Congress asked to establish new federal minimum
efficiency standards for residential gas, oil boilers; ‘Regionalization’ issues
inserted in energy bill could cost homeowners.
The Gas Appliance
Manufacturers’ Association and other industry representatives sent comments to
the Energy Department after the proposed rules were made public. The DOE had
proposed an 83 percent AFUE minimum standard for weatherized gas furnaces and
an 84 percent AFUE minimum standard for gas hot water boilers. GAMA cited
safety issues with the DOE standards on these two types of products.