Review of Standard AS 1731:2003 and Amendments - Technical Discussion Paper

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Summary

The purpose of this Technical Discussion Paper is to review issues presented by stakeholders and to offer recommendations in the form of further amendments to Australian Standard AS 1731:2003.

The issues referred to are those which have been raised with the Regulatory Contacts in Australia and New Zealand, and also those which have emerged in the Registration Process of Refrigeration Display Cabinets (RDC).

Further to this, to enable the scope of the standard to be broadened to include product not currently covered, additional efficiency levels will need to be determined and type definitions widened. Alternate methods of calculating the efficiency of products not fitting the current definitions may also need to be adopted.

The original version of the AS 1731 standard was based on the European EN 441 series of publications. These have now been revised and consolidated into a two part ISO standard, ISO 23953. While the content has remained basically the same the layout is considerably simplified.

Further developments are taking place this year which should see the ISO standard more closely aligned with Australian and New Zealand requirements.

In principal a revised standard will, in keeping with the basis of other efficiency standards, comprise a Part 1 which specifies the test requirements and Part 2s which specify the product classifications and MEPS levels.

The report will be distributed to industry for discussion with the feedback being collated and presented with recommendations to amend AS 1731:2003 if required to the ME – 008 Australian Standards Committee for AS 1731:2003.

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