Designation:F2143−04(Reapproved2010)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodforPerformanceofRefrigeratedBuffetandPreparationTables1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2143;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversevaluationoftheenergycon-sumptionandrefrigerationperformanceofrefrigeratedbuffetandpreparationtables.Thefoodserviceoperatorcanusethisevaluationtoselectarefrigeratedbuffetandpreparationtableandunderstanditsenergyperformance.1.2Thistestmethodisapplicabletoelectricself-containedrefrigeratorsusedforholdinganddisplayingrefrigeratedfoodinanopenarea.1.3Therefrigeratedbuffetandpreparationtablecanbeevaluatedwithrespecttothefollowing(whereapplicable):1.3.1Maximumenergyinputrate,ormaximumcurrentdraw(10.1),1.3.2Thermostatcalibration(10.4),1.3.3Lidupenergyrateandtemperatureperformance(10.5),and1.3.4Liddownenergyrate(10.6).1.4Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.TheSIunitsgiveninparenthesesareforinforma-tiononly.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1NSFStandard:2NSF,Listing-FoodEquipmentandRelated,ComponentsandMaterialANSI/NSF7CommercialRefrigeratorsandFreezers2.2ASHRAEGuideline:3ASHRAEGuideline2-1986(RA90)EngineeringAnalysisofExperimentalData2.3ANSI/ASHRAEStandards:4ANSI/ASHRAE117MethodofTestingClosedRefrigera-torsANSI/ASHRAE72MethodofTestingOpenRefrigeratorsforFoodStores2.4FoodandDrugAdministration,U.S.PublicHealthServiceRegulation:5FoodCode,19993.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1boxcaraverage,n—alocation’sthermocoupletem-peratureaveragedovera1-hperiod.Duringthe4-hho...
