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Unhoused air-circulating fan heads and a large-diameter
ceiling fan provide thermal comfort to occupants in a
distribution center. Photograph courtesy of Big Ass Fans
with provisions therein. Both regulations are based
on ANSI/AMCA Standard 230, Laboratory Methods of
Testing Air Circulating Fans for Rating and Certifi cation,
with modifi cations and additional requirements (though
not the same version; the test procedure for ceiling fans
references the 2015 edition with erratum, while the test
procedure for air-circulating fans that are not ceiling
fans references the 2023 edition,3 published by Air Movement
and Control Association [AMCA] International on
Feb. 16, 2023).
This article untangles the DOE and AMCA International
test procedures, describes what is new in ANSI/
AMCA Standard 230, and provides guidance on distinguishing
compliant fans from noncompliant ones with
respect to federal regulations.
Scope of Regulations
Figure 1 shows the scope of the federal ceiling-fan regulations.
A detailed defi nition of each product class can
be found in Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 10,
Energy; Chapter II, Department of Energy; Subchapter
www.amca.org
D, Energy Conservation; Part 430, Energy Conservation
Program for Consumer Products; Subpart B, Test Procedures;
Appendix U, Uniform Test Method for Measuring
the Energy Consumption of Ceiling Fans (10 CFR Part
430 Subpart B).5
For air-circulating fans that are not ceiling fans, the
scope of coverage includes air-circulating axial panel
fans, box fans, cylindrical air-circulating fans, housed
air-circulating fan heads, and unhoused air-circulating
fan heads (Figure 2). Only fans with input power equal to
or greater than 125 W at maximum speed are included in
the scope. A detailed defi nition of each product class can
be found in CFR Title 10; Chapter II; Subchapter D; Part
431, Energy Effi ciency Program for Certain Commercial
and Industrial Equipment; Subpart J, Fans and Blowers
(10 CFR Part 431 Subpart J).6
Federal Test Standards
There has been a mandatory test procedure for ceiling
fans in the United States since January 2017. For smalldiameter
(7 ft [2.1 m] or less) ceiling fans, performance
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