WSR 21-04-026
PERMANENT RULES
BUILDING CODE COUNCIL
[Filed January 25, 2021, 4:38 p.m., effective February 25, 2021]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: To correct typographical errors in the minimum efficiency tables in the 2018 Washington State Energy Code, Commercial, chapter 51-11C WAC.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending 1.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 19.27A.025, 19.27A.045.
Other Authority: Chapter 19.27 RCW.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 20-23-094 on November 17, 2020.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: January 22, 2021.
Diane Glenn
Council Chair
OTS-2761.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 19-24-040, filed 11/26/19, effective 7/1/20)
WAC 51-11C-403233Table C403.3.2(3)—Minimum efficiency requirements—Electrically operated PTAC, PTHP, SPVAC, SPVHP, room air conditioners.
Table C403.3.2(3)
Minimum Efficiency Requirements—Electrically Operated Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners, Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps, Single-Package Vertical Air Conditioners, Single-Package Vertical Heat Pumps, Room Air Conditioners and Room Air-Conditioner Heat Pumps
 
 
 
Minimum Efficiency
 
Equipment Type
Size Category (Input)
Subcategory or Rating Condition
 
 
Test Procedurea
PTAC (cooling mode) new construction
All Capacities
95°F db outdoor air
 
14.0 - (0.300 × Cap/1000) EER
AHRI 310/380
PTAC (cooling mode) replacementsb
All Capacities
95°F db outdoor air
 
10.9 - (0.213 × Cap/1000) EER
 
PTHP (cooling mode) new construction
All Capacities
95°F db outdoor air
 
14.0 - (0.300 × Cap/1000) EER
 
PTHP (cooling mode) replacementsb
All Capacities
95°F db outdoor air
 
10.8 - (0.213 × Cap/1000) EER
 
PTHP (heating mode) new construction
All Capacities
—
 
3.7 - (0.052 × Cap/1000) COP
 
PTHP (heating mode) replacementsb
All Capacities
—
 
2.9 - (0.026 × Cap/1000) COP
 
SPVAC (cooling mode)
< 65,000 Btu/h
95°F db/75°F wb outdoor air
 
11.0 EER
AHRI 390
 
≥ 65,000 Btu/h and
< 135,000 Btu/h
95°F db/75°F wb outdoor air
 
((11.0))10.0 EER
 
 
≥ 135,000 Btu/h and
< 240,000 Btu/h
95°F db/75°F wb outdoor air
 
((11.0))10.0 EER
 
SPVHP (cooling mode)
< 65,000 Btu/h
95°F db/75°F wb outdoor air
 
11.0 EER
 
 
≥ 65,000 Btu/h and
< 135,000 Btu/h
95°F db/75°F wb outdoor air
 
((11.0))10.0 EER
 
 
≥ 135,000 Btu/h and
< 240,000 Btu/h
95°F db/75°F wb outdoor air
 
((11.0))10.0 EER
 
SPVHP (heating mode)
<65,000 Btu/h
47°F db/43°F wb outdoor air
 
3.3 COP
AHRI 390
 
≥ 65,000 Btu/h and
< 135,000 Btu/h
47°F db/43°F wb outdoor air
 
((3.3))3.0 COP
 
 
≥ 135,000 Btu/h and
< 240,000 Btu/h
47°F db/43°F wb outdoor air
 
((3.3))3.0 COP
 
Room air conditioners, with louvered sides
< 6,000 Btu/h
—
 
11.0 CEER
ANSI/AHA-MRAC-1
 
≥ 6,000 Btu/h and
< 8,000 Btu/h
—
 
11.0 CEER
 
 
≥ 8,000 Btu/h and
< 14,000 Btu/h
—
 
10.9 CEER
 
 
≥ 14,000 Btu/h and
< 20,000 Btu/h
—
 
10.7 CEER
 
 
≥ 20,000 Btu/h and
< 25,000 Btu/h
—
 
9.4 CEER
 
 
≥ 25,000 Btu/h
—
 
9.0 CEER
 
Room air conditioners, without louvered sides
< 6,000 Btu/h
—
 
10.0 CEER
 
 
≥ 6,000 Btu/h and
< 8,000 Btu/h
—
 
10.0 CEER
 
 
≥ 8,000 Btu/h and
< 11,000 Btu/h
—
 
9.6 CEER
 
 
≥ 11,000 Btu/h and
<  14,000 Btu/h
—
 
9.5 CEER
 
 
≥ 14,000 Btu/h and < 20,000 Btu/h
—
 
9.3 CEER
 
 
≥ 20,000 Btu/h
—
 
9.4 CEER
 
Room air-conditioner heat pumps with louvered sides
< 20,000 Btu/h
—
 
9.8 CEER
 
 
≥ 20,000 Btu/h
—
 
9.3 CEER
 
Room air-conditioner heat pumps without louvered sides
< 14,000 Btu/h
—
 
9.3 CEER
 
 
≥ 14,000 Btu/h
—
 
8.7 CEER
 
Room air conditioner casement only
All capacities
—
 
9.5 CEER
 
Room air conditioner casement-slider
All capacities
—
 
10.4 CEER
 
For SI:
1 British thermal unit per hour = 0.2931 W, °C = [(°F) - 32]/1.8.
 
"Cap" = The rated cooling capacity of the product in Btu/h. If the unit's capacity is less than 7000 Btu/h, use 7000 Btu/h in the calculation. If the unit's capacity is greater than 15,000 Btu/h, use 15,000 Btu/h in the calculations.
a
Chapter 12 of the referenced standard contains a complete specification of the referenced test procedure, including the referenced year version of the test procedure.
b
Replacement unit shall be factory labeled as follows: "manufactured for nonstandard size applications only; not to be installed in new standard projects" or "manufactured for replacement applications only: not to be installed in new construction projects." Replacement efficiencies apply only to units with existing sleeves less than 16 inches (406 mm) in height and less than 42 inches (1067 mm) in width.
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.