During the implementation phase, the energy efficiency classes were marked with symbols from A to G on a colored background (from green to red). This marking is easy to decipher: the closer the letter is to the beginning of the alphabet, the more efficient the device's power consumption. Subsequently, it was possible to exclude the symbols E, F and G from most categories due to their withdrawal from the market due to high wastefulness and introduce a couple of new indices: A +, A ++ and A +++, defining devices with maximum energy efficiency.

The place of wasteful symbols E, F and G in the labeling of energy efficiency classes was taken by the more relevant indices A +, A ++ and A +++.

The brand with the designation of the energy efficiency class of household appliances is placed on refrigerators, dishwashers, washing machines and dryers, ovens, hoods, TVs, air conditioners, vacuum cleaners, water heaters and even some of the kind of light bulbs(with a luminosity of 6500 lumens and a power of over 4 W). You can find the treasured letter on an information sticker or in the characteristics of a particular device (including using filters to search in household appliances catalogs). The sample of Energy Label stickers is approved by the European Association of Manufacturers of Household Appliances CECED. The main thing on them is an indication of the energy consumption class on the corresponding color background. In parallel, the label indicates the key performance characteristics of the equipment, which vary depending on the category of devices. For different groups of equipment, the energy efficiency scale is calculated according to various criteria. We will consider them:

Refrigerators and freezers

Food stores play one of the most important roles in the house. Their energy consumption is important, like no other. The thing is that refrigerators and freezers work non-stop, i.e. 24 hours a day and 7 days a week all the time. The energy efficiency indicator of refrigerators is calculated taking into account the volume of the chambers, the minimum possible temperature inside them and the presence of additional options in the device. It may well be that some giant refrigerator, although it consumes more electricity than a compact relative, belongs to a higher energy efficiency class.


The Energy Label also contains information about the brand and model of the refrigeration device, the annual electricity consumption, the internal volumes of the freezer and refrigerator, and the noise level in decibels.
Most Energy Efficient Refrigerators

Dishwashers

The calculation of the energy efficiency class of dishwashers is based on the ratio of actual electricity consumption to the standard one, which directly depends on the number of sets of dishes loaded into the device. The index is also influenced by the efficiency classes of the washing and drying cycles separately. The European Energy Efficiency Label for Dishwashers is labeled with symbols from A+++ to D.


In addition to the traditional model and energy efficiency class, the sticker informs the user about annual electricity consumption (kW/year), drying quality class (from A to G), nominal load (number of standard cutlery sets) and noise level in decibels.

Most Energy Efficient Dishwashers

Washing machines

For the “washer” squad , the energy efficiency class is determined by the ratio of the power consumed per hour to the maximum weight of the loaded laundry. Previously, the label also included data on the washing efficiency class, however, according to the new CECED rules, all washing machines with a load of more than 3 kg of laundry are required to have the only possible washing class A.


The accompanying information on the label includes the full name of the washing machine model, the volume of annual electricity and water costs, the maximum load of laundry (in kg), the spin efficiency class (from A to G), the noise level during washing and spinning (separately for each procedure).

Most Energy Efficient Washing Machines

Drying machines

Close relatives of washing machines can be labeled with one of three stickers: for models with ventilated drying, condensing and rare gas-powered models, there is a label option. For example, the Energy Efficiency Class of a condenser dryer is determined based on the machine's energy consumption when running the Cotton program at full load, at partial load, and at standby and fully off.


A set of advanced information on the tag contains information about the brand of the dryer, its type, annual energy consumption, the time of the Cotton program at the maximum load of laundry, full load (in kg), noise level in decibels and the moisture condensation efficiency class (characters from A to G).

Most energy efficient dryers

Ovens

One of the central places in most kitchens is provided at the disposal of the oven. The class of its energy efficiency is determined based on the power and volume of the oven chamber. Models with an internal volume of less than 18 liters, as well as ovens with a microwave function and steam ovens, are not subject to marking.


Together with the scale of energy efficiency on the label, you can see data on the name of the oven model, electricity consumption per cycle in static heating mode and in convection mode (kWh), useful internal volume of the oven in liters.

Most Energy Efficient Ovens

Hoods

Complete the list of kitchen appliances, which are subject to mandatory "branding", hoods. The energy labeling system for them was adopted not so long ago - in 2014.


The label on the hood can tell both about quite obvious things (model name and energy efficiency class of the device), and about a number of useful performance characteristics. The pictograms on the sticker encode information about the annual electricity consumption at typical load, efficiency classes for removing fumes from the hob, lighting and trapping fat, as well as the noise level during operation of the hood (measured in decibels).

TVs

TV in everyday life is still the center of attraction for households and the multimedia head of the home. Its energy efficiency is calculated as a ratio of power consumption to screen area.


In the company of the energy efficiency scale, there is data on the presence of a switch on board the device for completely de-energizing the device, energy consumption indicators are indicated in standby mode and for a year in the on state, and finally, at the bottom of the sticker contains information about the diagonal of the TV display.

Air conditioners

With climate technology, which gives coolness in the hot summer heat and warms with warm air currents in the off-season, things are somewhat more complicated. It all depends on the set of operating modes (cooling with or without heating), the type of cooling (air or water) and the configuration of the air conditioner( split and multi-split system, two-channel and single-channel system with forced ventilation, etc.). Air conditioner efficiency measurements are made at outdoor air temperatures from +20 °C to +35 °C (in 5 °C increments), and for the heating mode, the climatic zone in which the equipment is supposed to be used is also taken into account.


A set of additional information on the label includes information about the annual electricity consumption, the type of air conditioner, its capacity for heating and cooling, the noise level of the outdoor and indoor units.

Most Energy Efficient (Cooling) Air Conditioners

Vacuum cleaners

Home front cleaners are one of tech appliances for which the energy efficiency label was introduced in 2014. It looks like this:


The information on the label includes the annual energy consumption of the appliance, the room dust re-emission class (A to G), the noise level in decibels, and the cleaning efficiency classes for hard floors and carpets, respectively.

Water heaters

Energy labeling is used both for autonomous boilers and boilers, and for a set of devices that are supposed to be used in combination with additional heating equipment. The sticker for devices of this type covers, perhaps, the maximum possible parameters.


The marking on the label with the water heater carries information about the brand and model of the product, the presence of heating and water heating functions in the assets of the device, the seasonal energy efficiency class of heating water for heating and the hot water circuit, the rated heat output and the generated noise level in decibels.

As you can see, each type of household appliances has its own specifics. Our advice to you: focus on devices of class A and above. Paying attention to the energy efficiency indicator when choosing home appliances, you can furnish your home with economical models, thus reducing the cost of paying for electricity in the foreseeable future.