The website of the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative must...
- Show repair info access process on your website Manufacturer
UK Statutory Instrument
2026
United Kingdom
The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Household Tumble Dryers) Regulations 2026
At a glance
What's here
21 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Manufacturer 14
- Distributor 5
- Trader 1
- Any Person 1
Other Acts binding the same actors
For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.
Manufacturers also bound by 472 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 2016 91 duties
- The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021 2021 70 duties
- Lifts Regulations 2016 2016 70 duties
- Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016 2016 67 duties
- Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015 2015 64 duties
Distributors also bound by 177 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2017 2017 28 duties
- The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (Wales) Regulations 2017 2017 26 duties
- The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 2017 25 duties
- Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002 2002 21 duties
- THE ELECTRICITY SAFETY, QUALITY AND CONTINUITY REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2012 2012 19 duties
Traders also bound by 826 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 1995 413 duties
- Companies Act 2006 2006 243 duties
- The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 2008 114 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 62 duties
- Building Societies Act 1986 1986 56 duties
Any Person also bound by 2337 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
The manufacturer, importer or authorised representative must accept or refuse...
- Respond to professional repairer requests for repair information within 5 working days Manufacturer
Software and firmware updates
- Provide free software and firmware updates for 10 years Manufacturer
Requirements for dismantling for material recovery and recycling while avoiding pollution
- Design tumble dryers so WEEE materials can be removed without proprietary tools Manufacturer
The manufacturer, importer or authorised representative of a household tumble...
- Provide user manual with specific content on free access website Manufacturer
Availability of spare parts
- Make spare parts available for tumble dryers for 10 years Manufacturer
Maximum delivery time of spare parts
- Deliver spare parts within 15 working days of order Manufacturer
Access to repair and maintenance information
- Provide access to repair and maintenance information to professional repairers Manufacturer
Parameters for measurement
- Use declared parameter values in Schedule 4 calculations Manufacturer
Where a parameter is declared pursuant to regulation 11 and...
- Use declared parameter values for energy-performance calculations Distributor
The verification tolerances set out in Table 4 relate only...
- Do not use verification tolerances to set declared values in technical documentation Manufacturer
Each multi-drum household tumble dryer must be supplied with a...
- Supply multi-drum tumble dryers with compliant energy label Any Person
The verification tolerances set out in Table 11 relate only...
- Do not use verification tolerances as allowed design or marketing tolerances Distributor
The values and classes published on the label or in...
- Label and product info must match technical documentation Distributor
Browse 160 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
The requirements which household tumble dryers must meet are—
In order to accept such a request, the manufacturer, importer...
The manufacturer, importer or authorised representative may charge reasonable and...
The repair and maintenance information must include—
Without limiting the effect of intellectual property rights, third parties...
Information requirements for refrigerant gases
The EEI of a household tumble dryer must not be...
(1) In relation to paragraph 19— (a) in relation to sub-paragraph (b),...
This Part does not apply to a household tumble dryer...
The condensation efficiency of a condenser tumble dryer must not...
This Part does not apply to a household tumble dryer...
The requirements which a household tumble dryer must meet are—...
For a multi-drum household tumble dryer, Parts 1 to 4...
Parts 1 to 4 of Schedule 2 apply to each...
In the latter case, Parts 1 to 4 of Schedule...
Part 5 of Schedule 2 applies to the multi-drum household...
Part 6 of Schedule 2 applies to each drum or...
The verification procedure set out in Schedule 6 applies to...
For a gas-fired household tumble dryer, Edry and Edry1/2 are...
Tt for the eco programme is calculated in minutes, rounded...
Weighted average energy consumption
Condensation efficiency
Ct is calculated as a percentage and rounded to the...
Low power modes
During measurements of the power consumption in low power modes,...
If the standby mode includes the display of information or...
If the household tumble dryer provides for a wrinkle guard...
Acoustic airborne noise emission
Acoustic airborne noise emissions must be measured in dB(A) with...
Repairability index
The Repairability Index (R) must be calculated as follows and...
Disassembly Depth (DD) assessment at part level
If any of the priority parts listed above is present...
If one or more priority parts are not present in...
In addition, the coefficients of the remaining priority parts in...
The “Disassembly Depth” (S DD) score must be calculated as...
The Disassembly Depth score (DDi) for each priority part (DDWP,...
The counting of the steps for each part starts from...
The eco programme, as identifiable on the programme selection, on...
The mean number of disassembly steps for each priority part...
Points ranging from 0 to 10 are assigned to DDi,...
For the calculation of DD, the following rules apply—
Fasteners (type) (F) assessment at part level
The “Fasteners (type)” scores (Fi) for each priority part (FWP,...
Points ranging from 0 to 10 are assigned to Fi...
The identification of the type of fasteners is based on...
In case different types of fasteners are encountered in the...
Tools type (T) assessment at part level
The Tools type scores (Ti) for each priority part i...
The energy consumption, condensation efficiency and programme duration must be...
Points ranging from 0 to 10 are assigned to Ti...
The assessment of the type of tools is based on...
Where different types of tools are needed for the disassembly...
Repair Information (RI) assessment at product level
A fee must be considered reasonable if it does not...
Interpretation
The calculation of the weighted energy consumption, the weighted programme...
EEI
The EEI is calculated as follows and rounded to one...
(1) SEC is calculated in kWh as follows and rounded...
EtC is calculated in kWh as follows and rounded to...
For an electric household tumble dryer, the technical documentation must...
For a gas-fired household tumble dryer— (a) the technical documentation...
The information included in the technical documentation for a particular...
Where the information referred to in paragraph 3 is obtained...
Where a model is not in compliance with the requirements...
As part of verifying the compliance of a household tumble...
Where the results referred to in paragraph 3(b)(i), (ii), (iii)...
If the result referred to in paragraph 3(b)(v) is not...
Where the result referred to in paragraph 5(c) is not...
The market surveillance authority must use the measurement and calculation...
The market surveillance authority must only apply the validity criteria...
For the parameters in Table 3 and in Table 4...
Label design for non-condenser tumble dryers with repairability class pictogram
The label must be at least 96 mm wide and...
The background must be 100% white.
The typeface must be Verdana.
The dimensions and specifications of the elements in the label...
The following requirements— (a) area 1: the colours of the...
In paragraph 15 colour proportions are expressed in CMYK percentages,...
Label design for condenser tumble dryers with repairability class pictogram
The label must be at least 96 mm wide and...
The background must be 100% white.
The typeface must be Verdana.
The dimensions and specifications of the elements in the label...
The following requirements— (a) area 1: the colours of the...
In paragraph 7 colour proportions are expressed in CMYK percentages,...
Label for non-condenser tumble dryers with repairability class pictogram
The product information sheet referred to in regulation 11(1)(b), (e)...
In Table 5 “guarantee” means any undertaking to the consumer...
In visual advertisements the energy efficiency class and the range...
In technical promotional material the energy efficiency class and the...
In the case of paper-based distance selling, the energy efficiency...
In the cases referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and...
By way of derogation, if the visual advertisement, technical promotional...
Telemarketing-based distance selling must specifically inform the customer of the...
For all the situations referred to in paragraphs 1, 2,...
The appropriate label made available by suppliers in accordance with...
If a nested display is used, the product information sheet...
In this Schedule— “display mechanism” means any screen, including tactile...
The size must be such that the label is clearly...
The label may be displayed using a nested display, in...
If nested display is applied, the label must appear on...
The image used for accessing the label in the case...
(1) In the case of a nested display, the sequence...
The electronic product information sheet made available by the supplier...
The size must be such that the product information sheet...
The product information sheet may be displayed using a nested...
The requirements set out in Schedule 7 and Schedule 12...
In the latter case, these provisions must apply to the...
The product information sheet must include and present jointly the...
The provisions of Schedule 9 and 10 must apply to...
The verification procedure set out in Schedule 13 must apply...
Energy efficiency class
Airborne noise emission class
The acoustic airborne noise emission class must be determined on...
Condensation efficiency class
Repairability class
Where the result referred to in paragraph 9 is not...
The market surveillance authority must use the measurement and calculation...
The market surveillance authority must only apply the validity criteria...
For the parameters set out in Tables 13 and 14...
Where a model has been designed in such a way...
As part of verifying the compliance of a household tumble...
Where the results referred to in paragraph 4(b)(i) or (ii)...
Subject to paragraph 7, where the result referred to in...
Where the result referred to in paragraph 4(b)(iii) is not...
The model and all equivalent models must be considered not...
The model must be considered to comply with the applicable...
For an electric household tumble dryer, the technical documentation must...
For a gas-fired household tumble dryer— (a) the technical documentation...
The information included in the technical documentation for a particular...
Where the information referred to in paragraph 3 is obtained...
Label design for non-condenser tumble dryers without repairability class pictogram
The label must be at least 96 mm wide and...
The background must be 100% white.
The typeface must be Verdana.
The dimensions and specifications of the elements in the label...
The following requirements— (a) area 1: the colours of the...
In paragraph 15 colour proportions are expressed in CMYK percentages,...
Label design for condenser tumble dryers without repairability class pictogram
The label must be at least 96 mm wide and...
The background must be 100% white.
The typeface must be Verdana.
The dimensions and specifications of the elements in the label...
The following requirements— (a) area 1: the colours of the...
In paragraph 7 colour proportions are expressed in CMYK percentages,...
Label for non-condenser tumble dryers without repairability class pictogram
The product information sheet (without repairability information) referred to in...
In Table 14 “guarantee” means any undertaking by the dealer...
For the purposes of regulation 16(1) to (3), these Regulations...
Label for condenser tumble dryers without repairability class pictogram
Label design for condenser tumble dryers without repairability class pictogram
Label for non-condenser tumble dryers without repairability class pictogram
Label design for non-condenser tumble dryers without repairability class pictogram
In these Regulations— “active mode” means a condition in which...
Label for condenser tumble dryers with repairability class pictogram
Label design for condenser tumble dryers with repairability class pictogram
Label for non-condenser tumble dryers with repairability class pictogram
Label design for non-condenser tumble dryers with repairability class pictogram
Ecodesign requirements
- Comply with Parts 5 and 6 of Schedule 2 ecodesign requirements Manufacturer
Conformity assessment
- Assess conformity of household tumble dryers using specified procedures Manufacturer
Circumvention
- Do not design or market tumble dryers that cheat ecodesign tests Manufacturer
Software and firmware updates
- Ensure software updates don't worsen energy or performance data Manufacturer
Obligations of suppliers
- Comply with labeling and information requirements for household tumble dryers Distributor
Obligations of dealers
- Display energy labels and provide correct information for household tumble dryers Trader
Energy information - transitional period
- Meet energy information requirements for tumble dryers during transitional period Distributor
Browse 13 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation and extent
Label for condenser tumble dryers with repairability class pictogram
Commencement
Key definitions
Application
Verification procedure for compliance purposes
Measurements and calculations
Measurements and calculations
Verification procedure for compliance purposes
Ecodesign requirements - transitional periods
Review
Consequential amendments
Revocations
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