Lot 20 is changing the electric heating market as you know it

Lot 20 is changing the electric heating market as you know it

What is Lot 20? The EcoDesign Directive is part of a worldwide regulation designed to stop global warming by reducing the energy that products use, making them more efficient. These regulations cover every major energy-consuming product type, from electric motors and lightbulbs to gas boilers and vacuum cleaners. As of January 2018, electric space heating products manufactured for sale into the UK will have to comply with a minimum efficiency standard called Lot 20. Over half of the energy used domestically heats our water and space, which is a major contributing factor in our ability to meet the energy targets of the future. These new standards will ensure that old, outdated technologies are removed from the market and new, efficient products which accurately match the requirements of the occupants in the rooms they heat replace them.

Products affected The legislation affects the following, and there are different requirements for each category: Storage heaters Direct acting heaters (panel heaters and electric radiators) Portable heaters Electric fires

Minimum compliance storage heaters From 1st January 2018, storage heaters must have: 1. Electronic heat charge control with room and/ or outdoor temperature feedback; 2. Electronic room temperature control with a week timer; 3. Fan assisted output; Optional additional compliance features: a) Distance control option remote interaction from outside the building in which the product is installed, e.g. use of an app to delay the heating from coming on when you will be home. b) Adaptive start control predicts the optimal start-up of heating in order to reach the set point temperature at the desired time. This means that the minimum amount of energy is used to get a room to temperature, rather than it being heated up too early because of poor user estimation (on at 6am to be warm by 7am etc.) c) Open window sensing the product shuts down when a window is open to save energy.

Minimum compliance direct-acting heaters From 1st January 2018, direct-acting heaters must have: 1. Electronic room temperature control plus week timer; 2. One of the following energy saving features: a) Distance control option remote interaction from outside the building in which the product is installed, e.g. use of an app to delay the heating from coming on when you will be home. b) Adaptive start control predicts the optimal start-up of heating in order to reach the set point temperature at the desired time. This means that the minimum amount of energy is used to get a room to temperature, rather than it being heated up too early because of poor user estimation (on at 6am to be warm by 7am etc.) c) Open window sensing the product shuts down when a window is open to save energy.

Minimum compliance portable heaters From 1st January 2018, portable heaters must have: 1. Mechanic thermostat room temperature control as a minimum; There is an optional energy saving feature that further improves the score but is not a requirement: a) Presence detection the product is equipped with an integral electronic device that automatically reduces the temperature when no person is detected in the room.

Minimum compliance electric fires Electric fires that are inset, incorporated within a suite, or are stoves, are classified as portable heaters. Electric fires that are wall mounted are treated as direct-acting heaters. Direct-acting heaters: 1. Electronic room temperature control plus week timer; 2. One of the energy saving features: Portable heaters: 1. Mechanic thermostat room temperature control. a) Distance control option b) Adaptive start control c) Open window sensing

More information Thank you for your attention. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpy5xm0rnyy Visit www.lot20.co.uk for more information or speak to your supplier / manufacturer to find out if the products you specify and install are compliant.