Federally-Mandated Product Changes For New Walk-in Coolers and Freezers Beginning January 1, 2009

Section 342 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6313) is amended by adding at the end the following...

Each walk-in cooler or walk-in freezer manufactured on or after January 1, 2009, shall have automatic door closers that firmly close all walk-in doors that have been closed to within 1 inch of full closure, except that this subparagraph shall not apply to doors wider than 3 feet 9 inches or taller than 7 feet.

Each walk-in cooler or walk-in freezer manufactured on or after January 1, 2009, shall have strip doors, spring hinged doors, or other method of minimizing infiltration when doors are open.

Each walk-in cooler or walk-in freezer manufactured on or after January 1, 2009, shall contain wall, ceiling, and door insulation of at least R-25 for coolers and R-32 for freezers, except that this subparagraph shall not apply to glazed portions of doors nor to structural members.

Each walk-in cooler or walk-in freezer manufactured on or after January 1, 2009, shall contain floor insulation of at least R-28 for freezers.

Each walk-in cooler or walk-in freezer manufactured on or after January 1, 2009, shall have for evaporator fan motors of under 1 horsepower and less than 460 volts, use electronically commutated motors (brushless direct current motors); or 3-phase motors; for condenser fan motors of under 1 horsepower, use electronically commutated motors; permanent split capacitor-type motors; or 3-phase motors.

Each walk-in cooler or walk-in freezer manufactured on or after January 1, 2009, shall have for all interior lights, use light sources with an efficacy of 40 lumens per watt or more, including ballast losses (if any), except that light sources with an efficacy of 40 lumens per watt or less, including ballast losses (if any), may be used in conjunction with a timer or device that turns off the lights within 15 minutes of when the walk-in cooler or walk-in freezer is not occupied by people.

Each walk-in cooler or walk-in freezer with transparent reach-in doors manufactured on or after January 1, 2009, shall be of triple-pane glass with either heat-reflective treated glass or gas fill. Transparent reach-in doors for walk-in coolers and windows in walk-in cooler doors shall be double-pane glass with heat-reflective treated glass and gas fill; or triple-pane glass with either heat- reflective treated glass or gas fill.

For more information log onto U.S. Department of Energy's wesite and find answers to frequently asked questions about the provisions in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) related to walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers.

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