Wellfor Group, LLC (Wellfor) is an El Monte, California based company that manufactures plumbing fittings. Wellfor sold or offered for sale lavatory faucets and showerheads in California, from May 2020 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 Wellfor was manufacturing and offering for sale lavatory faucets and showerheads 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, Wellfor executed a Settlement Agreement with CEC on August 22, 2022, for $7,000.00. The penalty monies are deposited into the Appliance Efficiency Enforcement Subaccount established by SB 454 of 2011 (Pavley). Wellfor has also agreed to a compliance plan to remove the non-compliant models from the California market, add the appropriate marking, and test and certify all compliant models to MAEDbS before continuing to sell in California.