Designation:F2143−16AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodforPerformanceofRefrigeratedBuffetandPreparationTables1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2143;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversevaluationoftheenergycon-sumptionofrefrigeratedbuffetandpreparationtables.Thefoodserviceoperatorcanusethisevaluationtoselectarefrigeratedbuffetandpreparationtableandunderstanditsenergyperformance.1.2Thistestmethodisapplicabletoelectricself-containedrefrigeratorsusedforholdinganddisplayingrefrigeratedfoodinanopenarea.1.3Therefrigeratedbuffetandpreparationtablecanbeevaluatedwithrespecttothefollowing(whereapplicable):1.3.1Maximumpower,ormaximumcurrentdraw(10.1),1.3.2Thermostatcalibration(10.4),and1.3.3Energyconsumption(10.5).1.4Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.TheSIunitsgiveninparenthesesareforinforma-tiononly.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1NSFStandard:2ANSI/NSF7CommercialRefrigeratorsandFreezers2.2ASHRAEGuideline:3ASHRAEGuideline2-1986(RA90)EngineeringAnalysisofExperimentalData2.3ANSI/ASHRAEStandards:4ANSI/ASHRAE72-2014MethodofTestingOpenRefrig-eratorsforFoodStores2.4FoodandDrugAdministration,U.S.PublicHealthServiceRegulation:5FoodCode,19993.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1productioncapacity,n—maximumvolumetricstoragecapacity(ft3(m3))atwhichtherefrigeratedbuffetandprepa-rationtable’sopendisplayareacanholdusingaspecifiedcontainerfilledto1⁄2in.ofthecontainerrim.3.1.2refrigeratedbuffetandpreparationtable,n—buffet/preparationtableherein,equipmentdesignedwitharefr...
