Going Green

553.909 Setting requirements for appliances; exceptions.--
1) The Florida Energy Efficiency Code for Building Construction shall set the minimum requirements
for commercial or residential swimming pool pumps, swimming pool water heaters, and heat traps
and thermostat settings for water heaters used to heat potable water sold for residential use. The code
shall further establish the minimum acceptable standby loss for electric water heaters and the
minimum recovery efficiency and standby loss for water heaters fueled by natural gas or liquefied
petroleum gas.
(3) Commercial or residential swimming pool pumps or water heaters sold after July 1, 2011, shall
comply with the requirements of this subsection. Natural gas pool heaters shall not be equipped with
constantly burning pilots. Heat pump pool heaters shall have a coefficient of performance at low
temperature of not less than 4.0. The thermal efficiency of gas fired pool heaters and oil-fired pool
heaters shall not be less than 78 percent. All pool heaters shall have a readily accessible on-off switch
that is mounted outside the heater and that allows shutting off the heater without adjusting the
thermostat setting.
(4) Pool pump motors shall not be split-phase, shaded pole, or capacitor start-induction run types.
Residential pool pumps and pool pumps motors with a total horsepower of 1 HP or more shall
have the capability of operating at two or more speeds with a low speed having a rotation rate that
is no more than one-half of the motor's maximum rotation rate. Residential pool pump motor
controls shall have the capability of operating the pool pump at a minimum of two speeds. The
default circulation speed shall be the residential filtration speed, with a higher speed override
capability being for a temporary period not to exceed one normal cycle or 120 minutes, whichever
is less. Except that circulation speed for solar pool heating systems shall be permitted to run at
higher speeds during periods of usable solar heat gain.
(5) Portable electric spas standby power shall not be greater than 5(V2/3) watts where V = the total
volume, in gallons, when spas are measured in accordance with the spa industry test protocol.