About Appliance Communication.
Energy SmartTM
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.
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