Wenzhou Yutong Technology Company, Limited (Wenzhou) is a Zhejiang Province, China based company that manufactures plumbing fittings. Wenzhou sold or offered for sale kitchen faucets, showerheads, and lavatory faucets in California, from January 2018 to February 2022.

This case was the result of an investigation performed by California Energy Commission (CEC) staff. CEC’s investigation and testing process identified that Wenzhou was manufacturing and offering for sale kitchen faucets, showerheads, and lavatory faucets that did not meet the efficiency standard, failed the marking requirement, and were not certified to the Modernized Appliance Efficiency Database System (MAEDbS).

To settle this matter, Wenzhou executed a Settlement Agreement with CEC on October 4, 2022, for $60,710.00. The penalty monies are deposited into the Appliance Efficiency Enforcement Subaccount established by SB 454 of 2011 (Pavley). Wenzhou has also agreed to a compliance plan to redesign the non-compliant models to meet the efficiency standard, add the appropriate marking, and certify all models to MAEDbS before continuing to sell in California.