The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule and Schedule 2—

“control panel” means an overall operating interface, containing controls and indicators, between the user and the welding equipment;

“electricity supply cable” means an electric energy supply cable meeting the performance and safety requirements of internationally recognised welding cable standards;

“equipment housing” means a casing intended to protect the product from the environment, including ambient humidity and possible shock impacts;

“equivalent model” means a model which has the same technical characteristics relevant for the technical information to be provided, but which is placed on the market or put into service by the same manufacturer or authorised representative or importer as another model with a different model identifier;

“fan” means a rotary bladed machine used to maintain a continuous flow of gas, typically air, passing through it and acts for instance as the internal cooling system for the power source;

“gas supply hose” means a supply hose specifically designed for supply of fuel gases (such as acetylene), compressed air and shielding gases used in welding, normally consisting of a tube and a protective cover, often specific to the gas type used, and sometimes to the operating conditions;

“gas supply regulator” means a device which reduces the higher pressure of the supplied compressed gases to the lower pressure that can be safely used in the welding equipment, often equipped with a metering valve or flowmeter to measure or control gas flow;

“idle state” means the operating state in which the power is switched on and the welding circuit is not energised;

“idle state power consumption” means the power demand, in watts, in idle state;

“model identifier” means the code, usually alphanumeric, which distinguishes a specific product model from other models with the same trade mark or the same manufacturer’s, authorised representative’s or importer’s name;

“power source” means a device that, for the purpose of powering welding equipment—

(a)

utilises alternating current (“AC”) to either power one or more AC power outputs, or

(b)

convert AC to one or more direct current (“DC”) power outputs;

“power source efficiency” means the ratio, expressed in a percentage, of the output power at standardised welding conditions and standardised welding load voltages, to the highest power consumption of the power source;

“professional repairer” means a person who provides services of repair and professional maintenance for welding equipment;

“spare part” means a separate part that can replace a part with the same or similar function in welding equipment;

“welding torch” means a device which delivers the welding current to the electrode, which may include transferring the current to a consumable electrode, where used, and which also delivers the shielding gas, where used, to the electric arc area;

“welding wire drive” means a device, used to feed welding wire or filler material, that may be of the type of push, pull or a push-pull combination.