(a) Any appliance regulated by the Appliance Efficiency Regulations, Title 20 California Code of
Regulations, Section 1601 et seq., may be installed only if the appliance fully
complies with Section 1608(a) of those regulations
(b) Except for those circumstances described in Section 110.1(c), conformance with Part 6-specific efficiency requirements shall be verified utilizing data from either:
1. The Energy Commission's database of certified appliances maintained pursuant to Title 20 California Code of Regulations, Section 1606, and which is available at: www.energy.ca.gov/appliances/database/; or
2. An equivalent directory published by a federal agency; or
3. An approved trade association directory as defined in Title 20 California Code of Regulations, Section 1606(h).
(c) Conformance with Part 6-specific efficiency requirements may be demonstrated either by utilizing minimal efficiency values defined in Part 6 or by criteria approved by the Commission pursuant to Section 10-109 of Title 24, Part 1, when:
1. Data to verify conformance with Part 6-specific efficiency requirements is not available pursuant to subdivision (b); or
2. Field verification and diagnostic testing is required for compliance with Part 6 and there is not an applicable field verification and diagnostic test protocol available in Part 6 that is suitable to the appliance; or
3. The appliance meets the requirements of Section 110.1(a) and has been site-modified in a way that affects its performance; or
4. The system has received a waiver under 10 CFR Section 430.27 or Section 431.401 and that waiver fails to specify how the efficiency of the system shall be determined.