AHAM: Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers

AHAM, the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, represents the manufacturers of household appliances and products/services associated with household appliances sold in the United States. AHAM also develops and maintains technical standards for various appliances to provide uniform, repeatable procedures for measuring specific product characteristics and operates several voluntary product certification programs. Standards from AHAM are available both individually, directly through the ANSI webstore, and as part of a Standards Subscription. If you or your organization are interested in easy, managed, online access to standards that can be shared, a Standards Subscription may be what you need - please contact us at: [email protected] or 1-212-642-4980 or Request Proposal Price.

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ANSI/AHAM AC-1-2020

Method for Measuring Performance of Portable Household Electric Room Air Cleaners

This standard establishes a uniform, repeatable procedure or standard method for measuring specified product characteristics of household portable air cleaners. The standard methods provide a means to compare and evaluate different brands and models of household portable air cleaners regarding characteristics significant to product use.

ANSI/AHAM AC-1-2020

Method for Measuring Performance of Portable Household Electric Room Air Cleaners

This standard establishes a uniform, repeatable procedure or standard method for measuring specified product characteristics of household portable air cleaners. The standard methods provide a means to compare and evaluate different brands and models of household portable air cleaners regarding characteristics significant to product use.

AHAM RAC-1-2020

Energy Measurement Test Procedure for Room Air Conditioners

This standard establishes a uniform, repeatable procedure or standard method for measuring specified product characteristics of room air conditioners.

AHAM DH-1-2017

Dehumidifiers

This standard establishes a uniform, repeatable procedure for measuring the capacity and energy input of portable dehumidifiers under specified test conditions.

AHAM HLW-2-2020

Performance Evaluation Procedures for Household Clothes Washers

The purpose of this standard is to establish a uniform, repeatable procedure for evaluating the performance of household clothes washers. This is the latest revision of AHAM HLW-1-2013.

AHAM HRF-1-2019

Energy and Internal Volume of Consumer Refrigeration Products

This standard establishes a uniform, repeatable procedure and standard methods for measuring specified product characteristics of refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, miscellaneous refrigeration products, and freezers (Consumer Refrigeration Products).

AHAM AC-2-2006 (R2021)

Method for Sound Testing of Portable Household Electric Room Air Cleaners

The purpose of this standard is to establish a method to determine the sound rating of portable household electric room air cleaners. The standard method provides a means to compare and evaluate different models of portable household electric room air cleaners regarding their generated sound levels.

ANSI/AHAM AC-1-2020

Method for Measuring Performance of Portable Household Electric Room Air Cleaners

This standard establishes a uniform, repeatable procedure or standard method for measuring specified product characteristics of household portable air cleaners. The standard methods provide a means to compare and evaluate different brands and models of household portable air cleaners regarding characteristics significant to product use.

AHAM CM-1-2017 (R2022)

Performance Characteristics and Energy Consumption Measurement of Household Electric Coffee Makers

This standard establishes a uniform, repeatable procedure or standard method for measuring specified product characteristics of household electric coffee makers. The standard methods provide a means to compare and evaluate different brands and models of household electric coffee makers regarding characteristics significant to product use.

ANSI/AHAM HRF-1-2004

Energy, Performance and Capacity of Household Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers and Freezers

The purpose of this standard is to establish a uniform and repeatable procedure or standard method for measuring specified product characteristics of household refrigerators, household wine chillers and household freezers. This standard covers definitions, methods for computing volumes and shelf areas, methods for determining volumes of special features, performance test procedures, durability test procedures, methods for determining energy consumption and energy factor, and safety recommendations.