Ecodesign requirements for fans driven by motors with an electric input power between 125 W and 500 kW.

Draft Communiqué (2024/1834/EU) (SGM-2025/..) On Ecodesign Requirements For Fans Driven By Motors With An Electric Input Power Between 125 W and 500 kW; (18 page(s), in English)

This Communiqué covers fans driven by motors with electrical input power between 125 W and 500 kW, including those integrated with other energy-related products specified in the Regulation on Eco-Design of Energy-Related Products

This Communiqué shall not apply to:

(a) fan impellers mounted on the shaft of electric motors with the sole purpose of cooling the motor itself;

(b) fans integrated into laundry and washer-dryers with maximum electric input power lower than or equal to 3 kW;

(c) fans integrated into kitchen hoods with total maximum electric input power attributable to the fan(s) lower than 280 W;

(d) fans with a best energy efficiency point at 8 000revolutions per minute or more;

(e) jet fans with maximum electric input power lower than 750 W;

3. This Communiqué shall not apply to fans that are specified to operate exclusively as follows and are specifically designed and marketed as such:

(a) in potentially explosive atmospheres, as defined in the Regulation on Equipment and Protective Systems Used in Potentially Explosive Atmosphere (2014/34/EU) published in the Official Gazette dated 30/6/2016 and numbered 29758

(b) for emergency use only, with regard to fire safety requirements as set out in the Construction Materials Regulation (305/2011/EU) published in the Official Gazette dated 10/7/2013 and numbered 28703, capable of short-time duty operation of 1 hour or more at temperatures of 300 °C and above;

(c) in nuclear installations; as defined in Regulation on Safety of Nuclear Facilities and Nuclear Materials

(d) in military establishments (bunkers) and civil defence establishments (bomb shelters);

(e) where operating temperatures of the gas being moved can be higher than 100 °C, or lower than – 40 °C, or both;

(f) where operating ambient air temperatures for the motor driving the fan, if located outside the gas stream, can be higher than 60 °C, or lower than – 30 °C, or both;

(g) with a supply voltage higher than 1 000V AC or higher than 1 500V DC;

(h) for handling toxic, highly corrosive or flammable gases or vapours;as defined in Regulation on Classification, Labeling, and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures

(i) for material transport, characterised by handling substances with a solid particle concentration of more than 10 mg/ m3 and particles with an average size of at least 0,1 mm and a hardness of at least 2 on the Mohs scale, while having an average blade angle of 50° to 90°;

(j) for handling gases containing biohazardous substances;

(k) for handling gases containing carcinogens or mutagens; as defined in Regulation on Health and Safety Measures in Work with Carcinogenic or Mutagenic Substances

(l) for handling gases with a compressibility factor, rounded to the nearest second decimal, in the designated pressure and temperature range of the scope that is not equal to 1,00;

(m) in cordless or battery-powered equipment;

(n) in handheld equipment whose weight is supported by hand during operation;

(o) in hand-guided mobile equipment moved while in operation;

(p) air circulating fans.