“This guideline is again proof of the hard work done within Europump Committees during the last few months” says Guy Van Doorslaer, Europump Secretary General. “I would like to thank in particular Dr Niels Bidstrup who has been very active in this work. Thanks to him and everyone’s commitment, companies can now better understand the ecodesign requirements for circulators. The deadline of 2013 is approaching and the aim of this guideline is to clarify possible questions when implementing these ecodesign requirements.”

The ecodesign requirements imply that only circulators with an Energy Efficiency Index (EEI) of not more than 0.27 are allowed after 2013 and only circulators with an EEI of not more than 0.23 are allowed after 2015. In the guideline, companies can see how Europump interprets some of the terms and definitions in this legal text, namely the following points:

• Placing on the market;
• CE marking and declaration of conformity;
• Circulators in the scope;
• Standalone circulators for solar and heat applications;
• Specific speed correction;
• Benchmark value;
• Reference to standard EN16297

The guideline can be downloaded here: http://europump.net/uploads/Guideline_commission_reg_641_2009_662_2012_circulators.pdf

About Europump : Europump, the European Association of Pump Manufacturers, was established in 1960. It represents 18 National Associations in 15 EU Member States, Turkey, Russia & Switzerland. Europump members represent more than 450 companies with a collective production worth more than €10 billion and employing 100,000 people in Europe. The ever improving performance of liquid pumps increases the productivity of end user sectors and contributes to competitiveness and growth. Pump manufacturing is a growing and SME-driven sector. With almost half of all world exports and 40% of major patent applications, the Western European pump industry is the economic, commercial and technological leader. Europump’s ID in the Commission Register of Interest representatives is: 07655452075-36