U.S. Department of Energy Publishes Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Water Heater Test Procedure

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The U.S. Department of Energy is proposing changes to the test procedure for consumer and commercial water heaters, including updates to flow rate tolerances and testing requirements for certain types of water heaters.

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