- Author
- Dikkers, R. D.
- Title
- DOE/NBS (Department of Energy/National Bureau of Standards) Forum on Testing and Rating Procedures for Consumer Products, October 2-3, 1985. Final report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBSIR 86-3412, July 1986, 68 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- DE-AI01-86CE23842
- Keywords
- meetings; consumer affairs; tests; heat pumps; air conditioners; furnaces; boilers; refrigerators; heating equipment; water heaters
- Identifiers
- consumer products
- Abstract
- One hundred thirty-four persons participated in a Forum on Testing and Rating Procedures for Consumer Products held at the National Bureau of Standards (NBS), Gaithersburg, Maryland, on October 2-3, 1985. The objectives of the forum, which was planned in cooperation with various industry associations, were: (1) to provide a line of communication between test procedure users and test procedure developers; (2) to provide an opportunity for participants to present technical and research issues concerning Department of Energy (DOE) test procedures that need to be addressed; and (3) to assist DOE and NBS in establishing a future agenda for the development and/or revision of testing and rating procedures. The report summarizes discussions, conclusions and recommendations developed by the forum participants for the following consumer products: heat pumps and air conditioners; furnaces, boilers, and household heaters; water heaters; refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers and freezers.