Definitions

For purposes of this part: The term “consumer product” means any article (other than an automobile, as defined in section 32901(a)(3) of title 49) of a type— The term “energy conservation standard” means— The term “commerce” means trade, traffic, commerce, or transportation— The term “annual fuel utilization efficiency” means the efficiency descriptor for furnaces and boilers, determined using test procedures prescribed under section 6293 of this title and based on the assumption that all— The term “central air conditioner” means a product, other than a packaged terminal air conditioner, which— The term “efficiency descriptor” means the ratio of the useful output to the total energy input, determined using the test procedures prescribed under section 6293 of this title and expressed for the following products in the following terms: The term “furnace” means a product which utilizes only single-phase electric current, or single-phase electric current or DC current in conjunction with natural gas, propane, or home heating oil, and which— The terms “heat pump” or “reverse cycle” mean a product, other than a packaged terminal heat pump, which— The term “water heater” means a product which utilizes oil, gas, or electricity to heat potable water for use outside the heater upon demand, including— The term “replacement ballast” means a ballast that— Except as provided in subparagraph (E), the term “fluorescent lamp” means a low pressure mercury electric-discharge source in which a fluorescing coating transforms some of the ultraviolet energy generated by the mercury discharge into light, including only the following: The term “general service fluorescent lamp” means fluorescent lamps which can be used to satisfy the majority of fluorescent applications, but does not include any lamp designed and marketed for the following nongeneral lighting applications: Except as provided in subparagraph (E), the term “incandescent lamp” means a lamp in which light is produced by a filament heated to incandescence by an electric current, including only the following: The term “general service incandescent lamp” means a standard incandescent or halogen type lamp that— The term “general service incandescent lamp” does not include the following incandescent lamps: The term “medium base compact fluorescent lamp” does not include— any lamp that is— any lamp not described in subparagraph (D) that is excluded by the Secretary, by rule, because the lamp is— The term “appliance lamp” means any lamp that— when sold at retail, is designated and marketed for the intended application, with— The term “modified spectrum” means, with respect to an incandescent lamp, an incandescent lamp that— when operated at the rated voltage and wattage of the incandescent lamp— The term “rough service lamp” means a lamp that— is designated and marketed specifically for “rough service” applications, with— The term “3-way incandescent lamp” includes an incandescent lamp that— The terms “shatter-resistant lamp”, “shatter-proof lamp”, and “shatter-protected lamp” mean a lamp that— is designated and marketed for the intended application, with— The term “vibration service lamp” means a lamp that— is designated and marketed specifically for vibration service or vibration-resistant applications, with— The term “general service lamp” includes— The term “general service lamp” does not include— The output of a light-emitting diode may be in— The term “colored incandescent lamp” means an incandescent lamp designated and marketed as a colored lamp that has— The Secretary may modify the definition of “commercial prerinse spray valve” by rule— to include products— to exclude products— The term “dehumidifier” means a self-contained, electrically operated, and mechanically encased assembly consisting of— The term “distribution transformer” means a transformer that— The term “distribution transformer” does not include— any transformer not listed in clause (ii) that is excluded by the Secretary by rule because— The term “external power supply” does not include a power supply circuit, driver, or device that is designed exclusively to be connected to, and power— The term “class A external power supply” means a device that— The term “class A external power supply” does not include any device that— The term “illuminated exit sign” means a sign that— consists of an electrically powered integral light source that— The term “low-voltage dry-type distribution transformer” means a distribution transformer that— The term “standby mode” means the lowest power consumption mode, as established on an individual product basis by the Secretary, that— may persist for an indefinite time when an appliance is— The term “traffic signal module” means a standard 8-inch (200mm) or 12-inch (300mm) traffic signal indication that— The term “high intensity discharge lamp” means an electric-discharge lamp in which— The term “ceiling fan light kit” means equipment designed to provide light from a ceiling fan that can be— The term “detachable battery” means a battery that is— The term “specialty application mercury vapor lamp ballast” means a mercury vapor lamp ballast that— in the case of a specialty application mercury vapor lamp ballast, the label of which— The term “BR incandescent reflector lamp” means a reflector lamp that has— The term “ER incandescent reflector lamp” means a reflector lamp that has— For the purpose of subparagraph (A)— for ballasts with a frequency greater than 60 Hz, Pin and Pout shall have a basic accuracy of +/- 0.5 percent at the higher of— The term “probe-start metal halide ballast” means a ballast that— For the purpose of subparagraph (A)—