "Illuminated exit sign" means "illuminated exit sign" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(15) "Large packaged air-conditioning equipment" means "large packaged air-conditioning equipment" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(16) "Low-voltage dry-type transformer" means "low-voltage dry-type transformer" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(17) "Metal halide lamp" means "metal halide lamp" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(18) "Metal Halide lamp fixture" means "metal halide lamp fixture" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(19) "Modified energy factor" (MEF) means the quotient of the ft³ capacity of the clothes container divided by the total clothes washer energy consumption per cycle, with such energy consumption expressed as the sum of the machine electrical energy consumption, the hot water energy consumption, and the energy required for removal or the remaining moisture in the wash load, as determined using the applicable test method as directed by the Secretary;

(20) "New product" means; "new product" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(21) "Pass-through cabinet" means "pass-through cabinet" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(22) "Pool heater" means "pool heater" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(23) "Portable electric spa" means "portable electric spa" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(24) "Probe start metal halide ballast" means "probe start metal halide ballast" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(25) "Reach-in cabinet" means "reach-in cabinet" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(26) "Residential furnace or boiler" means "residential furnace or boiler" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(27) "Residential pool pump" means "residential pool pump" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(28) "Roll-in cabinet" or "roll-through cabinet" means "roll-in cabinet" or "roll-through cabinet" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(29) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management;

(30) "Single voltage external AC to DC power supply" means "single voltage external AC to DC power supply" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(31) "State regulated incandescent reflector lamp" means "State regulated incandescent reflector lamp" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(32) "Torchiere lighting fixture" means "torchiere lighting fixture" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(33) "Traffic signal module" means "traffic signal module" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(34) "Transformer" means "transformer" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(35) "Unit heater" means "unit heater" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(36) "V" means total volume (ft³);

(37) "Walk-in freezer" means "walk-in freezer" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(38) "Walk-in refrigerator" means "walk-in refrigerator" as defined in section 16a-48 of the Connecticut General Statutes; and

(39) "Water factor" means the quotient of the total weighted per-cycle water consumption divided by the capacity of the clothes washer, determined using the applicable test method as directed by the Secretary.

(Effective June 27, 1988; Amended April 11, 2006; Amended June 3, 2008)