DOE Updates Test Procedures for Beverage Vending Machines
Final rule published in Federal Register July 31
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published a new final rule codifying test procedures for refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machines. The rule includes amendments that update the referenced test method to ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 32.1-2010, Methods of Testing for Rating Refrigerated Vending Machines for Sealed Beverages, eliminate the requirement to test at the 90°F (32°C) ambient test condition, establish a provision for testing at the lowest application product temperature, and adopt several amendments and clarifications to the DOE test procedure to improve the repeatability and remove ambiguity from the current test procedure.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on July 31.