White goods labels
Household appliances (white goods) are another common group of appliances after radio and television equipment. The labels placed on them have primarily an informative function. For this reason, legibility and resistance to damage, mostly abrasion, are the most important features of such labels. The appliances with these labels are intended to last as long as possible. In addition, these labels are usually affixed to the back or underside of the appliance, making their aesthetics secondary. The data on the labels is usually the name of the model, barcodes, information about the voltage and current required and various performance parameters, like capacity of refrigerators, effective freezing time of freezers, noise of hoovers, and so on.
A label on a domestic appliance, functioning as a rating plate.
Energy labelling of household appliances
Energy labels are a separate category of appliance labels. These appeared in the 1990s and manufacturers in the European Union countries are obliged to display them. Under EU rules, household appliances are divided into groups, with a slightly different label design for each of them. These include washing machines, dishwashers, refrigerators, ovens, hoods and hoovers, among others. The labels for specific appliances differ in particular in the information they provide. The energy efficiency class (from which they take their name) is common to them all. It indicates the ratio of the energy consumed by the appliance to the standard electricity consumption for its category.
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Other information depends on the type of appliance. For example, the label on a refrigerator provides information about the volume in litres and the noise level. Washing machine labels feature data such as water consumption or load capacity. In the case of a hood, the efficiency classes for lighting and pollutant absorption are also important. It is important to bear in mind that the EU energy labelling system will be undergoing changes from 2021. A new design will be coming into use for further product groups.
- A label on a domestic appliance, functioning as a rating plate.
- A label with the energy class designation, as found on most domestic appliances.
Labelling of household appliances
White or silver foil labels are used to label household appliances. The printing is done using a thermal transfer method at the time of labelling the appliance. The use of a suitably durable label and colour ribbon allows the product to be identified even after several years of use.
