CAN/CSA-C360-13 (R2018) PDF Download

The techniques for testing the capacity, energy consumption, water consumption, and energy efficiency of household and household-style commercial clothes washers are laid forth in the CAN/CSA-C360-13 (R2018) standard. The United States Department of Energy's (DOE) publication 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 430 Subpart B, Appendix J2, outlines changes in testing and evaluating energy efficiency, and this standard supersedes earlier iterations and has been modified to reflect those changes.

This standard covers household automatic or semi-automatic compact and standard washers with horizontal and vertical axes, as well as commercial washers that resemble home models. Wringer washers and twin tub washers and spinners are exempt from this rule. If a machine's adaptive control system can be set to a cycle that is consistent with the manufacturer's suggested cycle for washing cotton and linen, or if the machine satisfies the cycle time specifications specified in Clause 4.3.3, then the machine may be tested. The normal cycle, also known as the energy test cycle, is the default configuration or cycle used for testing.