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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 26.11.19.06" title_num="26" subtitle_num="11" chapter_num="19" heading="Large Appliance Coating.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Definition.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>In this regulation, the following term has the meaning indicated.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Large Appliance Coating.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Large appliance coating” means the coating of doors, cases, lids, panels, or other interior or exterior parts or accessories of residential and commercial washers, dryers, cooking equipment (including ranges, ovens, and microwave ovens), refrigerators, freezers, water heaters, dishwashers, trash compactors, air conditioners, and other similar products.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Large appliance coating” does not mean the coating of toasters, counter-top grills, and similar small products.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Coating Standard.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>This section does not apply to the use of quick drying lacquers for repair of nicks and scratches that occur during assembly.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A person who uses a large appliance coating installation:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>May not cause or permit the discharge into the atmosphere of any VOC from a large appliance coating installation in excess of 2.3 pounds per gallon of coating applied (excluding water) (0.275 kilogram/liter of coating applied (excluding water)); or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Shall use control equipment to achieve an overall VOC emissions reduction of 90 percent or greater from the large appliance coating installation at the affected facility.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A person who complies with §B(2)(a) of this regulation shall use one or more of the following application methods:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Electrostatic application;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>HVLP spray;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Flow coat;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Roller coat;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Dip coat including electrodeposition;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Brush coat; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Other coating application method that has a transfer efficiency equivalent to or better than that achieved by HVLP spraying.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>