10 C.F.R. § 429.28

Current through September 30, 2024
Section 429.28 - Faucets
(a)Sampling plan for selection of units for testing.
(1) The requirements of § 429.11 are applicable to faucets; and
(2) For each basic model of faucet, a sample of sufficient size shall be randomly selected and tested to ensure that any represented value of water consumption of a basic model for which consumers favor lower values shall be no less than the higher of the higher of:
(i) The mean of the sample, where:

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Or,

(ii) The upper 95 percent confidence limit (UCL) of the true mean divided by 1.05, where:

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(b)Certification reports.
(1) The requirements of § 429.12 are applicable to faucets; and
(2) Pursuant to § 429.12(b)(13) , a certification report shall include the following public product-specific information: For non-metering faucets, the maximum water use in gallons per minute (gpm) rounded to the nearest 0.1 gallon; for metering faucets, the maximum water use in gallons per cycle (gal/cycle) rounded to the nearest 0.01 gallon; and for all faucet types, the flow water pressure in pounds per square inch (psi).

10 C.F.R. §429.28

76 FR 12451, Mar. 7, 2011; 76 FR 24771, May 2, 2011, as amended at 78 FR 62985, Oct. 23, 2013