- air-vented tumble dryer
means a household tumble dryer that draws in fresh air, passes it over the laundry and vents the resulting moist air into the room or outside;
- alternative text
means text provided as an alternative to a graphic image allowing information to be presented in non-graphical form where a display device cannot render the graphic image or as an aid to accessibility such as input to voice synthesis applications;
- average final moisture content
means the average of the final moisture content for the eco programme at full and at half load;
- basic tool
means a screwdriver for slotted heads, a screwdriver for cross recess screws, a screwdriver for hexalobular recess heads, a hexagon socket key, a combination wrench, combination pliers, combination pliers for wire stripping and terminal crimping, half round nose pliers, diagonal cutters, multigrip pliers, locking pliers, a prying lever, tweezers, magnifying glass, a spudger and a pick;
- built-in household tumble dryer
means a household tumble dryer that is designed, tested and marketed exclusively to comply with all the following characteristics:
- commercially available tool
means a tool that is available for purchase by the general public and is neither a basic tool nor a proprietary tool;
- condensation efficiency
means the ratio between the mass of moisture condensed by a condenser tumble dryer and the mass of moisture removed from the load at the end of a drying cycle;
- condenser tumble dryer
means a household tumble dryer that includes a system, using condensation or any other means, for removing moisture from the air used for the drying process;
- conversion coefficient
(CC) means the default coefficient for primary energy per kWh electricity referred to in Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council.
- declared values
means the values provided by the supplier for the stated, calculated or measured technical parameters in accordance with Article 3, for the verification of compliance by the Member State authorities;
- delay start
means a condition where the user has selected a specified delay to the beginning or end of the drying cycle of the selected programme;
- disassembly
means a process whereby a product is separated into its parts and/or components in such a way that it could subsequently be reassembled and made operational;
- display mechanism
means any screen, including tactile screen, or other visual technology used for displaying internet content to users;
- drying cycle
means a complete drying process, as defined by the required programme, consisting of a series of different operations including heating and tumbling;
- eco programme
means a programme which is able to dry cotton laundry from an initial moisture content of the load of 60 % down to a final moisture content of the load of 0 %;
- EEI
means the ratio of the weighted energy consumption to the standard drying cycle energy consumption of a specific household tumble dryer model;
- fastener
means a hardware device or substance that mechanically, magnetically or by other means connects or fixes two or more objects, parts or pieces, including a hardware device which in addition serves an electrical function;
- final moisture content
means the amount of moisture contained in the load at the end of the drying cycle;
- full load
means the rated capacity of a household tumble dryer for a given programme;
- gas-fired tumble dryer
means a household tumble dryer which uses gas to heat the inside air;
- guarantee
means any undertaking by the dealer or supplier to the consumer to either reimburse the price paid, or replace, repair or handle the household tumble dryer in any way if it does not meet the specifications set out in the guarantee statement or in the relevant advertising;
- household spin-extractor
means an appliance in which water is removed from the laundry by centrifugal action in a rotating drum and drained through an automatic pump or by gravity and which is designed to be used principally for non-professional purposes and is also commercially known as ‘spin-dryer’;
- household tumble dryer
means an appliance in which laundry is dried by tumbling in a rotating drum through which heated air is passed and which is declared by the manufacturer in the declaration of conformity as complying with Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council or with Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council;
- household washer-dryer
means an appliance as defined in Article 2, point (4), of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2023;
- initial moisture content
means the amount of moisture contained in the load at the beginning of the drying cycle;
- main printed circuit board
means the board managing directly or indirectly the electric and electronic components integrated in the appliance;
- mains
means the electricity supply from the grid of 230 (± 10 %) volts of alternating current at 50 Hz;
- multi-drum household tumble dryer
means a household tumble dryer equipped with more than one drum, whether in separate units or in the same casing.
- nested display
means a visual interface where an image or data set is accessed by a mouse click, mouse roll-over or tactile screen expansion of another image or data set;
- network
means a communication infrastructure with a topology of links, an architecture, including the physical components, organisational principles, communication procedures and formats (protocols);
- off mode
means a condition in which the household tumble dryer is connected to the mains and is not providing any function, including the following conditions:
- partial load
means half of the rated capacity of a household tumble dryer for a given programme;
- point of sale
means a location where household tumble dryers are displayed or offered for sale, hire or hire-purchase;
- priority part
means a spare part used in the calculations of the repairability index set out in Section 5 of Annex IV;
- professional repairer
means an operator or undertaking that provides services of repair and professional maintenance of household tumble dryers.
- programme
means a series of operations that are pre-defined and which are declared by the supplier as suitable for drying certain types of textile;
- programme duration
means the length of time beginning with the initiation of the programme selected, excluding any user programmed delay, until an end of programme indicator is activated, and the user has access to the load;
- proprietary tool
means tool that is not available for purchase by the general public or for which any applicable patents are not available to licence under fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms;
- rated capacity
means the maximum mass in kilograms, stated by the manufacturer importer or authorised representative, at 0,5 kilogram intervals, of dry laundry of a particular type which can be treated in one drying cycle of a household tumble dryer on the selected programme, when loaded in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions;
- removable fastener
means a fastener that is not a reusable fastener, but which removal does not damage the product, or leave residue, which precludes reassembly;
- resupplied fastener
means a removable fastener that is supplied with the spare part which it is intended to connect or fix;
- reusable fastener
means a fastener that can be completely reused in the reassembly for the same purpose and that does no damage either the product or the fastener itself during the disassembly or reassembly process in a way that makes their multiple reuse impossible;
- spare part
means a separate part that can replace a part with the same or similar function in a household tumble dryer;
- standby mode
means a condition where the household tumble dryer is connected to the mains, and provides only the following functions or some of those functions, which may persist for an indefinite time:
- step
means an operation that finishes with the removal of a part (or bundle) or with a change of tool, including any placement of a part away from its initial location where the removal entails partial disconnection or unplugging;
- tactile screen
means a screen responding to touch, such as that of a tablet computer, slate computer or a smartphone;
- wrinkle guard function
means an operation of the household tumble dryer after completion of a programme to prevent excessive wrinkle building in the laundry;