Policy Recommendations Tumble Driers

1. No delays in the adoption of the ecodesign requirements

Even though the Energy label is planned to come into force in 2022, the Ecodesign requirements are not expected to come into force before 2024. This means that the minimum energy performance standards would remain unchanged for nine years. The Ecodesign requirements should come into force in 2022 together with the Energy Label

2.More stringent MEPS for heat pump tumble driers

Today heat pump tumble driers achieve much higher EEI values than what is foreseen in the draft regulation (EEI of 96). The MEPS should be set according to the actual state of the market and not allow for the possibility that new products are less efficient than current ones.

3. Redefine energy label classes

The Energy label encourages the manufacturers to produce more efficient products by allowing them to differentiate themselves thanks to its broad range of classes. In the current setup several energy classes are empty because they will cater to tumble driers with no heat pump. The full range of the label should be available for the heat pump tumble driers to better differentiate themselves.

4. Strong resource efficiency requirements

The requirements should be in line with the requirements in the regulation for washing machines and dishwashers. The list of spare parts should be extended to include other spare parts that often fail.