Preface from AS/NZS3823: Performance of household electrical appliances-Room airconditioners Part 1.1: Non ducted airconditioners and heat pumps - Testing and rating for performance

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This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australian/Standards New Zealand Committee EL/15, Quality and Performance of Household Electrical Appliances, to supersede AS 1861.1-1988, Airconditioning units-Methods of assessing and rating performance, Part 1: Refrigerated room air-conditioners. It is technically equivalent to, and reproduced from International Standards Organisation 5151:1994, Non-ducted air conditioners and heat pumps-Testing and rating for performance. This Standard does not contain a test method to determine the acoustic performance of room airconditioners.

The aim of this series of Standards is to promote high levels of performance and energy efficiency in room airconditioners.

A number of variations and additional requirements have been made in this Standard to the requirements of International Standards Organisation 5151:1994. These variations and additions, which are necessary for Australian/New Zealand requirements, are listed in Appendix ZZ and are indicated by a marginal bar set adjacent to the varied text.

The terms `normative' and `informative' have been used in this Standard to define the application of the appendix to which they apply. A `normative' appendix is an integral part of a Standard, whereas an `informative' appendix is only for information and guidance.

As this Standard is reproduced from an international Standard, the following applies:

(a) Its number appears on the cover and title page while the International Standard number appears only on the cover.

(b) In the source text `this International Standard' should read `this Australian/New Zealand Standard'.

(d) The heating test condition descriptive terms 'high', 'low' and 'extra-low' are substituted by the term 'H1', 'H2' and 'H3' respectively.

(e) References to international Standards should be replaced by the equivalent Australian/New Zealand Standard, as follows:

Reference to International Standard or other Publication		Australian/New Zealand Standard

International Standards Organisation 817 Refrigerants-Number designation		AS/NZS 1677 Refrigerating systems: Part 1: Refrigerant classification
		3823 Performance of electrical appliances - Airconditioners and heat pumps 3823.1.3 Part 1.3: Water-source heat pumps-Water-to-air and brine-to-air heat pumps-Testing and rating of performance 62301 Household electrical appliances - Measurement of standby power

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