Inspection rounds will start also on stores
MCI continued the inspection rounds on air conditioning markets and shops to ensure putting the Energy Efficiency Cards on air conditioners and to punish the violators. During the past few days, 40 thousand conditioners had been confiscated that were contrary to the energy efficiency from various regions of the Kingdom as per the latest statistics. The various types, models and sizes of air conditioners that had been confiscated included ( 25413 ) split conditioners of which ( 5083 ) units lacking of the said cards and ( 20330 ) units having less than four stars.
In addition, ( 10595 ) window type air conditioners that had been confiscated as well , including ( 3531 ) conditioners lacking the said cards, and ( 7064 ) units having less than three stars .
MCI confirmed the continuation of inspection rounds throughout the year and that the next phase will witness, in addition to the current procedures, withdrawing samples of air conditioning units to be sent to the specialized laboratories to ensure their compliance with the approved standard 2663/2012 AD , in terms of energy efficiency , noting at the same time a decrease in the number of violating units due to the commitment of traders and salesmen for not displaying and selling air conditioning units that violating the Energy Efficiency Card .
MCI had begun the inspection rounds on 01/01/2014 AD after carrying out an awareness campaign describing the aim of the energy efficiency card and that all the commercial establishments should comply with it ,the campaign on its first day had confiscated 3 thousand conditioners, on the second day, the number reached 10 thousand conditioners, on the fourth day the total reached (15433) units.
The Energy Efficiency Card, which was imposed on the commercial establishments to be put on the air conditioners, showed the minimum of stars that should be available in all types of a/c units , the minimum of four stars should be available for split conditioners and three stars for window type conditioners.
This comes within the framework of the joint coordination with the Saudi Center for Energy Efficiency and the Saudi Standards , Metrology and Quality organization and the Saudi Customs , and a number of concerned government authorities, in order to improve the energy efficiency in the kingdom , and to design special programs for increasing the energy efficiency , and to overcome the obstacles and difficulties encountered.
MCI calls all consumers for cooperation and reporting any case of the absence of energy efficiency card on air conditioners in the shops , through calling the Consumer Report Center No. 800 124 1616 .