Raising product standards for household tumble dryers

Closes 14 Aug 2025

Part 1: Enhance Efficiency

1. Do you agree with the proposed change of name to “eco programme”? Please provide evidence to support your answer.
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2. Do you agree with our proposed requirements on eco-programme – default/easily identifiable/to be used in testing? Please provide evidence to support your answer.
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3. Do you agree with the proposed changes to the formula for calculating EEI? Please provide evidence to support your answer.
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4. Do you agree that the EEI should be set at 85? Please provide evidence to support your answer.
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5. Do you agree with our proposal to set a minimum condensation efficiency of condenser tumble dryers of 80%? Please provide evidence to support your answer.
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6. Do you agree with our proposal to require household tumble dryers to have an off-mode, a standby-mode, or both? Do you agree with the associated requirement that the power must not exceed 0.50W when on these modes? Please provide evidence to support your answer.
(Required)
7. Do you agree with the proposal to decrease the standby and off-mode power consumption limit to 0.3W from 9 May 2027?
(Required)