About Appliance Communication.
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Energy Smart
TM
In some select locations, electric utilities are
beginning to run consumer trials where they
communicate directly with household appliances
to reduce energy consumption during periods of
high energy costs. To communicate with an electric
utility, your home would need to be equipped
with a Smart Electric Meter, and your appliance
would need to have an Appliance Communication
Module (
ACM
) installed. Smart Meters and
ACM
’s
are currently not available directly to consumers.
Consumers need to be solicited by their electric
utility before they can participate in field trials
testing these new communication solutions.
If you are part of a previously arranged electric
utility trial where your utility is in communication
with your appliances, your appliance will receive
energy reduction signals from the utility. When the
energy reduction signal has been received, your
appliance will display an “ES” on the display and/
or the
Energy Smart
icon will illuminate on the
front panel. The appliance will respond by reducing
energy consumption or delaying the start of the
cycle.
The
Energy Smart
mode can be overridden by:
-
Holding the
Delay Wash
button for 3 seconds to
return the washer to normal operation.
Energy Smart
installation and system connection
instructions are included with the
ACM
.
