The definitions in this
section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly
requires otherwise.
(1) "Automatic commercial ice cube machine" means a
factory-made assembly, not necessarily shipped in one package,
consisting of a condensing unit and ice-making section operating
as an integrated unit with means for making and harvesting ice
cubes. It may also include integrated components for storing or
dispensing ice, or both.
(2) "Bottle-type water dispenser" means a water dispenser
that uses a bottle or reservoir as the source of potable water.
(3) "Commercial hot food holding cabinet" means a heated,
fully enclosed compartment, with one or more solid or partial
glass doors, that is designed to maintain the temperature of hot
food that has been cooked in a separate appliance. "Commercial
hot food holding cabinet" does not include heated glass
merchandising cabinets, drawer warmers, or cook and hold
appliances.
(4)(a) "Commercial refrigerators and freezers" means
refrigerators, freezers, or refrigerator-freezers designed for
use by commercial or institutional facilities for the purpose of
storing or merchandising food products, beverages, or ice at
specified temperatures that: (i) Incorporate most components
involved in the vapor-compression cycle and the refrigerated
compartment in a single cabinet; and (ii) may be configured with
either solid or transparent doors as a reach-in cabinet,
pass-through cabinet, roll-in cabinet, or roll-through cabinet.
(b) "Commercial refrigerators and freezers" does not
include: (i) Products with 85 cubic feet or more of internal
volume; (ii) walk-in refrigerators or freezers; (iii) consumer
products that are federally regulated pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec.
6291 et seq.; (iv) products without doors; or (v) freezers
specifically designed for ice cream.
(5) "Compensation" means money or any other valuable thing,
regardless of form, received or to be received by a person for
services rendered.
(6) "Cook and hold appliance" means a multiple mode
appliance intended for cooking food that may be used to hold the
temperature of the food that has been cooked in the same
appliance.
(7) "Department" means the department of commerce.
(8) "Drawer warmer" means an appliance that consists of one
or more heated drawers and that is designed to hold hot food that
has been cooked in a separate appliance at a specified
temperature.
(9) "Heated glass merchandising cabinet" means an appliance
with a heated cabinet constructed of glass or clear plastic doors
which, with seventy percent or more clear area, is designed to
display and maintain the temperature of hot food that has been
cooked in a separate appliance.
(10) "Hot water dispenser" means a small electric water
heater that has a measured storage volume of no greater than one
gallon.
(11) "Mini-tank electric water heater" means a small
electric water heater that has a measured storage volume of more
than one gallon and a rated storage volume of less than twenty
gallons.
(12) "Pass-through cabinet" means a commercial refrigerator
or freezer with hinged or sliding doors on both the front and
rear of the unit.
(13) "Point-of-use water dispenser" means a water dispenser
that uses a pressurized water utility connection as the source of
potable water.
(14) "Pool heater" means an appliance designed for heating
nonpotable water contained at atmospheric pressure for swimming
pools, spas, hot tubs, and similar applications.
(15) "Portable electric spa" means a factory-built electric
spa or hot tub, supplied with equipment for heating and
circulating water.
(16) "Reach-in cabinet" means a commercial refrigerator or
freezer with hinged or sliding doors or lids, but does not
include roll-in or roll-through cabinets or pass-through
cabinets.
(17) "Residential pool pump" means a pump used to circulate
and filter pool water in order to maintain clarity and
sanitation.
(18)(a) "Roll-in cabinet" means a commercial refrigerator or
freezer with hinged or sliding doors that allow wheeled racks of
product to be rolled into the unit.
(b) "Roll-through cabinet" means a commercial refrigerator
or freezer with hinged or sliding doors on two sides of the
cabinet that allow wheeled racks of product to be rolled through
the unit.
(19) "Showerhead" means a device through which water is
discharged for a shower bath.
(20) "Showerhead tub spout diverter combination" means a
group of plumbing fittings sold as a matched set and consisting
of a control valve, a tub spout diverter, and a showerhead.
(21) "State-regulated incandescent reflector lamp" means a
lamp that is not colored or designed for rough or vibration
service applications, has an inner reflective coating on the
outer bulb to direct the light, an E26 medium screw base, a rated
voltage or voltage range that lies at least partially within 115
to 130 volts, and falls into one of the following categories:
(a) A bulged reflector or elliptical reflector bulb shape
and which has a diameter which equals or exceeds 2.25 inches; or
(b) A reflector, parabolic aluminized reflector, or similar
bulb shape and which has a diameter of 2.25 to 2.75 inches.
(22) "Tub spout diverter" means a device designed to stop
the flow of water into a bathtub and to divert it so that the
water discharges through a showerhead.
(23) "Wine chillers designed and sold for use by an
individual" means refrigerators designed and sold for the cooling
and storage of wine by an individual.
[2009 c 565 § 18; 2009 c 501 § 1; 2006 c 194 § 1; 2005 c 298 § 2.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: This section was amended by 2009 c 501 § 1 and by 2009 c 565 § 18, each without reference to the other. Both amendments are incorporated in the publication of this section under RCW 1.12.025(2). For rule of construction, see RCW 1.12.025(1).