INSIGHT: QUIET MARK Home Appliances
September 2022
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Sound energy:
Turning down the noise with Quiet Mark
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hilst sound is a different type of energy to the kind being discussed in this issue, it is nevertheless another form of energy that needs to be taken into account when choosing the appliances that occupy our homes and that we spend so much of our lives with.
“Quiet Mark recently ran a National Noise Report survey of 2,000 UK adults, taking a deep dive into attitudes towards noise in their homes,” says Poppy Szkiler (above), CEO/ Co-Founder at Quiet Mark, the independent certification programme associated with the UK Noise Abatement Society charitable foundation. “We found that over half of Brits would like their home to be quieter, with 79 per cent saying that it matters how loud an appliance is when purchasing one for their home.” Energy labels have been around for over 25 years, helping consumers choose products that can save money on running costs and reduce energy consumption. They provide all the relevant information on how much water or electricity a product uses and how much noise it creates. “People are often too busy to compare energy labels from one appliance to another when choosing a product,” Ms Szkiler goes on. “That’s why, when my mother and I first started Quiet Mark 10 years ago, part of our mission was to create a globally recognised, trusted symbol that removed the heavy-lifting and served as a helpful shortcut for consumers in their search for the quietest, best performing products available on the market.”
Since the start of the pandemic the number of Quiet Mark certified products has more than tripled from 350 to over 1,200 appliances and acoustic materials, rising from 60+ to 90+ global manufacturing brands, with their number of certified product categories increasing from 50+ to 70+, as manufactures seek to inform their customers that their products are amongst the quietest available. Recent products to have passed Quiet Mark’s rigorous technical assessment processes and achieve certification include the Aqua Optima Aurora Instant Hot & Cold Water Dispenser. An all-in-one kettle, chiller and filter jug, it dispenses instant hot or cold filtered water with seven different temperature options and seven different volume capacities. And because you only boil the amount of water you need it saves on energy waste. Also the Miele TWR780 WP Eco&Steam 9kg Heat Pump Tumble Dryer, which is 10 per cent more economical than the threshold value (24) for the best energy efficiency class, previously A+++. This is made possible by a new floor module with an optimised cooling circuit.
In addition, this model offers pleasantly quiet drying, and has SilenceDrum, Miele technology designed to reduce rattling noises caused by items such as buttons in the drum.
Above - The Aurora Instant Hot & Cold Water Dispenser, by Aqua Optima from Strix Below left- Miele’s TWR780 WP Eco&Steam 9kg Heat Pump Tumble Dryer Below right - LG’s DoorCooling GBD62PZYFN Fridge Freezer
And lastly, recently Quiet Mark certified is LG’s DoorCooling GBD62PZYFN Fridge Freezer. According to OVO Energy, a fridge-freezer with a ‘C’ or ‘D’ rating is a good place to start if you’re looking for a more energy-efficient model. Most fridge-freezers are now rated ‘E’ or ‘F’. Not only does LG’s Fridge Freezer have an energy rating of ‘D’, it also produces a noise level of 36 dB(A), and a Noise Emission Class of ‘C’, with Quiet Mark certification verifying it to be one of the quietest available on the market.
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