1.This Regulation establishes ecodesign requirements for the placing on the market or putting into service of fans, including those integrated in other energy-related products as covered by [F1the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010].
2.The Regulation shall not apply to fans integrated in:
products with a sole electric motor of 3 kW or less where the fan is fixed on the same shaft used for driving the main functionality;
laundry and washer dryers ≤ 3 kW maximum electrical input power;
kitchen hoods < 280 W total maximum electrical input power attributable to the fan(s).
3.This Regulation shall not apply to fans which are:
(a)designed specifically to operate in potentially explosive atmospheres as defined in Directive 94/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(1);
(b)designed for emergency use only, at short-time duty, with regard to fire safety requirements set out in Council Directive 89/106/EC(2);
(c)designed specifically to operate:
where operating temperatures of the gas being moved exceed 100 °C;
where operating ambient temperature for the motor, if located outside the gas stream, driving the fan exceeds 65 °C;
where the annual average temperature of the gas being moved and/or the operating ambient temperature for the motor, if located outside the gas stream, are lower than – 40 °C;
with a supply voltage > 1 000 V AC or > 1 500 V DC;
in toxic, highly corrosive or flammable environments or in environments with abrasive substances;
(d)placed on the market before 1 January 2015 as replacement for identical fans integrated in products which were placed on the market before 1 January 2013; except that the packaging, the product information and the technical documentation must clearly indicate regarding (a), (b) and (c) that the fan shall only be used for the purpose for which it is designed and regarding (d) the product(s) for which it is intended[F2;]
[F3(e)designed to operate with an optimum energy efficiency at 8 000 rotations per minute or more.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 1(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/539), reg. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 12(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)